Category: Economy
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Does England subsidise Scotland?
No! Westminster’s calculation of both revenue and expenditure for Scotland is artificial. Our revenues are much higher. Westminster loves to claim that the rest of the UK – and England in particular – does subsidise Scotland. And they use an annual bunch of estimates called GERS (Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland) to “prove” this. But…
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Does Scotland decide its Government’s Budget?
No! Westminster decides our Government’s budget, based on what they want for England. Voters in England decide who’s in Government in Westminster. UK Democracy centers around Westminster – the former English Parliament, that was adopted as the UK’s when Scotland was persueded to join in a union. The UK Parliament includes the Commons, where Members…
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Westminster’s delivery of Water in England is a failure
Since it was first sold off by Thatcher, England’s water service has been a failure. And successive Tory and Labour Westminster Governments have failed to address this. In Scotland and Northern Ireland water is a public service. In Wales its delivered by a not-for-profit private company. These services are the responsibility of their respective national…
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Green Freeports – Myths
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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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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Better together?
The UK is in long term decline. Why would Scotland choose to be part of it?
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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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Scotland is relatively well off
Scotland is a relatively well off part of the UK – so where does its wealth go?
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The UK private electricity grid holds back renewables
Scotland could be a leading supplier of renewable energy within Europe – if sufficient investment were made. One area where this isn’t happening is in the National Grid that transports electricity between generator and supplier.
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Scottish attitudes are different
cottish attitudes are different to those that are commonly found in England.