Friday, 13 July 2012

A rat's tale

How could it possibly be 'contrary to the public interest' for the Scottish Government to reveal whether or not it holds legal advice on the status of an independent Scotland within the EU?  Contrary to the SNP's interest perhaps but not the interests of the Scottish people whom the SNP claim to represent, those same Scottish people who are going to be asked one of the most important questions of our time in just over 2 years and who need to know all the facts before they make their decision. The status of an independent Scotland vis-a-vis the EU is a crucial element in the independence debate and it is just not good enough for the Scottish Government to state that we would continue EU membership without backing that statement up. The fact that they are unwilling to do so makes Calton smell a rat.

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