Author: YiP
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Green Freeports – Good or Bad?
After Independence Scotland’s Green Freeports may provide the potential to help make Scotland’s economy more globally competitive, as well as helping to support both the Scottish Government’s and the EU’s objectives around just transition and the move to a net zero economy. Right now the risk is that the Scottish Government is overridden and they…
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The UK: Where It Pays to be Rich
The top 20% in the UK have seen a big rise in disposable incomes over the past few decades. The bottom 20% haven’t been so lucky. The UK: where it pays to be rich.
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Better together?
The UK is in long term decline. Why would Scotland choose to be part of it?
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How UK Governments block Scotland’s Priorities
Since the UK Internal Market Bill was introduced as part Brexit the UK Government has been given much greater abilities to block the Scottish Government and roll back devolution. GRR and the DRS are two examples of this happening.
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Unionist parties control most spending for Scotland
Unionist parties control most spending for Scotland. But the UK Media is only interested in the bit that the Scottish Government can control. Even the size of this bit is controlled by the UK Government.
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Tory Humour
A growing collection of cartoons and graphics adapting Tory messages in Scotland, rather than being particularly about Independence.
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Labour Humour
A growing collection of cartoons and graphics adapting Labour in Scotland messages, rather than being particularly about Independence.
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Will Labour honour its promises to Scotland?
Since the Scottish Parliament was set up in 1999, successive Labour leaders have promised Scotland more devolved power – and to honour its right to self determination. But none have yet delivered. Will Labour honour its promises to Scotland?
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How is Scotland funded?
Currently most public spending for Scotland is controlled by Labour or the Tories – either directly from Westminster, or via the Local Councils they control. After independence all public spending for Scotland will be controlled by Scotland.
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Who controls Scottish Councils?
Most Scottish Councils are lead by Westminster parties – Labour, Tories or Lib Dems. They are the ones who control most Council spending, not the SNP – despite the impression you might gain from the UK media in Scotland.