Currency
Getting to Maybe: Currency, Debt and the Pre-negotiation of Independence
Author / Creator: Cristine Bell
Media type: Article
Date published: 2014
There is a great prize for the No campaign in the pre-negotiation currency tactic: its nuclear nature may indeed blast the yes campaign’s apparent green shoots.
Scottish Currency Mythbuster
Author / Creator: Scottish Currency Group
Media type: Pamphlet
Date published: 2025
Some myths and common misconceptions around the establishment of a central bank and currency.
Our Scottish Pound - The Pocket Guide.
Author / Creator: Scottish Currency Group
Media type: Pamphlet
Date published: 2025
Q & A on the why and how of a Scottish currency.
The case for a Scottish currency on day one of independence
Author / Creator: Ian Stewart
Media type: Pamphlet
Date published: 2025
“Why do we need our own currency on independence?” The British State has control of both our media and the banking payment systems is why.
Preliminary Reflections on a Viable Currency Framework for an Independent Scotland
Author / Creator: Thibault Laurentjoye
Media type: Pamphlet
Date published: 2025
These essays make the case that credible independence requires immediate monetary sovereignty, supported by coherent institutions and a clear understanding of macroeconomic constraints.
The Road to a Scottish Currency
Author / Creator: Tim Rideout
Media type: Video
Date published: 2024
The requirements for establishing a Scottish currency clearly set out over the three year transition period.
Scotland’s Currency Dilemma
Author / Creator: William Thomson
Media type: Article
Date published: 2024
“the economic framework underpinning Scottish independence is dangerously misguided and likely to lead to a worse economic situation than we experience as part of this dysfunctional Union.”
How easily could an independent Scotland set up its own currency?
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
New currencies can be created and launched both quickly and effectively.
How easily could an independent Scotland set up its own currency?
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
mini case studies to highlight the positives of adopting a new currency
How easily could an independent Scotland set up its own currency?
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Media type: Article
Date published: 2022
"several mini case studies ... highlight the positives of adopting a new currency and will provide examples of recently independent countries that have created and launched their own currency both quickly and effectively"
Scotland: Currency Options and Public Debt
Author / Creator: Angus Armstrong
Media type: Article
Date published: 2014
What currency option would be best for an independent Scotland
Currency options for an independent Scotland
Author / Creator: GEMMA TETLOW
Media type: Article
Date published: 2021
"Concerns about currency stability could be minimised ... by an independent Scotland putting in place strong, independent institutions ... and demonstrating a commitment to low and stable inflation and to sustainable fiscal policy.
An Independent Scotland’s Currency Options Redux: Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Currency Choice
Author / Creator: Ronald Macdonald
Media type: Working Paper
Date published: 2014
The only currency option that maximizes the benefits and minimizes the costs of independence is that of a separate currency.
What would the currency options be for an independent Scotland?
Author / Creator: Ronald Macdonald
Media type: Article
Date published: 2022
Scotland can
- use Sterling
- join a monetary union
- establish its own currency
WHERE DOES MONEY COME FROM?
Author / Creator: ANDREW JACKSON
Media type: Report
Date published: 2012
A guide to the UK monetary and banking system
The SNP’s Currency Proposals
Author / Creator: Iain Hardie
Media type: Review
Date published: 2022
"On the surface, the government’s proposals on currency appear little changed from the Scottish Growth Commission (SGC)... However, this masks significant changes in the new proposals."
Twenty-First Century Central Banking and an Independent Scotland’s Currency Choice
Author / Creator: Iain Hardie
Media type: Report
Date published: 2022
"Having the full range of monetary policy options is essential for financial stability. [It enables] an independent Scotland’s government to protect its citizens in crises, whether global or more local.”
How governments create money
Author / Creator: Richard Murphy
Media type: Video
Date published: 2021
Governments create money through the power of taxation.
Does Scotland need its own currency after independence?
Author / Creator: Richard Murphy
Media type: Video
Date published: 2020
Scotland requires its own currency.
Why we don’t need to fear inflation
Author / Creator: Richard Murphy
Media type: Video
Date published: 2022
What inflation is and how to cope with it.