A question.....and it's a genuine one.
Let's say there is a Yes vote. It's at this point where the conditions of Independence start to be negotiated in earnest.
What happens, say, if the Scottish Government don't get everything they want....or that the deal is diluted to an extent that previous Yes voters question whether it remains a good thing. What happens as regards whether a deal is acceptable? Say, for argument's sake, Scotland was only allocated 85% of Oil/Gas waters, in exchange for use of the £Sterling. On the one hand, they get use of a relatively stable currency, whilst maintaining an acceptable degree of fiscal control.....but on the other, a multi-£Bn gap has appeared in the country's financial proposition.
Can the Scottish Government discard the deal as un-workable, for whatever reason, and choose to retain the status quo? Hardly seems likely with the SNP holding a majority in Parliament.
In the event if a Yes vote, how does Scotland prevent itself from taking one in the hoop - pain thankfully to be absorbed mainly by our descendents - if the deal isn't equitable? I'm sure there must be a mechanism planned to arbitrate this, but I genuinely can't find an answer to this question.
And, if the power of accepting a deal lies with a Parliament with an SNP majority, how does the population of Scotland ensure that they don't sign-up to a bad deal, as means to their desired end i.e. Independnce for it's own sake; no matter the cost?
