Here are the economic figures for Scottish Independence. You'll see that the idea that the English subsidise the Scots is self-pitious twaddle and that the reverse is true. Sorry but we Scots are sick to death of subsidising the English.

http://www.scottishpolitics.org/scotching/greatdeception.html

Alex, Madrid, Spain

The Empire ended during WW1, it was cremated in 1947, in the 60s some politicians began to think that it might not go another 1000 years. Blair ended the union with devolution, let's not take so long finishing the job this time

John Ledbury, Kings Lynn, England

I remember reading (was it Anatole Kaletsky before he bacame a Gordo toady?) that the Scottish infrastructure of roads, education, health etc etc is subsidised by the English taxpayer to the tune of £15 billion or more per annum. Naturally, the Scots will want political independence from England but will want the tide of free money to continue pouring over the border. Can we English taxpayers rely upon a Labour government to tell the scots to go hang for the cash? You all know the answer.

clive, surrey,

It seems to me England has lost and Empire and is looking for a role. That role should not be bullying and ruling its neigbouring smaller nations by quizzling and proxy.

Angus McLeoid, Toronto, Canada

Don't put too much strees on limited opinion polls when judging the strength of feeling for the return of Scottish sovereignty. The fact that the English are increasingly in favour of both Scotland and England reverting to their own self-determination has also been noticed by us. The English are suffering as much as we are from this 18th century anachronism aclled the Union. As Victor Hugo may have said, "Greater than the march of mighty armies is an idea whose time has passed." Goodbye doleful UK, hello fraternal Scotland/England.

James Brown, Ayr, Scotland

Has anybody else noticed that since the majority of English have been in support of an independent Scotland those Scots calling for independence seem to have diminished in size and voice. Could it be that they now see they are onto a good thing, considering the fact that, per capita, the Scots receive the most government spending in the UK? Furthermore, if the English want Scotland independent then the issues of Scottish oil revenues benefiting England holds no weight. Suddenly, faced with the opportunity of becoming independent, many Scots are losing their voices. It's time for the English to become independent from the rest of the UK.. Now wouldn't that be ironic?

Michael Anthony, Birmingham, UK

Scottish people do not want to break away from the union. If William had read the article he would have realised this with the quoted poll figures. Most Scottish people have no faith in a Holyrood elected government to run anything other than a farce. The problem with England in this debate is that it is the South East that holds the debate. I doubt that many people in Northern (rural) England think differently to the Scots when it comes to their government current performance. I would guess that William doesn't spend too much time in the North, fitting in with the elected governments current thinking.

John, Egremont, Cumbria

William of Gloucester makes the usual mistake. If Scotland goes, there will be no UK! Better to renegotiate the whole union amicably now rather than angrily later. Independent nations which choose to cooperate sensibly on some issues are what is required. There would however be no "Westminster" to take Scotland into an unjust and illegal war.

Iain, GLASGOW, Scotland

William. My only regret is that it's still on the Union Flag.
The longer it stays, the longer the English taxpayer will have to fork out money to shore-up an undemocratic, biased and unfair system of multi-government.

Give Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland their independence and let the English and only the English govern England.

Simon, Chatham, Kent

If the Scotts wish to break away from the Union, their wishes should be granted by the rest of the UK. My only regret would be to see the removal of their flag from the Union Jack.

William , Gloucester, England

Labour are a party on the run in Scotland. When Jack McConnell announced his greatest achievement as being the Smoking ban the final nails were hammered into his coffin. It is undemocratic, based on a public response of 52,441 and does not allow freedom of choice. Additionally the fiasco recently when Scottish fishermen lost the quota of prawn fishing because of a UK ministers decision laid doubts about where Labour in Scotland stood. If Ross Finnie, the Scottish Fisheries Minister knew what was going to happen and did nothing he should resign, if he didn't know then he is " unfit for purpose " and should resign.

There is little doubt that Scottish people feel they are being ignored by Westminster and that the Labour led Scottish Executive can only follow orders given from London.

Little wonder that the SNP are getting such a support from the electorate.

Eddie Douthwaite, South Queensferry, Scotland

It is true that Scottish politics is look ing turbulent and interesting - but it is also true that the Nationalists don't look like a party pf government in waiting. If they were proposing to stick to labour spending limits, and putting off a referendum until they had been proven to be a party of government worth trusting, then I would believe this poll. But I just can't see it. The SNP keep proposing policies that could only be promised by a party believing that they wouldn't be in government. Writing off student debt, introducing a 'national local income tax' (you couldn't make it up) and opposing the private sector at every turn doesn't make them look like a party who deserve to be in government.

Fergus, Stirling,