10 facts about Scotland’s oil and independence
Amongst all the political spin and manoeuvring, sometimes ordinary business people struggle to establish the facts about an independent Scotland. Business for Scotland want to get straight to the heart...
View ArticleProminent businessperson challenges Darling on the economy
Business for Scotland was asked to explain the business case for a Yes vote at SNP conference. The SNP conference in Perth finished with a Rally for Yes in the main auditorium yesterday. Business for...
View ArticleIndependence will deliver a sustainable future
Two major events happened in the UK energy market last week – the first was extremely well publicised and dominated the news cycle for 48 hours the second went by barely noticed. I’m talking...
View ArticleProtecting and improving education in an independent Scotland
Evidence suggests there is increasing inequality and poverty in the UK. This is significant for many areas of public life, but especially educational attainment. Scotland has an increasing attainment...
View ArticleRevealed: The ACCOUNTING TRICK that Hides Scotland’s Wealth.
Every Westminster Government in my lifetime has knowingly diverted billions of pounds of Scottish revenue to Westminster. This has led to lower investment in Scotland, higher unemployment, lower...
View ArticleGlasgow Nil London Won
London’s skyline is saturated with cranes building prestigious office blocks and headquarters for powerful companies, all of which will host thousands of high wage high quality jobs. According to the...
View ArticleUK Universities Minister needs to do his homework
When David Cameron refused to accept the responsibility of debating Scotland’s future, he claimed independence was a decision for people in Scotland. Yet a clear pattern has emerged. Every few weeks a...
View ArticleTwo reports, Two futures – opportunity or stagnation for Scotland
In the last two days Scotland’s economic choice has been made clear. On Monday the Institute for Fiscal Studies predicted deficits and stagnation if Scotland continues with Westminster’s economic...
View ArticleWelcoming “Scotland’s Future: Your guide to an independent Scotland”
Today witnessed the publication of the most crucial source of information in the referendum campaign. The Scottish Government White Paper, ‘Scotland’s Future’, is a solid 670 page, 170,000 word,...
View ArticleIndependence will generate a £109,000,000,000 asset windfall for Scotland
An independent Scotland will inherit a fair share of the UK’s £1.3 trillion assets. This is of huge significance. These assets will generate a huge economic windfall for the people of Scotland of £109...
View ArticleWill the UK press catch up with Scotland’s Currency debate?
The ranks of the metropolitan media continue to pronounce on Scotland’s referendum from afar. They are not engaging with the debate outside the London bubble, lecturing rather than listening and some...
View ArticleScotland’s exporters let down by UK embassy network
Scotland needs independent overseas representation - as UK embassy network fails to promote Scotland globally! UK embassies across the world failed to promote Scotland this St Andrew’s Day. Ahead of...
View ArticleExperts support Scottish Government currency plan
Professor Andrew Hughes-Hallett, an expert in economics and public policy at George Mason University in the US and a Professor at the University of St. Andrew’s, and financial experts at Deutsche Bank...
View ArticleScotland on the verge of a new North Sea oil boom
A recent report by Sir Ian Wood concluded that North Sea oil can deliver a £200 billion injection into the Scottish economy over the next 20 years. The report – described as “the biggest independent...
View ArticleYou paid £64 billion of interest on debt Scotland didn’t need
You paid £64 billion of interest on debt that Scotland didn’t need and wasn’t told about. Independence referendum reporting in some quarters of the press is failing both the people of Scotland and the...
View ArticleGovernment confirms independence could generate west coast oil bonanza!
The Scottish Government has confirmed that oil exploration off south-west Scotland could go ahead post-independence. This has the potential to transform the economy in the west of Scotland. It recently...
View ArticleA west coast oil boom or Nigela – what matters most to Scotland?
The Scotsman on Friday picked up on one of Business for Scotland’s two exclusives from Thursday: Government confirms independence could generate west coast oil bonanza! The other one being Introducing...
View ArticleThe real reason businesspeople don’t back the No Campaign.
The No Campaign is panicking because businesspeople are not willing to publicly back its ridiculous scare stories. The No Campaign is an alliance of special interests dependent on and built by special...
View ArticleBusiness for Scotland’s 10 most popular articles of 2013
In the last month Business for Scotland had over 100,000 unique readers. This is an remarkable performance for a website and organisation that only launched in March 2013. Below are the articles shared...
View Article10 key economic facts that prove Scotland will be a wealthy independent nation
All the evidence demonstrates that Scotland is a wealthy nation. Scotland would be the 8th wealthiest nation in the world by GDP per head of population. Scotland’s wealth is also built on solid...
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