There was that shock poll, yes. But we saw something similar in the Mexican presidential campaign. The official stance of this blog is unchanged. Although the gap is closing, we would still strongly bet against a Yes vote for secession.
Calling Sam Wang!
Anyway, there is another discussion to be had about whether Scotland should secede. Charlie Stross tries to draw some conclusions about the general desirability of small states here; I show incredulity and confusion about his argument here and here.
Sadly, Charlie has disabled Livejournal commenting, but I would encourage more participation, if only to help me understand what it is exactly that he is arguing.
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