mr. osborne said there was no legal reason why the rest of u.k.ould want to share the sterling with an independent scotland. in the scottish parliament, a minister attacked the chancellor and the labor leader, arguing mr. osborne's speech had backfired. >> in terms of insult, most people in scotland would feel that george osborne insulted the intelligence of the scottish people. that may be the last time, probably the only time, that i will quote "the daily mail" -- "row over pound drives yes vote." the indications we have so far is that the joint enterprise between george osborne and ed balls has backfired on the two unionist parties in spectacular fashion. >> alex salmond speaking. it was undeniably one wet winter, in fact, the wettest winter on record. howling winds and rain threatened just before christmas, causing chaos. travelers hoping to fly from gatwick airport had their flights canceled. the executive and his staff decided to get as many people home for the holidays as they could, but in retrospect, he said it would have been better to c