WE began last week with a discussion about some of the priorities Scotland will need to consider as an independent country to achieve self-sufficiency in key economic sectors, such as food and energy, and how self-sufficiency is critical to achieving monetary sovereignty and maintaining the value of our currency. By allocating capital to investment in strategically important economic sectors we will secure the future viability and trust in our currency.
We concluded the article with reference to the ongoing crisis at the McVitie’s factory in Tollcross, Glasgow, which faces closure with the loss of nearly 500 jobs as a result of decisions being made by the Turkish company which owns it.