Better economic arguments needed to sway Scots on independence, say Greens

By Elisabeth O'Leary EDINBURGH (Reuters) - More work to nail the economic arguments is needed if Scotland wants to split from the United Kingdom, regardless of the outcome of next month's in-out European Union referendum, the head of the pro-independence Scottish Greens said. Patrick Harvie's party is the devolved Scottish government's most likely ally in the event of a drive for a new independence referendum, and backed secession in 2014 when Scotland rejected it by 55 to 45 percent. The Greens