Corcory - we just jumped. I honestly think the independence push will just go on and on until people are just so worn down by it they'll vote yes just to make it go away.
I'm Scottish, born and bred. DH is an Aussie so has no skin in the game, so to speak. In 2014 he read and read, checked and rechecked claims and counter claims and was very much convinced independence wasn't a good idea.
What annoys me is the undercurrent that Scotland and Scots are 'better'. Don't get me wrong, I think Scotland is a great country. It's beautiful, it's people are fine and friendly, we have space and resources. But, we're no better, no worse than anywhere else in the UK.
The SNP have managed to position Scotland as some kind of liberal utopia. It isn't. We're no more liberal/socialist than vast tracts of England. Glaswegians have far more in common with Liverpudlians than Borderers. Many in Edinburgh are probably closer politically to residents of the Home Counties than Dundonians.
The Scottish education system used to be world class - it's not any more. We have free (actually funded) university education, but tbh many of the Scottish equivalents of the 'red bricks' are having issues because the Scottish govt funding isn't keeping pace with the real world cost of providing a degree level education.
The SNP tinker round the edges of tax and land reform when they have the capacity (but not the will) to make a real difference. For all their claims that Scotland could be a socialist utopia without the yoke of Westminster, they don't dare test the theory.
They've made some utterly duff policy decisions which they've back pedalled on having spent millions. They've made some utterly duff policy decisions where they've had expert advice telling them they're making a mistake but they've carried on anyway.
I don't like where my country is going so we made the decision to leave. We're lucky, we have several options.