LAUNCHING the No campaign for the Unionist coalition, Alistair Darling warned that choosing independence would be like sending "our children to a deeply uncertain destination" ("One-way ticket jibe at launch of No campaign", The Herald, June 25).
He sounded just like other over-protective parents who unduly restrict their children because of fears for their safety. In my experience, the families which are stronger and better together over a lifetime are those in which children have been encouraged and supported to become independent.
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