Economic development
Expert debunks everything you've been told about GERS and the Scottish 'deficit'
Author / Creator: Richard Murphy
Media type: Newspaper article
Date published:
The GERS figures present the UK government's view of whether Scotland could afford to be an independent nation.
Professor Richard Murph takes a look at the numbers and explains why the figures are inaccurate and don't represent the truth about the economy in a new Scotland.
His starting position is this:
The Scottish Government balances its books.
Every single council in Scotland balances its books.
Every public agency that is reflected in jurors balances its books.
Scotland's National Strategy for Economic Transformation
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Strategy paper
Date published: 2023
Scottish Government's priorities for Scotland’s economy.
Mapping Economic Potential in North-East Glasgow
Author / Creator: Mhairi Love
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: April 2017
The case for asset based community development in the North-East of Glasgow through mapping derelict and vacant sites in the area and looking at how the Community Empowerment Act could be utilised.