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We should remember that the timetable was set externally by decisions of the current UK Government and the previous one, which set up the Browne review. There has been a dynamic to which we have been forced to respond.
It is also part of our responsibility as ministers, both in the European portfolio and in Keith Brown’s infrastructure portfolio, to influence the UK to move towards a positive agenda.
That is why the GIB’s role will be crucial, and why—as Gavin Brown pointed out—utility companies such as SSE have supported Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce’s campaign, which, as many members have said, has been very well presented.