Economic models

Understanding Scotland - Economy

Author / Creator: Mark Diffley

Media type: survey report

Date published: October 2021

People are feeling the financial sting of the pandemic. They are pessimistic about the economic and financial outlook. And with concern over rising prices. There is evidence of dissatisfaction with prevailing economic indicators and models. There is an appetite for a different economic settlement.
 


The SNP must rethink its economic model for an independent Scotland

Author / Creator: Laurie Macfarlane

Media type: Assessment report

Date published:

Scotland can become a successful independent nation. But that plan needs to come from the 2020s. And it needs to come from a broad cross section of civil society, not just business groups. Far from being an asset to the independence cause, the Growth Commission is its biggest liability. It’s time, as we say, ‘tae think again’.