Category: Economy
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Scotland’s energy sector is a powerhouse of the economy
Scotland’s energy sector is a powerhouse of the economy. In a future independent Scotland it will sit alongside food and drink, and finance, to grow our economy – entirely to Scotland’s benefit.
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How right wing are the Westminster Unionist parties?
Its generally accepted that most Westminster’s Unionist parties – the Conservatives; the Liberal Democrats; and Reform – are right wing. Labour has now reached Center Right position on its march to win over England’s swing voters in marginal seats. So how right wing are they, and how do they compare with national parties, the SNP…
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Labour’s Zero Emission Vehicle mandate
Labour has said that it will continue – and may bring forward – the Tory Zero Emission Vehicle mandate. This dictates the rate at which the industry must sell zero emission (i.e. battery) vehicles. Large penalties apply if it doesn’t. But yet again this simply places the responsibility entirely on the industy – and ignores…
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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.