Scottish independence: What might happen to?

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Post independence

Fiona Stewart asks: "It is proposed that, should Scotland become independent, the Royal Mail will be brought back into a state-owned entity. As a Royal Mail shareholder, what happens to my shares? Do I have to sell them back to the Scottish government?"

The UK government still owns about a third of the Royal Mail, and the SNP-run Scottish government plans to negotiate for a share of that stake if Scotland becomes independent.

A Scottish government spokesperson added: "Individual shareholdings would not be affected as Royal Mail would continue as a private company in the rest of the UK, unless a UK government decided otherwise.

"Our approach will be considered in the light of circumstances at the point of independence, including the prevailing structure of the Royal Mail. It will also require negotiations with Westminster."

But a Better Together spokesperson responded: "The Nationalists say the Royal Mail will be renationalised but can't give any detail about how this would be paid for. It's just another item on the nationalists' uncosted wish list."