Speaking personally, I think it would be a real tragedy if Scotland were no longer part of the UK. After all, they provided both Denis Law and Sir Alex Ferguson, who many of us Mancunians cherish as much as any aspects of our Englishness! Certainly, as I listened to the evidence being offered in Manchester, I kept thinking, as I am sure some Scots occasionally do, how can a bunch of people in Westminster always know better than people in their own regions what is right for them?