I don't think our opinion matters.

Since the 70's I've witnessed an unerring stride towards independence which seems to be the polar opposite to the 'It's Scotland's Oil' parochialism that preceded it.

Modern day Scots have lost the Mighty Chip on our shoulders and replaced it with a measured confidence.

We got an Assembly, now it's a Parliament and pretty soon we will be raising our own taxes via a local income tax.

Decades ago the Tories used to tell us we couldn't be trusted to manage our own affairs. Now it's Scotland who doesn't trust the Tories to do likewise.

Scotland will be independent within the UK in my lifetime - of that I am certain