Monday, September 2, 2013

Scottish referendum: a revolution, yes, but no blood will be shed

Kevin McKenna

'Free Scotland' painted on cottage wallThe Guardian home
Emotions will run high in the referendum but we won't see armed militia in the Highlands if the cause of independence is lost


Armed ­militia will not amok across the Scottish Highlands just because the cause of independence has been lost. Above, a derelict cottage in Bannockburn, Scotland. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images