"NOTHING new in it,” grumbled gathered hacks in Bute House pouring over the details of the updated case for independence published on Monday by the Scottish Government.
Most of what has been contained in it is indeed not “new”, but it does confirm the official position of the pro-independence side of the constitutional debate on key issues such as currency, borders and the kind of country we might expect to live in after a Yes vote.
The document, called “A stronger economy with independence”, needs to convince voters the things it pledges can not only be delivered but also that they are better than the status quo.
