Professor @Strath_Econ @UniStrathclyde, Head of Research @Strath_FAI, Research Associate @ESCoEorg. Own opinions etc.
Oct 17, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
One other reflection on the nature of the paper today. It is essentially a political document supported by civil service analysis. It is not 'advice to ministers' and by extension 'advice to Scotland'. The #Brexit process underlined the importance of this distinction.
Setting out the Government's vision is important, but it’s one view of the world, not something that has been formally appraised nor associated with any kind of risk assessment. And, crucially, we don’t know the advice received by Ministers in its preparation.
Oct 17, 2022 • 26 tweets • 6 min read
Some reflections from me on today’s new #IndyRef economics paper… Important to emphasise at the outset that this is a paper setting out what the Scottish Government *would like* to happen after a successful independence vote…
…if the #Brexit negotiations taught us anything, it is that there can be a bit of a gap between what either side of a negotiation wants, and what the negotiation actually produces once they start working through the details…
