wo narratives of Scotland’s policy performance

The SNP’s strongest case for independence is that it is the very structure of mark 2 devolution that is dragging Scotland down.  It denies the SG full control even of taxes that are devolved, like personal income tax, let alone those that are not; locks Scotland into delivery patterns that are politically structured through comparison with England; and stifles debate about the overall balance of resource transfers between government and citizens. 

The competing narrative is that it is the SNP’s pursuit of independence that stands in the way of Scotland’s policy success