The world is moving towards more, smaller states. That's a good thing: the Scottish referendum as seen from Tuscany, half a century after Tom Nairn's visit to Pisa.
Small European countries tend to be more prosperous than big ones. Their governments can use economic policy more subtly, and they can adapt faster to changing circumstances.
A no vote isn't a vote for stability. It's a vote to be part of the new, brutal Britain Osborne is building.
The intervention of Gordon Brown into the independence debate raises important questions for the Labour party.
Remaining in the union doesn't mean a stable future, it means shackling Scotland to an economy that's heading rapidly towards the edge of a cliff: Reasons 12, 13 and 14 to support Scottish independence.
Here, we publish the introduction to the new book "Yes - the radical case for Scottish independence".
9, 10 and 11 of 40 reasons to support Scottish independence - the West Lothian Question needs an answer, devo-max will make it worse and isn't all it's cracked up to be anyway.
Numbers 7 and 8 of 40 arguments for independence: a chance for genuine international co-operation and a potential step towards federalism.
News that the British government has accepted Cornwall as a national minority may be a cynical attempt to win a couple of marginal seats, but it should be welcomed.
Reasons 4, 5 and 6 of "40 reasons to support Scottish independence" - Westminster, Britain, and Better Together.
The first three of forty reasons to support Scottish independence - geography, numbers, and sociology...
When it comes to countries in the modern world, is bigger really better?
