To get vaguely back to the thread, I still think Hummingfrog had a good point about taking Independence to its logical conclusion, and allowing Shetland a referendum. As others have mentioned, large amounts of investments are going into oilfields that would belong to Shetland if they went it alone. Salmond wouldn't be best pleased at all by that, but he can't have a moral argument against it.
As those who've visited Saxa Vord will know, the nearest railway station is Bergen, Norway. I found the locals to be more Norwegian in character than typical jock (read "pleasant and generous").