I don't need you to trust me. All this can be checked.
The SNP, however, DO need you to trust them - so are they trustworthy on Europe?
Have a look at their track record.
They lied in indyref1, then lied about legal advice that didn't exist..
The European commission wrote to a Scottish parliament committee making clear that independence meant being out of the EU: Nicola Sturgeon still claimed there was 'No Risk'.
They are wooing #NewScots now: have you already forgotten that Nicola Sturgeon threatened to strip EU citizens of their rights to live and work in an independent Scotland if she didn't get her way in negotiations?
The SNP are claiming that we can fix the damage to Trade from Brexit by independence.
Yet the academics used for the ScotGov Brexit impact paper say it makes it worse!
They'll claim outrage we are out of the Customs Union.
Scotland would be in the customs union right now if only the SNP had supported it instead of abstaining in 2019!
The fact is, the SNP calculated that the harder the brexit, the better the opportunity to manipulate remain voters into supporting their nationalism - with promises they have no intention of delivering.
You will see disinformation claiming the narrative that the EU have said we would get in.
They have not.
If you go and check you'll often find you're being fed half a quote out of context.
You'll see the narrative that the EU will just change the rules, or let us in just to 'get back at the UK for brexit'
This is unfounded nonsense with no legal basis, or backing from EU institutions.
After brexit I considered indy if it meant EU membership. Here's my 2 years research into the question, fully referenced with primary sources.
Don't trust me: don't trust the SNP - check the points yourself, to protect yourself from SNP misinformation
1) if Scotland did become independent I would want it to be in the EU, I just a) don't think that's feasible and b) it doesn't offset damage of leaving UK
Many times when I point out the process and problems of EU membership, and someone realised they can't wish away issues (like keeping the pound and closing Chapter 17) they just dismiss it with "we'll just join EFTA in the meantime"
First: even if that was a trade equivalent of low tarrif EU membership it might be the least of bad options but it's still much worse than the status quo for trade
@LADYRAMPANT you claim "of course Scotland could be in the EU" and to have a master's in EU law; I'm hoping you can clarify some points?
Nicola Sturgeon claims we can keep the pound ( pegged or Sterlingised) and join the EU.
How could we close chapter 17 of the Acquis on Monetary Policy without Governance of Monetary policies such as quantitative easing and interest rates?
Can you outline if, when and how we would meet the Copenhagen Criteria for EU membership application?
Hi @MairiMcAllan got your leaflet and I have some questions...
1. You show an EU flag; can you confirm or deny that the SNP have a feasibility study into how long it would take an independent Scotland to join, and it makes a direct comparison to Montenegro (19 years)
2. You say "once the pandemic is behind us... ...from Boris Johnson"
So logically - if, by the time the pandemic is fully gone, Boris is no longer PM, then you will withdraw the threat of a referendum?
3. You claim we reject Nuclear Weapons - can you confirm you want an independent Scotland to be a Denmark style NATO member- allowing all NATO nuclear armed ships including rUK subs full and free access to all Scottish ports and waters?
This is a lengthy, but very worthwhile article. It's as relevant to the UK including Scotland as well as the USA.
You can listen to it as well. I recommend it.
@MhairiHunter I'd argue lying about there being EU legal advice in 2014, then using our money to cover up the lie, then surpressing the committee findings was controversial.
@MhairiHunter Selecting a small subset of years of figures to base the whitepaper"s hopelessly optimistic economic model on; that was controversial.
@MhairiHunter Having two nuclear reactors in Scotland, but no processing or storage for the waste - all done in England, and glossing over this when it would cost billions and be dangerous for centuries in an independent Scotland: that's controversial