Sterlingisation
A monetary straitjacket: Scottish Government economic plan for independence
Author / Creator: Ben Cooper
Media type: Article
Date published: 2022
"The best that can be said for the Scottish Government’s new economic paper for Scottish independence, Building a New Scotland: A stronger economy…, is that it does not include some of the more hideous ideas contained within
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.”
A Silver Chain – A Critique of the Sustainable Growth Commission’s Monetary Policy Recommendations
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: Review
Date published: June 2018
In May 2018 the Sustainable Growth Commission made its final report, presented as a series of recommendations on the economic, fiscal and monetary case for Scottish independence. This document does not cover the full gamut of policies which would be directly affected by independence nor does it cover the full range of institution building required by a nascent independent state. The report discusses the creation of a “Central Bank”, but creation of other institutions such as energy regulators, customs and borders agencies and foreign and diplomatic services lay outwith its remit.
Scotland’s Fiscal Future
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
The quest for GDP and GDP Growth is not sustainable in a finite world. Metrics such as environmental impact, inequality and wellbeing are far more important and only by elevating them above the quest for “growth at all costs” can a truly fair and sustainable Scotland be created.