Economy
From south of the border . . .
The Old Bear (risking retribution from his equally aged mate Billy MacTold) writes …
As the Scottish Referendum on independence heads to fever pitch (the vote is on Thursday), it is timely to remember the following …
It was from Scottish author James Boswell’s famed Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) wherein Boswell was speaking to Dr Johnson, the renowned English critic and conversationalist:
Boswell: “I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it.”
Johnson: “That, Sir, I find, is what a very great many of your countrymen cannot help.”