Jam tomorrow?

Why do we have to wait a year to find out what Scotland's position in the EU would be if we vote for independence? Promising us jam tomorrow in the form of a white paper next year seems to Calton to be just another way of fobbing us off and he doesn't trust Alex Salmond enough to simply accept what Eck says without seeing the evidence. Calton is also wondering why the SNP don't have the confidence to set their own course, outwith the EU, if they are so convinced we can go it alone. Becoming independent of both the UK and the EU would allow the SNP to give straightforward answers to questions about EU membership (no, non, nein) and our currency (the Groat) and would give them a lot more credibility than they have at present. If, in addition, they stop being so dictatorial, they might even persuade Calton to vote for them. All it needs is a bit of bottle Alex.