Economy
Economic Implications for the United Kingdom of Scottish Independence
Author / Creator: House of Lords
Media type: Assessment report
Date published: 2013
The House of Lords assessment of the economic implications of independence before the 2014 referendum.
Towards an industrial policy for Scotland: A discussion of principles and approaches
Author / Creator: Iain Cairns
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: March 2016
A mutual, sectoral model of industrial development rejects both ‘top down planning’ and ‘free market’ approaches. The form an economy takes is inevitably the result of political decision-making. Democracy must therefore extend to the economic sphere.
Fighting for Tax Jobs, Fighting For Justice: A Workers’ Alternative
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: consultation response
Date published:
The economic impact of HMRC’s plans to close departments around Scotland and establish two regional offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh will cause the loss of over 2,300 jobs and a negative impact on GDP of £89 million.
Common Weal analysis of GERS 2016-2017 reveals economic opportunities of independence
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: Assessment report
Date published:
An independent Scotland could be better off to the tune of at least £7.5 billion in comparison to the figures in the 2017 GERS paper effectively cutting the deficit by over half. The very act of Scottish Independence would boost tax revenue by at least £7.5 billion per year.
Common Weal submission to economic data consultation
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: consultation response
Date published:
Scottish Government economic data is inadequate and incomplete. There is a need for a Scottish Statistics Agency.
Common Weal Inverness and InverYes – Consideration of the Sustainable Growth Commission Report
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: consultation response
Date published:
The Sustainable Growth Commission appears to be too heavily tied to a free market (neo-liberal) approach to economics.
An Investment-Led Economic Development Framework For An Independent Scotland
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
Scotland, if independent, could improve its performance across 12 key pillars of its economy. There are a number of economic theories beyond the current one used by the UK. An investment-led economy would include laying down the foundations of a Green New Deal.
Resilient Scotland; Part Two
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
Creating a resilient Scotland covers the next Scottish Parliament. It provides the detail of how the transformation envisaged can be achieved quickly, with a closer look at our economy, society and democracy.
Resilient Scotland Part Three
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
The final stage of the Resilient Scotland Plan runs from 2025 with Scotland becoming an independent country. By 2045, the plan will be complete and Scotland will have been transformed into a net zero-carbon country with a resilient economy that works for All of Us.
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.
New GERS data fundamentally makes the case for Scottish Independence
Author / Creator: MacIntyre-Kemp, Gordon
Media type: business network website article
Date published: August 2021
It is clear that Scotland being an economic region of the UK is what is holding Scotland back from reaching that economic potential. The author sets out what the latest GERS figures represent and how they can be misleading in terms of Scotland's capabilities as an independent nation.
Scotland will qualify for S&P's highest economic assessment, says Standard & Poors
Author / Creator: The Scottish Reserve Bank
Media type: News Item
Date published: 2014
Scotland’s wealth levels are comparable to those of AAA-listed nations and that, as an independent country - even without North Sea oil - Scotland will qualify for S&P's highest economic assessment.
Resilient Scotland; Part One
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: 2021
The Scottish National Investment Bank should act as a bank and capitalise from sources such as pension funds. It should lend to the public and the private sector. Public procurement should have the public policy goal of supporting Scottish business and achieving the maximum number of manufacturing jobs.
Support for Independence drops significantly if Scotland were to join Euro
Author / Creator: Edward Malnick
Media type: Newspaper article
Date published:
40% Scots less likely to support Independence if Scotland had to join the Euro.
Resilience Economics, an Economic Model for Scotland’s Recovery.
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: 2020
We need a resilient economy, one which creates the good jobs that give people the income to live good lives now. It must have the security to make us confident we can live good lives in the future. It must be useful, diverse, and non-exploitative. It can not contain high levels of risk, or which falls over in a crisis. This resilient economy must be based on a resilient environment, able to regenerate itself and sustain our lives now and in the future.