Iain Macwhirter: Never has the SNP's complete lack of an industrial policy been so obvious

I’m not sure who was more dismissive last week of the prospects for an independence referendum, Boris Johnson or Jim Sillars. “It’s just not going to happen,” said the PM on his dash north to mark Nicola Sturgeon’s belated acceptance of freeports. “I hope not,” added the former deputy leader of the SNP, who said the party and Nicola Sturgeon aren’t remotely ready for a referendum campaign. Mr Sillars went on to accuse Nicola Sturgeon of economic incompetence.

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