Desire for Scottish independence stems from many incentives. It is not solely driven by the Mel Gibson stimulated patriotism and desire for release from oppression, or the pragmatic need to balance Scottish finances.
There is of course no oppression per se, although there is undoubtedly bias and decision making is not always in the best interests of Scotland
To those that can read it is clear that an independent Scotland will be not far removed from its current fiscal position, and is in fact likely to be improved.
A huge driver that seems to be little expressed is the second chance. Britain as a whole has driven itself into a hole. Scotland has the opportunity to extricate itself and to develop a political system and style of government fit for a small but prosperous nation state in the 21st Century. We will take with us what is good from our history and the present arrangement and consign to the scrap heap those elements of an ex-empire which are dragging us down.