Alex Salmond, Scotland's First Minister I mentioned only a fortnight ago that Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond was my politician of the year 2011 because he has a clear vision to get Scotland out of the United Kingdom and become independent. This week, he has announced there is to be a referendum for the people of Scotland to decide if they too want to "do it alone" as the expression would say. This would occur in autumn 2014 leaving Salmond and his ministers over two years to cover everything that needs discussing in order for this to become a reality. Why does Alex Salmond want Scotland independent? As far as the people of Scotland are concerned, they are clearly unhappy about the latest situation at Westminster. Mr. Salmond is part of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and people prefer him to lead the country outright rather than David Cameron. In the general elections almost two years ago, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats gained 12 seats bet...