Income inequality
Scotland After Britain: The Two Souls of Scottish Independence
Author / Creator: James Foley
Media type: Book
Date published: 2022
What is Scottish Independence for?
Going for growth – or broke?
Author / Creator: David Eiser
Media type: Article
Date published: 2022
Reaction to the Tax, Stamp Duty, Investment proposals in September 2022 UK budget.
A Better Nation. The Challenges of Scottish Independence
Author / Creator: Gerry Hassan
Media type: eBook
Date published: 2022
A Better Nation aims to go beyond the superficial divisions and media noise in order to address matters of real substance.
One in five people in Scotland now live in poverty – here’s what’s being done to tackle it
Author / Creator: John H McKendrick
Media type: Article
Date published:
The latest estimate (2018) is that one million people in Scotland are living in relative poverty – that is, after housing costs, they are left with a household income that is below 60% of the national median.
A Guide to Scottish GDP
Author / Creator: Fraser of Allander Institute
Media type: Guide
Date published: 2020
- Scotland's GDP per head is at the average of the OECD countries, just behind Great Britain.
- Gross Vaue Added per head - the most being 3 times the least area.
- Disposable income per head has much less variation.
- The Human Development Index shows Scotland very close to the UK
Was Britain's economy already broken or will Brexit break it?
Author / Creator: The National
Media type: News Media
Date published:
The economic situation has been made even worse by the unfolding disaster that is Brexit. Scotland's view has been ignored by the Westminster government.