Tag: gdp
There’s good news and bad news
By Russell Bruce
What good news you might well ask but it is just a question of looking without...
Independence in the Modern World
Molly Pollock takes a look over the first paper on Building a New Scotland launched this week and selects some pertinent parts...
GERS and Scotland’s energy future
By Russell Bruce
Some have argued that the Scottish statistical unit (statistics.gov.scot) should simply stop producing GERS. That isn't...
New budget figures reveal Scots better off with independence
By Martin Kelly Newly published figures have revealed that Scots would be better off by over £800 per year if the country was independent.The...
GDP figures show Scotland more prosperous than rest of UK
By G.A.Ponsonby Figures released by the Scottish Government show that an independent Scotland would be more prosperous than the rest of the UK, ranked...
Swiss Euro holdings dilemma
by David Malone A friend of mine had an interesting conversation with a Swiss banker last week in the Cafe Metropole in Zurich. The...
Sterling Crisis Distorting Scottish GDP
by Alex Porter The plunging value of the British pound (GBP) is making it difficult for Scottish firms to plan for the future....
Construction Powers Scottish Economy to Four Year High
Scotland's economy grew by 1.3 per cent in the second quarter of 2010, figures published today show - the highest Scottish growth rate since...