Future of Scotland (& Britain) for exploration

Some 'Scots 'have reportedly begun to pretty actively and passionately campaign for an independent and sovereign Scotland. Recently, Spain and Argentina 'have also resumed their challenges to the positions 'of Britain on Gibraltar and Falkland Island (a.k.a 'Malvinas) respectively. Meanwhile, 2012 marks the 200th birthday of English novelist Charles Dickens and 60th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth 'II. Of course, 'London is going to host the Summer Olympics pretty soon. Very few Britons seem to worry very much about the end of the world even though it is now 'in recession and Russia has tested a new ICBM which can break through the shield' operationalised recently by NATO.