The one message I would take to pro-EU Scots who are considering supporting independence on the basis we would be in the EU is...

**I DON& #39;T WANT YOU TO TRUST ME**

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I DON& #39;T WANT YOU TO TRUST ME.

I want you to question, challenge and double-check for yourself everything in this research; https://populistsplaybook.com/blog-2/the-copenhagen-concealment/">https://populistsplaybook.com/blog-2/th...
Politicians ask for your trust that you vote then they& #39;ll deliver on the mandate you give them; whether that& #39;s to stop brexit, put Scotland first, scrap council tax or a 3rd, 4th, 5th mandate for an indyref2... Or an oven-ready deal.
I DON& #39;T WANT YOU TO TRUST ME.

When I say the SNP hid a lack of EU legal advice, supressed the findings of a parliamentary committee into EU it and are hiding a feasibility study into EU membership; I want you to check for yourself.
I DON& #39;T WANT YOU TO TRUST ME.

When I say it& #39;s literally impossible to meet the economic Copenhagen Criteria under Sterlingisation; I want you to check for yourself.
I DON& #39;T WANT YOU TO TRUST ME.

When I say the Growth Commission plans mean it could be 14 years or more to qualify to apply to the EU; I want you to check for yourself.
I DON& #39;T WANT YOU TO TRUST ME.

When I say the SNP won& #39;t tell you if, when and how we might meet the Copenhagen Criteria; I want you to check for yourself.
I DON& #39;T WANT YOU TO TRUST ME.

When I say a UDI or plan B is incompatible with EU membership if we aren& #39;t universally recognised; I want you to check for yourself.
I DON& #39;T WANT YOU TO TRUST ME.

I take this seriously. I want the truth. I want Scottish voters to have the truth and be informed. I want this to be torn apart, checked line by line, and any faults or issues identified, redacted and fixed.
I DON& #39;T WANT YOU TO TRUST ME.

Because you don& #39;t need to trust me.

Everything is referenced.
Sources are linked,

And if you check for yourself then you& #39;ll know for yourself.
There& #39;s a methodology to do this;
S.I.F.T.
Stop. Investigate. Find. Trace.
And if you don& #39;t trust my links, fine; good! Google them yourself.

If you can find any faults, please CALL THEM OUT! We can improve it.

If you can& #39;t: then at least your choices are informed
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