The battle over Scotland's sovereignty is heating up in the UK, with the Scots being told they may hold an independence referendum only if London gives its blessing. It comes as a fearful British government ramps up ridicule-heavy rhetoric against the independence bid. But, as RT's Laura Smith reports, London's grandstanding is ruffling more than just feathers among the Scots.

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