IT is almost three years since SNP leader Alex Salmond called on Scotland to join what he dubbed the "arc of prosperity": those small, independent nations, such as Iceland, Ireland and Norway, which were then among the world's wealthiest countries.
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The arc of darkness
ESSAY OF THE WEEK: Once lauded as Scotland�s great hope, the small independent European nations are in economic meltdown. Iain Macwhirter packs his duffel bag to tour these countries and reconsider our own prospects for going it alone
