The title of the “no” to Scottish independence campaign – Better Together – is indicative of the group’s determination to make a positive case for the Union, rather than merely a negative case against secession. Alistair Darling, who launched the campaign in Edinburgh this morning, rightly rejected the argument that an independent Scotland would be economically unviable. Rather, he pointed out that both Scotland and England have more to lose than to gain from a break-up:
A positive message is the key to stopping Salmond
Darling is right to put the positive case for the Union.