Scottish Greens launch new independence paper without mentioning currency once

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The Scottish Greens have published their new blueprint for independence - without mentioning currency once.Co-leader Patrick Harvie was quizzed about the omission after his speech at a launch event in Edinburgh.The Scottish Government, which includes the Greens as junior partners, has released several papers recently that have attempted to reboot the case for independence.However, with the Greens being separate from the SNP they published their own distinct case this morning.

Currency remains a key issue in the independence debate and the Government has backed a new currency “as soon as practicable”.The Greens' 14 page document, which came to around 1000 words, was loaded with criticism of the Tory Government but lighter on detail about key aspects of independence.Asked after his speech why the pamphlet did not mention currency, Harvie said: "I think people know very clearly that the Scottish Greens have always taken the view that Scotland should have its own independent currency.“We said that during the 2014 referendum and I think things have moved in that direction.

Other political parties, including the SNP, [are] moving towards that position, and the Scottish Government's view is that Scotland should have its own currency as soon as that's achievable."Asked when this would happen after independence, he said: “I think it would be silly to set a date.

What we have to do is set out a path to getting there and the first part of that path... is persuading people to vote Yes next year.”Asked if he was showing contempt to voters by not mentioning currency or providing any details, he replied:“Over the course of this campaign we will publish a series of these green paper documents setting out detail on the different aspects