Web Grab: The Scots and independence, The Big Brother house and racism, and Obama and the presidency

You might enjoy:

• Nick Robinson: Do the Scots actually want independence?
• James Heartfield in Spiked: Revelations that the British and French discussed a merger in 1956 have been greeted with guffaws. It’s not that shocking
• India Knight on the Times Big Brother blog: Why the treatment Shilpa is getting in the house is racist
• John Dickerson on Slate: Another "Damned spot" video, this time analysing Barack Obama sort of announcing that he's running for President
• Andrew Sullivan: On whether General Petraeus can get the surge to work in Iraq