Hi Henry, I was at the SNP Conference in Perth. The NATO motion squeaked through with a majority of about 30. It is conditional upon the removal of Faslane, which would mean the end of Trident for the UK, since they say that the Trident base cannot be moved south. That would give Cameron 100 billion to play around with! The Scottish voters are for NATO, so the conference decision might well swing the referendum, but it is doubtful whether the Yanks will accept the removal of Trident, in which case an independent Scottish government would not join NATO. Dr. Schachtschneider on Youtube predicts that the bankers will shake every penny out of Europe. Then a muscled up European Union will send out the Eurogendarmerie to club down the street protests and Europe will sink into a new kind of fascism - one without money. Switzerland is beefing up its borders in preparation for the civil disturbances of the penniless masses. Salmond will not bother to apply for membership of the EU.