It’s that time of year again folk, a bit like the Edinburgh Comic Festival when those magical figures appear telling us Scotland is in debt!

We have spent too much money, and lived beyond our means. The problem is, we didn’t spend the money! Westminster did, on our behalf!

You see GERS is one of those accounting tricks where only certain figures relating to taxes are used, carefully picked out to prove how poor we are. The method used is called ‘Per Capita’ it is a Latin term that translates to ‘per head’ To put it simply it means taxes received from the people of Scotland per person.

See the problem?

Nothing in that method relates to Scotland’s assets, why is that? Because all our assets are deemed as UK assets, in the eyes of Westminster, Scotland as a country doesn’t exist and everything belongs to them!

Scotland has become Westminster’s cash cow! Millions drip into the Treasury per minute from oil alone, but that doesn’t show up in the books as far as Scotland’s accounts are concerned.

The so-called Union of Parliaments has been used to con Scotland out of everything it rightfully owns. Our Territorial waters were never handed over to England, that is an undisputable fact……although Westminster will try and dispute it! They are the experts on the misrepresentation of facts.

Normally when a country goes about balancing the books, it’s total income v total outgoings, but then the Treasury never ever produces accounts, at least not ones we get to see! Did you know that receipts from oil pumped directly from the North Sea ship to ship are recorded as ‘unknown income’? Someone needs a geography lesson! Accounts hidden, out of everyone’s sight, although we do know the debt, that’s probably our fault too!

How do we get out of this circle of mythical debt?

By re-claiming our legal and rightful Sovereignty! Taking charge of our own taxes and assets.

Let’s become more like Norway where assets are used to enhance the lives of the people through a Common Wealth Fund and not to fill the pockets of the wealthy.

We start by reclaiming our Rights as laid out in the Claim of Right which is still to this day legally binding.

Start by telling people why they lack the means to put food on the table and heat their houses. Tell them where the money is going. Show them the big lie and how to escape, and it’s not through begging for a Referendum!