James Mitchell, Professor of Politics at the University of Strathclyde published an article in the Sunday Times in London this weekend that makes one true conclusion, simply that the Scots need FULL fiscal devolution, ie. full control over the collection of ALL taxes collected in Scotland and the manner in which those taxes are then spent in Scotland.

However, he asserted in a truly pro Scottish-English Unionist mindset that the Scottish parliament spent without taxing and that it relied on 'handouts from London' via the Barnett formula.

Nothing could be further from the truth. The Scots pay income tax to London, they pay social security (national insurance) to London, they pay National Insurance (medicare type tax) to London, they pay VAT (sales tax to London), they pay 73% fuel tax to London, they pay over all the petroleum and royalty taxes on SCOTLANDS oil and gas to London.

Then we get a pittance back from London under the Barnett formula.

We Scots are taxed to death by Englands parliament, we need FULL fiscal independence NOW - why should LONDON benefit from high crude oil price hikes and gas price hikes and the Scots see NOTHING back?

SCRAP THE BARNETT FORMULA

REMEMBER SCOTLANDS OIL AND GAS ARE HERS NOT ENGLANDS

ALLOW US TO TAX AND SPEND WITH NO INTERFERENCE