1/ Andrew Wilson in the Spectator: "The Scottish government will seek to agree an Annual Solidarity Payment to the UK government..."

In practice this means the following:

2/ Scotland would accept in principle the total debt the UK wants us to take - with no negotiations.

3/ Scotland would promise to pay indefinitely. Around £5.3 Billion per year (it could be much more, since Scotland would not have its own currency).

4/ Scotland would pay Westminster £1 Billion per year for 'shared services' rather than building up its own capacities.

5/ Scotland would hand over £1.3 Billion of foreign aid every year to Westminster, for the UK government to do with as it pleases without democratic oversight.

6/ The total figure (as I say, it could be more) that Scotland would commit to paying every year, indefinitely, would be (to repeat) £5.3 Billion.

7/ While at the *same time* Scotland will rely on UK financial institutions since it won't have its own currency (for a minimum of 10 years, but in reality indefinitely). No furlough capacities, no government bonds, no serious economic planning, no reindustrialisation etc.

8/8 And all of this is the *negotiating position* that the Scottish Government will take up after a Yes vote. Not subject to a vote. - that is the *mandate they seek from a Yes vote.* This is the corporate takeover of the independence movement and it must be stopped. ENDS