scottish governance

Question 1

scottish independence

vs

scotland would run inefficiently

Answer 1

Alex Salmond argued that about £1 billion - one tenth of the oil revenues - could have formed an oil fund similar to the one operated in Norway. Yes Scotland was convinced that Scottish oil estimates were accurate and that the revenue created would contribute to Scotland’s success as an independent country

Sir Ian Wood, the oil billionaire, warned that the Yes Scotland campaign was wrong to say that 24 billion barrels are left and the figure is more likely to be 15-16 billion barrels

Question 2

devomax

vs

diluted independence

Answer 2

in 2021, 80% of Scots said that if given the option of an indyref 2, they would vote for devo max

while many Scots had a positive view towards enhanced devolution, only 4% supported it strongly

Question 3

return of westminster

vs

…

Answer 3

a survey conducted in 2017 by Panelbase for The Sunday Times found that 26% of people believed that devolution has weakened the Scottish economy