Scottish Independence: Salmond hails Scots prospects ahead of White Paper. Alex Salmond in front of a Saltire flag Mr Salmond said the paper will show that Scotlands public finances are healthier than the UKs First Minister Alex Salmond has said that no country has ever been better equipped than Scotland to become independent. Mr Salmond was speaking ahead of Tuesdays launch of the White Paper which will set out detailed plans for independence. He said the document would put beyond dispute Scotlands capacity to be a successful, independent country. However, opponents ( Tories et al) said the report had to be frank about the challenges ahead. Westminster SHOULD BE FRANK WHAT PLAN THEY HAVE - Dont you think??? A formal meeting of the Scottish cabinet will take place at Glasgows Science Centre on Tuesday, before the White Papers launch, before politicians return to Edinburgh for a statement in Parliament. Speaking ahead of the launch Mr Salmond said: The Scottish Government is setting out plans for the future, and from Tuesday we will seek to engage the whole Scottish population in a debate about how to build a better Scotland. We will set out a series of reasonable proposals and ask people to judge for themselves this common-sense approach. The white paper will detail how Scotlands public finances are healthier than the UKs and will show that we have raised more in tax per head than the UK as a whole for every one of the last 30 years. As well as demonstrating these firm foundations, the white paper will put the focus of the referendum campaign firmly on Scotlands future and the issues that matters most to people - jobs, economic growth and security. Plan B whats Westminster plan A or B ??? They have nothing to offer except continuing draining Scotlands resources and centering it around London. But his critics (And everyone trusts David Cameron and his patsies Alistair Darling et al right?) say the White Paper will be judged on whether it tackles concerns over issues like the currency and longer term financial challenges. What? - like cut their throats to spite their faces along with the primary financial challenges we would all face stuck in UK is certainly dire. No Thanks! Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael (Camerons patsy) said: In 48 hours there will be no way for Alex Salmond to escape the difficult questions, while Alistair Darling (Camerons patsy), the leader of the Bitter Together campaign, also said a currency union was looking like a non-starter and called on the SNP to explain their Plan B. More than 200 members of the media - from across the UK, the US, Europe, China, the Middle East, Japan, Australia and Russia - have so far registered to attend the White Paper launch event, which will also be streamed online. The guide to independence will be available online at scotreferendum
Posted on: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 03:56:49 +0000
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