Ms
[Nicola] Sturgeon pointed to the "utterly contradictory" reasons for
the Prime Minister [David Cameron] refusing to debate with Mr Salmond. Wednesday’s Herald newspaper reported Mr
Cameron's spokesman rejecting participation in a debate because: "It's for
people in Scotland to lead the debate on the Union."
However
the Scottish Government point out that the case against independence is being led
by the UK Government from Downing Street.
It is understood that the UK Government campaign is being co-ordinated
by Chancellor George Osborne.
It was
reported last year that “Whitehall’s full intellectual might is now engaged” in the campaign to oppose
independence, and that the Treasury is spearheading the “co-ordinated push” with Sir Nicholas MacPherson,
the department's top civil servant, chairing a group of permanent secretaries.
Sir Jeremy Heywood, the Cabinet Secretary, is also chairing another group
liaising with ministers.
The UK
Government has established 13 policy "work streams" in order to
counter Scottish independence. Five involve the Treasury and cover the economic
performance of Scotland, currency and monetary policy, tax and spending,
financial services and banking, and debt and borrowing.
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