WHITE PAPER ON INDEPENDENCE LAUNCHED

Stuart McMillan, MSP West of Scotland, has welcomed the launch of the Scottish Government’s White Paper on Independence. The white paper was launched by the First Minister Alex Salmond MSP and it is the beginning of the national discussion on Scotland’s constitutional future.

Stuart said “This White Paper fulfils yet another SNP manifesto commitment and it is an open document allowing the population of Scotland, and further afield, to take part in discussing Scotland's constitutional future. It’s no surprise that the First Minister and the SNP believe that Scotland should be an Independent nation but this document highlights other options available to Scotland as well”.

“The national conversation website has received many responses up to now I’m sure it will receive many more as views are raised. I will be contributing to the national discussion in due course and I would encourage the population of the West of Scotland to take part. This is a chance to get involved in the wider debate about how to take Scotland forward. It is also a chance for politicians of all parties to take note of what the electorate are saying”.