Brydo,
The SNP clearly think that they have the answer, and as you indicate, will no doubt stand on one matter only ie ‘ Independence’, which is the only hope they have of becoming the largest party in the Scottish Parliament?
Their record on just about everything else is open to severe criticism, and will hardly be a vote winner, so they are likely to push this on to the back burner!
However, theirs is a very risky strategy, as the other parties will focus heavily on the SNP ‘s shortcomings , such as in Education, in the Health Service, the especially the mishandling of the economy, the betrayal of the fishing industry ( there is a betrayal as they want to give the Scottish fishing grounds back to the EU under the Common Fisheries Policy, and a vote for the SNP will clearly mean a betrayal of Scottish fishermen ), as well as what Independence will actually mean to the ‘pound in their pocket’, where they will be hit particularly hard – the Latest LSE report shows that the average Scottish family will be £3000 pa worse off, and frankly, there is no way the majority of Scottish families not even in the urban power bases of the SNP can afford that – the cost message will be pushed hard by the other parties.
btw., a very substantial loss of Government income in Scotland should they vote for independence, or even before a vote is taken, is a fact ,not opinion!
Then there is the business angle where employers will highlight the potential loss of jobs due to the likely loss of the zero tariff trade to their biggest trading partner – the UK?
These facts are the reality here, although facts and plain simple truth seem to have taken a back seat, and one fact which the SNP continue to dispute is that they can hold a legal referendum without the UK Government’s permission – that message to the Scottish electorate is pure fantasy , and as the first question was about who is lying , then the answer is ‘ the SNP’.