Pound Sterling
Does Scotland need its own currency after independence?
Author / Creator: Richard Murphy
Media type: Video
Date published: 2020
Scotland requires its own currency.
Scottish Currency Options Post-Brexit
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: July 2016
Setting up a new currency, if an independent Scotland chooses to do so, will involve planning but the steps involved are well understood. Currency options include a formal currency union with either Sterling or the Eurozone; Unilateral use of either currency; or a new Scottish currency. The recommendation is for an independent £Scot