The elections that brought independence a step closer

The dust is settling from last week’s local government elections, and it’s clear that they delivered very good results for the two largest pro-independence parties with both the SNP and the Greens gaining seats. Although the Labour party has been excitedly hailing its great success, the truth is that they did…

UK Gov’s windfall tax reluctance driven by fear of boosting GERS ahead of indyref2

  Scotland is experiencing a huge cash transfer from energy consumers directly to the shareholders of oil and gas companies. Scotland produces all the energy it needs and more – yet it gets no credit in the bills, unlike independent energy-rich countries. The “exceptional” profit energy producers are making will be largely spent on shareholder […] Source