Scotland and Eurovision

Watching the Eurovision song contest last night - a rather sad but strangely compulsive thing to do on a Saturday evening - a thought crossed my mind about Scotland. Would an independent Scotland vote for the English (or would we still be called British ?) in the contest ?

The rules seem to be that small countries vote for other small countries, you vote for a traditional ally and you support a neighbour provided she is not an old enemy. ( The song is pretty irrelevant, of course. Britain could put up Adele and she would lose). The British and Irish tend to swap support despite our violent history of relations, so what about Scotland ?

It is a serious question in a way, because it would be an indication of Scotland becoming a mature, self confident nation if it could bring itself to vote for the 'auld enemy'. Scotland will certainly not thrive if it retains its traditional inferiority complex with regards to the English.It is a grown up nation in many ways, it just needs to act like one. Come to think of it, attacking football managers on sectarian grounds should stop, now that is an indication of stroppy adolescence.

One thing is for certain. the English would vote for the Scots. So I look forward to watching Lulu (yes, she is Scottish) representing Scotland in the 2017 contest, when she will be about 70 - and voting for her.