A main heading
Includes: General overviews of the economy and its performance
Excludes; specific elements of the economy as given in the subheadings.
Subheadings are:
Green economy (incl Green New Deal)
Rural economy*
Work/Jobs (incl Contracts, Unions)*
Income*
Pensions*
Productivity*
Manufacturing*
Construction*
Service Industries*
Food production*
Businesses*
Consumption
Communications (incl. Electronic, Telephonic, TV Radio, Media*, Print )
Transport* (Incl. road, rail, air, public systems )
Latest GERS (UK Government's Expenditure and Revenue Report for Scotland) figures have been released. The author sets out what the figures represent and how they can be misleading in terms of Scotland's capabilities as an independent nation.
Scotland’s wealth levels are comparable to those of AAA-listed nations and that, as an independent country - even without North Sea oil - Scotland will qualify for S&P's highest economic assessment.
The borrowing cap for the Scottish Parliament should be removed or lifted substantially so public expenditure can be used where needed; but, more importantly the Scottish National Investment Bank should be given full dispensation to act as a bank and thus capitalise from sources such
40% Scots less likely to support Independence if Scotland had to join the Euro.
We need a resilient economy, one which creates the good jobs that give people the income to live good lives now, which has the security to make us confident we can live good lives in the future, which useful, diverse, non-exploitative and which does not contain high levels