In your report on John McCain‘s speech in Kiev supporting the anti-government protesters (16 December) there is no suggestion that he might be sticking his nose in where it‘s not wanted. Imagine if next year he addressed pro-independence rallies in Scotland and urged them to assert their own interests and rid themselves of the oppressive regime holding them back, concluding in his Kiev style: „People of Scotland, this is your moment. The free world is with you, America is with you, I am with you.“