The whole thing is a disagrace, I will refuse to vote in a referendum or take part in this discussion as it is currently being framed.

The whole framework of the discussion is obviously orientated towards the position of the Scottish nationalists. For Mr. Cameron and all the opposition parties at Holyrood to talk about the "collective sovereignty" of the "Scottish people" in itself gives legitimacy to the idea of Scottish nationhood.

I don't even like the term 'unionist' since it suggests that Britain in not a nation in itself, but just a collection of nations. As a British nationalist I don't feel such a term is appropriate so I prefer to call myself a 'loyalist'.

For a long time now mainstream unionists have identified as both Scottish and British and supported devolution. Such a position has created a cycle of destroying the British identity and British institutions, to the point that we have spiralled into the current situation - something that would have been unthinkable even 15 years ago.

My position here as a loyalist is a fringe one, unacceptable in mainstream debate, and unrepresented by the major parties. Although I do wonder how the working-class loyalist enclaves dotted around Scotland's central belt will react in the event of independence. The Orange Order has in the past said some pretty extreme things on the matter. Although it backed down over those statements, its more conciliatory approach of late has meant it has lost a lot of ground to similar groups that have a much more militant stance. And I say this as someone that lives in the little town that hosts what has been dubbed Scotland's Garvahy Road.