Scottish independence and the wealth of nations

By Martin Cohen. How would the great Scottish economist, Adam Smith – professor in his time at Glasgow, today one of the hotbeds for independence – vote on Sunday? I think the answer is an unambiguous 'no'.
He would not have appreciated the efforts of ‘Academics for Yes’ and people like Murray Pittock, professor of literature at the University of Glasgow and vice-principal too, who have argued that: “The Scottish government has shown itself committed to the Enlightenment ideals of the application of reason to knowledge,” which he would have seen as putting the cart before the horse. Read more...