David Cameron ?

[anneasquith]

david Cameron, now I understand, its all about THE OIL, man up and agree to a live tv debate.

[LazyGun]

I think Tory high command have made the calculation that Cameron debating Salmond on Scottish Independence would be political suicide and would just aid the Independence cause.

[Ellipsis]

Cameron doesn't even get a vote ...

[Wharton]

My advice to Mr Cameron, and anyone else for that matter, would be, 'Don't get into a fight which you know you can't win', but I think Mr Cameron already knows that.

[tamborine]

19 Commonwealth flags will need updating to erase Scotland connexions

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OdDLlB0hb94/UUnDh_E3znI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/tC3WJtIxS30/s1600/Commonwealth_Flags.gif

[anneasquith]

I believe he is damaging his campaign by not having a debate, there are a lot of '' don't know' voters in Scotland, but IMO he is losing them by being a big fearty.

[Wharton]

tamborine - Scotland will fly the Saltire and has no interest in the colours of any other nation's flag.

anneasquith - I must correct you, Mr Cameron has proved himself to be a 'wee' fearty :-)

[tamborine]

Scotland can fly Nessie faic but commonwealth people wont be happy at flag alterations. Scots could be shunned from affected countries.

And wart, I want back my tenner (with intrrest) I paid towards NSOil via MThstcher,

[AB Editor]

I think it's a wise move to ensure that vote for unity doesn't seem the same as a vote for Cameron.

Because: a) it's not b) it would be damaging to the campaign if it was.

Also, we've seen Cameron in debate before the last election... He got pretty well wiped the floor with. I understand why he'd want to dodge the same fate again...

[Wharton]

There is no need for any of the Commonwealth countries to alter their flags, in fact Scotland will retain the Union flag for special occasions such as when Her Majesty is summoned to Holyrood to ratify the appointment of The First Minister. As to the other part of your response tamborine, I have no idea what you're on about.

[KARL]

Tambo, something tells me Scots have for centuries been welcome in far more places simply because they are who they are (within but not the embodiment of the UK majority) than where you suggest in the event leaving the UK. To me it seems unlikely that anywhere outside the UK anything the slightest bit negative will be perceived following a Yes vote. Internationally, individual Scots frequently enjoy the benefit of not being from the majority in the UK and that will certainly not diminish on leaving the UK. This is probably hard for the remaining UK populous to picture but if on 18th September the question is passed then the resulting sentiment outside Britain will be very clear almost instantly - and I firmly believe it will overwhelmingly, and to the majority of the remaining UK embarrassingly, positive.

[zebo]

Can we have a vote in the rest of the UK Do we want the Scots to stay?