| What will be up for negotiation? |
| Wednesday, 18 March 2009 14:45 |
| With a democratic mandate for Independence, the issue for negotiation is not whether Independence will come about, but how, and over what time scale. The discussions will centre on the practical arrangements for ensuring that the transition is as smooth as possible. The main areas discussed will be the division of the UK's assets (e.g. public property in the UK and abroad) and also its liabilities. Future arrangements for the armed forces will be discussed, as will the future of certain UK non-departmental bodies. What we seek is a fair agreement on the rights and responsibilities of both Scotland and England, and the basis for a new and better relationship between the two countries. International law and international precedent will ensure that those negotiations are conducted on a fair basis. Whenever UK politicians predict unfavourable outcomes from Independence negotiations, we have to ask them this: are they really saying they would go into these negotiations with the express intention of doing Scotland down? |
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