Growing pains

The SNP’S long-awaited Growth Commission report contains 354 pages on how an independent Scotland could boost its economy. These included retaining the pound for a “possibly extended transition period” in the aftermath of a Yes vote in any Indyref2 and a “Come to Scotland” package tempting potential migrants with tax breaks.

If a foreign country controls your monetary policy does that not make you a vassal state? So, independent Scotland would be a vassal state of RUK. The irony is just delicious.

Gregor Mcgregor

“Increasing overseas exports from 20% of GDP to 40% of GDP would be a reasonable target to set”. Ooft, double international exports to make the economy work? If it’s that easy, do it now! Oh aye, the plan is to separate

from our largest importer!

Bung

DEBTS: An independent Scotland would continue to pay the UK a “solidarity payment” of about £5 billion a year after a Yes vote. Plus lose the £15B Barnett bung. £20 million in the hole on Day One, No thanks

Damian Thirsty

Two Nationalist camps will emerge... realists who know the dream is now dead and deniers who will deny everything to attain the dream.

Toup

Not so much a road map as a large-scale atlas. No-one disputes Scotland can be better economically, and should be better; but this doesn’t tell us how it can be achieved, just how others have done it. There is a strong sense the real conclusions and recommendations have been gutted as unpalatable to the paymasters; which I think is a shame.

Weary Cynic Note to [report author] Andrew Wilson: Suggesting increasing Scotland’s population by 20% to solve our economic problems is the very definition of insanity. Report immediately to your GP for therapy.

Mike Allan

Why is the report not available in Gaelic, the first language of 10s of Scots?

yoyoegg

So, if we put ourselves, our families and our country into the poor house, then we’ll maybe be better off 30 years from now? But only if all of these speculative and ridiculously optimistic projections come true?

Proud Scot