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All 77 pages of it.

Contrast the 649 pages of the SNP white paper on Scottish Independence.

I expect that the SNP will decry the white paper as lacking depth. Except that SNP white paper was a document to explain their position "prior" to the referendum and to try to set out the case for exit and what it would mean.

If we pull together all the documents for "Leave", I'm sure we'll exceed that.

This white paper is something totally different. It sets out the approach the government will take "after" the referendum; in order to effect the will of the people and leave.

In this case most of the SNP document is invalid in comparison.

However I shall await the howls of derision. Personally I think it is a very reasonable document to outline our goals, aims and approach without "giving the game away" to the EU in negotiations.

What did people expect.... every i dotted and every t crossed?

It tells us enough without revealing too much.

Workingman wrote:What did people expect.... every i dotted and every t crossed?

I think a lot of people expected it to tell them what they wanted to hear..... Given that there are about 20 versions of what people want to hear, it was never going to be more than a guide.

We shall see what boneheaded comments come up.

It is published, it will have to be lived and dealt with.

The majority was so overwhelming that anyone now wanting to show dissent would be treading on thin ice, and that includes the HoL.