Originally Posted by Hummingfrog
bases will be kept open
Where the 'air wing' is concerned, shouldn't that read 'base', as in singular, as in what the current UK Govt. intends? Pretty easy commitment to make by the SNP, given what assets will actually be in place in Scotland come 2016, especially now that the Army's plans for Kirknewton have also been kicked into touch. 'Fortress Scotland' will have been consigned to the history books by 2016, irrespective of the referendum's outcome in 2014.
Be wary of using the term "majority", the most recent poll I saw showed 48% in favour of the status quo. What does that make the other 52?