In this two part series, University of Glasgow Professor and Visiting Professor at LSE Philip Schlesinger, comments on the white paper on independence put forth by the Scottish Government. In this first post he explains the context of the proposals for the broadcasting and communications in Scotland’s Future, suggesting that even without independence, they can…
Scotland’s Future: Economic Policy Choices in an independent Scotland On Tuesday 10th December the cabinet secretary for finance and sustainable growth, John Swinney MSP, gave Policy Scotland’s first Annual Lecture find the full-text of his lecture here. A podcast of the lecture will follow shortly. Introduction It is a pleasure to speak this evening at…
Scotland’s economy will benefit from independence over the uncertainty that would face the country within the UK, Finance Secretary John Swinney told a large audience at the inaugural annual Policy Scotland lecture on 10th December 2013. Speaking at Glasgow University Mr Swinney said that Scotland’s economic performance has improved significantly since 1999 with Scotland reaching similar…
The implications if Scotland were to vote for independence in 2014.
Professor Ken Gibb, Professor in Housing Economics, on the Scottish Government independence White Paper.
Dr Thomas Lundberg, Lecturer (Politics), University of Glasgow The Scottish Government has published its long-awaited White Paper, Scotland’s Future: Your Guide to an Independent Scotland. The paper sets out the Scottish National Party’s aspirations for an independent Scotland by enhancing democracy, prosperity and fairness, though critics have already claimed that many of these aspirations are…
Policy Scotland‘s second public debate, this time on Regulation in an Independent Scotland. The debate will address issues such as: What kind of regulatory frameworks will Scotland need to maximise its economic performance? What aspects of the economy should Scotland regulate itself, or jointly with rUK? How will be financial sector be regulated in a…
This paper by the Centre for Public Policy for Regions shows that oil related tax revenues would fail to fill the gap left from the loss of Barnett-related UK funding in an independent Scotland.
Mechanisms of accountability designed specifically to measure the effectiveness of public services
Briefing Note considering the implications for Scotland from the 2013 UK Spending Review (SR).