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March 16, 2005
Ian McLean's cost of independence
Labour are evidently delighted with an analysis by Ian McLean suggesting that an independent Scotland would be between 4.4 billion and 8 billion pounds worse off than at present. His article was in a book entitled ‘Scotland 2020’, published by Demos.
Cost of independence arguments depend on whatever assumptions are being made, especially about about North Sea oil, and in any case the McLean text is not up on the Demos website. However it’s curious that ‘Scotland 2020’ is not a publication that deals with economics. It’s all about literary, cultural aspirations. It’s subtitle is ‘Hopeful stories for a northern nation’.
thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=232732005
UPDATE 23 March 2005
Ian McLean’s article entitled ‘Scotland after Barnett: Towards fiscal autonomy’ is now available as part of a pdf of ‘Scotland 2020’, pp 134-148. Most of the article is devoted to a discussion of the Barnett Formula and ‘fiscal federalism’. Thanks to John Craig of Demos for the link.
www.demos.co.uk/catalogue/scotland2020book
Posted by Simon Holledge at March 16, 2005 12:57 AM
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you can find the text of Scotland 2020, including Ian Mclean's article at
www.demos.co.uk/catalogue/scotland2020book
Posted by: John Craig at March 23, 2005 10:07 AM