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[islaydarkblue]

A white paper should fully describe the problem its addressing and propose effective and practical solutions. When a white paper is a wish list (Islay's description) of unqualified ambitions if elected into power it's nearer to a manifesto.

Not disagreeing on what a white paper is or should be.

When the SNP published their White Paper headed Scotland’s Future in the run up to the 2014 independence referendum they gave the impression that everything stated in their White Paper Scotland’s Future would happen if the Scottish electorate voted in favour of Scotland becoming an independent country.

[Deeranged]

When the SNP published their White Paper headed Scotland’s Future in the run up to the 2014 independence referendum they gave the impression that everything stated in their White Paper Scotland’s Future would happen if the Scottish electorate voted in favour of Scotland becoming an independent country.

Once again you're describing exactly what every political party does in the lead up to an election. A list of lies or, as they title it, a manifesto.

[BCram]

It is with considerable regret, Deeranged, I find myself struggling to believe in any political party. Instead of having a philosophy based on honesty and some value system, like a religion, I fear political parties now care only about how to manipulate the media. Lies that would have been impossible to broadcast to the general public are the order of the day, thanks to social media and TV companies that seem incapable of verifying the news that they broadcast.