Here we go again? Probably not. Nicola Sturgeon has fired a starting gun, but aimed at whom? Not the people of Scotland, who are distinctly negative about a referendum soon, but her supporters who are keen on it. She knows 2023 won’t see a referendum.
Continue readingReality Has a Habit of Catching Up With All Of Us
Reality usually catches up with all of us, no matter how hard we try to explain things away. Governments too. Not even the SNP’s record amount of spin doctoring could disguise the harsh realities behind Kate Forbes’ spending announcement yesterday. Chickens are coming home to roost, and we are none of us going to like it.
Continue readingResponse to The Scottish Government’s Resource Spending Review
Prof Ronald MacDonald, chair of Our Scottish Future’s Economy Commission, in response the the Scottish Government’s resource spending review, says Scotland must cooperate to get growth.
Continue readingSlow Scottish Growth is The Elephant in The Room
Today’s resource spending review announcement by Finance Secretary Kate Forbes confirmed what we already knew. As it stands, Scotland’s public finances are heading for the rocks.
Continue readingScottish Video Games Industry Needs Joint Plan to Prosper, New Report Says
A new UK-wide video games network should be created by the UK’s governments to help turn Scotland’s gaming sector into a global “superpower”, a new paper by Our Scottish Future says.
Continue readingA Welcome Step Towards A More Cooperative UK
Mr Gove’s paper shows that the debate over the future of our country is over how we deliver the more cooperative UK that people across the country say they overwhelmingly want.
Continue readingCall For Bus Travel To Be Radically Overhauled, With Maximum Fares of £2
A new paper by Our Scottish Future today calls for bus travel to be radically overhauled, with maximum fares of £2 per urban journey, to support both the cost of living crisis and progress towards net zero.
Continue readingThe Debate Isn’t About Indyref2, It’s About How To Improve Britain. Will The SNP Join In?
A poll in yesterday’s Scotsman shows that a large majority of people in Scotland believe discussions about a second independence referendum should stop due to the war in Ukraine.
Continue readingCall For Joint UK And Scottish Government Action As Poll Reveals Scots’ Fears On Cost Of Living Crisis
In response to the Scottish Government’s plan for Economic Transformation, Professor Ronald MacDonald, the chairman of Our Scottish Future’s Economic Commission said: “This report provides a clear diagnosis of the problems facing the Scottish economy but, on solutions, it is simply a rehash of all the failed scripts we have seen since 2007.”
Continue readingResponse to the Scottish Government’s Plan for Economic Transformation
In response to the Scottish Government’s plan for Economic Transformation, Professor Ronald MacDonald, the chairman of Our Scottish Future’s Economic Commission said: “This report provides a clear diagnosis of the problems facing the Scottish economy but, on solutions, it is simply a rehash of all the failed scripts we have seen since 2007.”
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