Popular factional matriarch Corri Wilson sends tidings of great joy to local Alba branches: "Let's be clear about this, when this party dies, you're sending all your money to ME, not to the Junta. Comply or be punished. Yours for Scotland, Corri"

It's the puzzler that has gripped and perplexed fashionable salons like no other since the Schleswig Holstein Question: are Alba branches accounting units in their own right?  Does their money belong to HQ or could it be seized by Christina "Of The Blood" Hendry and her thrillingly quarter-Trotskyite Junta?

As a 1990s Scandinavian singer once reminded us, it's all 'bout the money.  It's all 'bout the dum dum da da dum dum, in which 'dum dum da da dum dum' is perhaps unlikely to refer to Scottish independence.

"Dear Treasurer/Convener

Thank you to those of you who have already replied to my previous email and engaged constructively. I appreciate the time taken to respond, particularly given how difficult and unsettling this period is for us all.

This is not an easy moment for the Party. Many of you know that over the past year I have worked relentlessly to ensure the Party was kept operational, compliant, and able to continue the fight for independence. That work has not stopped, and neither have the responsibilities that come with it.

The reason for this communication is straightforward. As responsible officers of the Party, we must prepare for all eventualities. While our focus has always been on the fight for independence, that commitment has to be balanced with our fiduciary and legal responsibilities as Party officers. This is about good governance, compliance, and protecting individuals as well as the Party.

Your LACU is not an accounting unit in its own right. This means that any money held in the LACU bank account is party money, not LACU money. It forms part of the Party’s overall accounts and must be treated as such at all times.

If, and I say if, the Party is wound up or deregistered, LACUs do not have any legal entitlement to retain, spend, redistribute, or repurpose funds held locally. Those funds must be returned to Party HQ so that liabilities can be settled and final statutory accounts completed.

As LACU Treasurer, you are acting as a custodian of party funds. Retaining or using funds without authorisation places responsibility on you personally, not on “the LACU” collectively.

Failure to comply may result in:

Breaches of electoral law and regulatory requirements

Personal liability for repayment of funds

Recovery action for breach of fiduciary duty

Potential escalation where funds are knowingly retained or misused

Good intentions or the fact that funds were raised locally do not change this legal position.

Accordingly, you are required to:

Ensure that all LACU funds are preserved intact

Cease any spending without explicit central authorisation

Prepare to transfer any remaining balances to Party HQ if and when instructed

If you have any questions about the process, or if funds have already been spent or committed, you must notify HQ immediately. Early disclosure is always preferable to issues emerging later through audit or regulatory review.

Please treat this matter seriously and as a formal compliance instruction.

Yours for Scotland                     Regards

Corri Wilson                             

Director of Operations               

Ian McDougall

Party Treasurer"