As everyone from George Eaton to Peter Oborne understands.
If you want to keep the pound sterling, then why on earth would you want to leave the United Kingdom?
And if you want to leave the United Kingdom, then why on earth earth would you either want, or even think it possible to expect, to keep the pound sterling?
The SNP's answer to every question has always been independence. Now that independence is the question, the SNP has no answer.
One thing the Eurozone crisis has demonstrated conclusively is that, unless you have your own currency, you cannot control your own fiscal policy. What kind of sham independence do the SNP want?
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