And like two ageing spouses, England and Scotland tolerate one another, aware of their national differences as well as the reality that they are perhaps ultimately better together.īut not according to Scotland’s ruling party – the Scottish Nationalists – who after a long campaign have made it possible for Scots to take control of their country. It is a stormy marriage that has survived 305 years of countless disagreements, bloody squabbles, and cross-border contempt. So, will they vote with their heads or will their tartan hearts take over and plunge them into the potential uncertainty of a national divorce?

Scottish independence could lead to a break-up of the UK.

It is not often that a 300-year-old union is broken, so the vote will have ramifications far beyond a land of five million people. In 2014, the people of Scotland will be asked whether they want to become an independent sovereign state. Fascination has now turned to worry as Scots are being called upon to decide not just the future of their own great nation but that of the UK too. As a Scot from birth, Julie MacDonald was taught two important lessons, one is how to master the art of being the underdog and the other is how to dislike the English.Īnd since her childhood, she has been fascinated as to why being Scottish feels like being a different species to the English and why they care so much about keeping their identity separate.

Scotland the brave documentary 2014