The Scotsman

Off the agenda

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The SNP leadership has been criticised for failing to discuss its blueprint for independen­ce at its autumn party conference. The list of motions to be discussed in October ignore Andrew Wilson’s Growth Commission or the currency to be used in any independen­t Scotland.

Indy isn’t on anyone’s agenda anymore except for the battle reenactmen­t enthusiast­s and the flag wavers. SNP politician­s, each and every last one of them, have just settled for keeping snouts in the trough as long as possible, indy is on the slab, dead.

Fergysmily There will be so many elephants in the room they should hold the conference in a zoo.

The Font It’s true what they say. The SNP only want to discuss their (so-called) good news. Everything else is swept under the carpet or put in file 13, which is getting very full.

Grigalach

Astonishin­g but predictabl­e. The last thing the SNP want is to let their economic cat out of the bag. They are proposing an agenda farther to the right than anything George Osborne could dream of. It does not chime with the “Progressiv­e” and “Inclusive” touchy-feely narrative so must be concealed from the common folk.

Persona Non Grata

The SNP’S refusal to discuss their long-awaited blueprint for independen­ce is a sign of their defeat, they know the Growth Commission report is a no-goer and not fit for purpose.

Bea.sutherland Since independen­ce is not on the cards it is quite sensible for the SNP to focus on real issues affecting the people of Scotland. For example, how to attract industry without wafting millions

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