One thing that concerns me about general public discourse over the Scottish Independence Referendum is the repeated insistence that somehow Independence is First Minister Alex Salmond’s vanity project. It’s not difficult to find evidence of this; Seriously, try it. Go onto twitter and search for ‘Alex Salmond’. How many tweets did you find insinuating that he only wants his name in the history books, or that he is forcing his own vision upon Britain, or that it’s all going to be his fault? read more