“The GERS figures are not meant to be anything other than a way of showing the current position under the present arrangements.” – The BBC
The annual Government Expenditure and Revenue report is out and, as with previous years, I’ve written an analysis of the report and what it means for Scotland. The GERS report itself can be downloaded here.
A more detailed analysis I have prepared for Common Weal can also be read here.
The UK is a deeply unequal union and London continues to capture a greater and greater proportion of the wealth of the state to the detriment of everywhere else. This single fact has to frame everything we think and say about the finances of Scotland.
The Common Green 