Category: Economy

Discussion of economic policy, taxation, business and the financial future of Scotland and the United Kingdom.

To hell with independence – let’s get wealthy!

Eben Wilson May 19, 2026 No Comments

SHOULD WE BE GOGGLE-EYED in confusion and concern as we observe the implosion of Labour’s fortunes in Scotland, Wales and

Nothing off limits: Now they want your pension

Ewen Stewart April 21, 2026 No Comments

LABOUR’S INNOCUOUS-SOUNDING PENSION SCHEMES BILL is very far from benign. It potentially heralds one of the greatest attacks on private

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Offord’s audacity of hope that scares the wits out of the Tories

Brian Monteith April 3, 2026 1 Comment

ONE OF THE REASONS I was attracted to Malcolm Offord becoming leader of Reform UK Scotland, was that he not

Reform’s economic plan for Scotland: The austerity myth

Malcolm Offord March 25, 2026 No Comments

SINCE DEVOLUTION in 1999, Scotland has been governed by left-leaning political parties (Labour & SNP). The result is that the

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Devolution reboot part 5: The case for a fiscal reset

Tom Miers March 24, 2026 No Comments

IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS I’ve written articles about how the powers devolved to the Scottish Parliament could be used

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Reform’s guiding principles: Sound finances, economic growth and the constitution

Malcolm Offord March 24, 2026 No Comments

GERS FIGURES CONFIRM a stark reality. Scotland raises £87.3bn in tax, yet spends £117.5bn. That leaves a £30bn deficit –

Why Scotland needs Reform

Malcolm Offord March 23, 2026 No Comments

FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Scotland has endured high spending and declining outcomes under successive governments in Holyrood. Despite record government expenditure,

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Adam Smith’s invisible hand vs net zero

David Stark March 13, 2026 1 Comment

MARCH 9th marked the 250th anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations. To commemorate it, the

How do we make Scots richer?

Roland Hanning Jackson March 10, 2026 1 Comment

IT IS EASY to talk about the economy as though it were academic – a spreadsheet of statistics, charts and

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How free is Scotland? From little platoons to big government

Ewen Stewart March 9, 2026 6 Comments

FREEDOM means many different things to different people. To some, freedom is a sort of Mel Gibson-style Braveheart freedom: putting