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I had another one of those driving and music moments this morning, but this one kind of pissed me off. I have found a few “oldies” stations that I listen to on and off when I am not listening to sports radio or a newly rediscovered old CD. There are three basic stations with non-current music that I enjoy listening to. Jack-FM, WLS-FM, and the one I was listening to this morning 100.3. I have no idea what their call letter are, but they claim to be an 80’s and early 90’s station. Their tag line is Feel Good Favorites. Well I wasn’t feeling so good after what I heard this morning. As I was pulling out of the gas station, they were just coming out of a commercial break and the next song started up.
Stomp, stomp, clap. Stomp, stomp, clap.
In high school, you couldn’t go to a basketball or football game without the classic beginning to Queen’s We will Rock You exciting the crowd at various points during the night. I was quite surprised years later when my oldest daughter was a member of her high school dance squad (I learned very quickly that they are not called pom-pom squads anymore) that they still use the same tactic to rile up the crowd even now. I had really not been feeling good, and I wasn’t quite in the mood for that type of up lifting, so I was about to change the station when Freddie Mercury started his a cappella lyrics.
Buddy you’re a boy make a big noise,
Playin’ in the streets gonna be a big man some day
For some reason I stopped. Not necessarily because I like the song, but because I remembered the crossover. As we all know, We Will Rock You was just half of the anthem. After a great Brian May guitar solo to finish the first song, we are instantly thrust into We Are the Champions.
I’ve paid my dues,
Time after time,
I’ve done my sentence,
But committed no crime.
Although I never thought these songs were some of Queen’s best, the David Bowie/Queen collaboration Under Pressure tops the list for me, they maintain a place in history where times were much simpler and they were indeed “Feel Good Favorites” as the station had promised. So I turned up the radio waited for the crossover. Brian May’s guitar was now screaming so I turned it up even more, and then;
Kelly Clarkson? What the………
Since U Been Gone? You have got to be kidding me. There was nothing feeling very good just then. I had been cheated! Was Kelly Clarkson even alive in the 80’s? Where were my Champions? Like Peanut butter & Jelly or Batman & Robin, the two songs go together. In my personal world of music history, there are three recording of “paired” songs that should never be broken apart. We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions would definitely be one of them. My sister Carrie had a 45 with the two songs, one on each side, and it used to aggravate me just having to flip it over to hear the other side. In total, both songs were less than five minutes. Would it have killed them to put them together and choose another B-Side?
In frustration, I reached down in the car and grabbed one of those old CDs I was mentioning. This one just happened to have the second of my song duos that should not be broken up, and I desperately needed to hear my crossover and to get Kelly Clarkson the hell off my radio. The album is Journey’s Infinity and the songs are of course Feeling That Way and Anytime. This was actually the first album I ever bought with my own money, and much of the reason that I bought it was because of these two songs. I skipped right past Lights, another great early Journey song and started my songs. First a little piano and then;
Opened my eyes to a new kind of day,
All of the good times that you saved,
Are you feeling,
You feeling that way too,
Or am I just,
Am I just a fool
Many people don’t know this, but that is not Steve Perry singing. Steve Perry only sang the chorus of the song, with the rest of the vocals being provided by Gregg Rolie. In fact, Rolie also sings the lead vocals on Anytime with Perry just adding back-up along with the rest of the band. Infinity was actually Journey’s fourth album, but the first to feature Steve Perry. The band was originally formed in 1973 by former Santana members Rolie and guitarist Neal Schon, but they produced little sales and almost no airplay from their first three albums. Steve Perry was added to the band at the suggestion of the record label in an effort to boost sales, and Rolie eventually left the band before the height of their popularity in the 80’s. But despite the mega sales of many of the band’s future endeavours, Infinity still stands in my opinion as the band greatest accomplishment.
I was actually quite please with myself for having the songs so close at hand to save my day, and as the second song finished I suddenly remembered the third song. For some reason that I have never been able to explain to myself, this one hit wonder has always been an all time favorite of mine. Like a pizza puff, there is really no value to the song other than it is just a lot of fun. The lyrics were goofy and hard to understand, and there was really nothing new or innovative about the music. I am not even sure if the band really qualifies as a one hit wonder since there were actually two songs, although unlike the previous two combos, these two were always intended to be played together. The band was The Kings, and their debut album was simply entitled The Kings Are Here. The songs were the fast paced and irrefutably enjoyable This Beat Goes On/Switching to Glide. The song hit the airwaves like a bulldozer back in 1980, and was played just as heavily on the hard rock stations like WLUP as it was on the more mainstream pop stations like WLS. I remember that they made quite a splash on American Bandstand even though they were Canadian and that the camera had a hard time following them because they jumped around so much. I actually saw this band live way back when, out on Navy Pier before it was remodeled. Back then it was the host to Chicago Fest, and The Kings played on the Rock Stage earlier in the day, but my friend Jimmy and I had actually hopped the train from Wheaton that day to see Alice Cooper on the Main Stage. I don’t even think I told my mom were I was going.
But just as quickly as The Kings hit the airwaves, they also disappeared. And the song seemed to disappear with them. Unlike Queen’s We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions or Journey’s Feeling That Way/Anytime, This Beat Goes On/Switching to Glide seemed to just vanish. You don’t even hear it on those “oldies” stations. So when I got to work, I had to give it a try, and I looked up the band and song, and you will never believe what I found. The Kings are still at it. They still play shows and turn out music in and around their home base of Toronto. They are even available on iTunes if you care to look them up. But for those like me who still don’t own an I-Pod, here is a link to the band’s website and a video for the song. It is a compilation of the band playing the tune over the years including footage from that American Bandstand show.
Enjoy it. Because this beat does go on.


The Cast of Cheers, eh? It's a hell of a band name. I can just see myself now trying to convince my Dad that their album isn't Ted Danson, Kirstie Alley and Woody Harrelson singing along to a selection of jukebox songs and getting nowhere. Anyway, the Dublin quartet made a name for themselves in 2010 on their debut Chariot, an effort that defied the still-fairly common perception that mixing indie rock with synthesizer backdrops and an overriding sense of weirdness didn't necessarily mean that your music had to dwindle along at a rate and feature an over-usage of electronics that made trying to listen to it painful. Friendly Fires are a terrible band. No, TCOC hit the nail right on the head, with the perfect mixture of riffs and synth usage that was delivered with a punk tinged urgency. It was definitely a sign of a promising start.
Now that the band have followed up on Chariot with their sophomore effort Family, on their first label, their is in honesty not much in the way of major development upon their minimalist indie rock but it is a style that allows for a lot of differing songwriting and arrangement to be executed, proving that they still manage to create a breath of fresh air throughout their course.
The other notion that the band manage to prove throughout the album is that less does manage to be more. We've all become used to hearing bands whose only method of introducing hooks into their songs is by making the riffs louder, but with TCOC, creating hooks is all down to the steel-plated songwriting of frontman Conor Adams who brings the album straight to life from the opening of the title track, an array of dreamily arranged guitar and drum tapping brought to life by Adams' punk-induced urgency in his vocal performance.
However on tracks like this, Animals and Trucks at Night, the melodic songwriting is truly key in bringing the most life into the compositions. With these subtly massive hooks, they manage to pack a punch to listeners to the extent that an impact is made without such notion even being noticed upon the first time. Even with just the introduction of a simple riff or synthesizer backdrop, during the chorus, the songs become absolutely thrilling. This notion is seen effortlessly on Human Elevator and Goose with it's frizzy riffing, which only up the frantic punk energy conveyed in Adams' performance.
Because an overriding amount of delicacy remains within the songs, intricate details can be pointed out amongst the hook laden madness that makes it more enjoyable. I've never been able to comment on the awesomeness of backing vocals before but the chants of the tracks title that surround the melodies of Marso Sava have an impenetrable coolness that would have to be clearly put on display, otherwise it would be a massive waste.
With all areas of writing a song fully focused on in order to create a performance as passionate, immersive and bright shining as possible, Family reveals itself as a triumph of alternative rock songwriting. With equal amounts of emphasis put on guitar hooks, danceable basslines and drum patterns and a vocal performance that grabs listeners by the throat, The Cast of Cheers have made their mark on the alt rock scene at an early stage. If they go on with this standard, who knows, maybe they'll become big enough that all first page Google results will be all about them and their music with no sign of IMDb or tribute sites to 80's sitcoms anywhere.
The Cast of Cheers' Family is out now via School Boy Error. The band will perform at Y Not Festival in Matlock on 4th August and will perform at Reading & Leeds festival on 24th and 26th August.


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Parkour vs. Video Games: 5 Incredible Viral Videos You Need to Watch
These edits have over 100 million views between them
As a pastime that encourages jumping across rooftops, scaling walls and generally defying gravity, freerunning is the closest that most human beings will come to living in a computer game (apart from joining the army, but who wants to do that? In real life you don't get extra lives).
Many creative freerunners have realised this and taken to making real life parkour versions of video games with fairly spectacular results. So put down that controller, pull up a chair and wrap your peepers around these spectactular parkour showcases!
Super Mario Bros Parkour
Starting way back in 1985 Super Mario Brothers is the undisputed king of platform games. Featuring a pair of energetic Italian plumbers, the franchise focused on running and jumping across colourful worlds making it the perfect candidate for a parkour remake.
Featuring the athletic talents of Christian Russell as Mario and Ronnie Shalvis as Luigi this makeover has all the elements you'd expect from the series including green turtle shells, bonus boxes, fireballs and a classic ending that gamers will know and love.
Watch Dogs Parkour
Sandbox games create a massive open world, packed with different opportunities for players to explore. 2014's Watch Dogs did that in spades, building a highly detailed version of Chicago full of hacking, car chases, realistic cityscapes, gunfights and characters. And they still managed to throw a dose of freerunning in for good measure.
The free running in Watch Dogs wasn't bad but if it had been half as good as the stuff in this clip then the game's hero, Aiden Pearce, would have had a much easier job of things!
8 bit Free Running
Freerunning legend Jason Paul put this great little edit together. Paying homage to the golden era of side scrolling platform games this slick production really pulls off the blocky, pixelated look and sliding background physics of 8 bit gaming.
As you'd expect from visual trickster Jason there's more to this edit than meets the eye - keep watching 'til the very end to really appreciate the time and effort that's gone into it.
Assassin's Creed Unity
As one of the first ever games to feature both climbing and freerunning the Assassin's Creed franchise paved the way for the sport's inclusion in numerous other titles.
Taking on the role of Altaïr, a hooded assassin hanging out in the middle East during the third Crusade, players scramble across rooftops, hunting down their prey from above using the game's effortless freerunning mechanic.
Later episodes in the series have jumped around through history from Renaissance Italy to the Carribbean during the Golden age of piracy.
Assassin's Creed Unity plumped for Paris on the eve of the French Revolution and here Youtube maestro Devin Supertramp brings the series bang up to date, dropping our historical heroes into the middle of a chase through the modern day French capital.
This one was our favourite, but it certainly wasn't the only Assassin's Creed Parkour video...
In Mirror's Edge free running is not just an idea tacked on to help the game sell a few more copies, it's the reason the game exists. Unlike other games, Mirror's Edge lets you see through the eyes of traceur Faith as she freeruns non-stop through a super stylised world, facing off against the henchmen of an evil corporate empire.
Scrambling up drain pipes and leaping between skyscrapers from a first person perspective can get genuinely dizzying, but it puts you right in the heart of the action as you flow from roof top to roof top across the city.
Reach films has captured that feeling perfectly in this edit where seamless cutting and some epic jumps really get you on the edge of your seat.

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Producing a brand new hour of original scripted comedy each and every week is a challenge. In fact, to anyone who has ever had to wrangle an unpaid cast of actors, writers and comedians, it sounds like some sort of stupid dare. To Bad Example, on the other hand, it’s a fun way to spend their week, writing and performing sketches in front of packed houses.
Bad Example is made up of a cross section of Austin comedy veterans, from stand-ups to improvisers and beyond. They performed last year at Austin Sketch Fest at ColdTowne and the New York City Sketch Fest. We spoke to producer Jeff Whittaker about their process.
You guys have been cranking out a brand new hour of sketch comedy every week for a while. What have you learned about writing and performing sketch in that time?
Jeff Whitaker: Yeah, we’ve been fortunate enough to have had the right group of people that allow us to crank out a new show every week. It hasn’t been easy, but I think one of the biggest takeaways that we’ve learned is that sketches (at least for us) work WAY better when there’s room for performance. I started Bad Example with the idea of being a polished sketch show. After our very first show, that was thrown out the window because the cast played it so much funnier than what I envisioned. Even sketches that I wrote that I was proud of were outshined by the performance of the cast. I think the biggest thing we’ve learned about writing and performing is that we have the most success when we trust each other to add our own flavor to it.
Walk us through Bad Example’s week.
Jeff: A typical Bad Example week will start on a Monday with pitches. We usually meet, touch base, talk about ideas we have, maybe even do a group writing session. After this, we break until Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon is when scripts are due. We read through them that evening, they get cast out and then we have until Saturday morning to learn our lines. Once Saturday morning hits, we see our show on its feet for the first time ever, run tech, gather props and then do the show that night. It’s all incredibly fast-paced, but we trust each other to be ready for the show so it’s always been ready to go come showtime.
What are the draw backs to doing a show this way? The benefits?
Jeff: We haven’t really experienced a ton of drawbacks. I suppose if you dug hard enough, you could say that maybe some sketches would benefit from more rehearsals. However, the benefits seem to outweigh the drawbacks. Without trying to speak for the entire group, we are in a unique position as writers to be given the chance to experiment. We have less pressure to make a sketch “perfect” and if something doesn’t land, there’s always next week, you know? It’s also been amazing to see the cast of writers hit their strides because they’ve been given an opportunity to quickly find their voice. We’ve performed an insane amount of brand-new shows already and to think how long it would have taken to write and perform the same number of shows is staggering. It would have taken YEARS to perform as much as we already have.
If I gave you a category, would you be willing to give me some bad examples of stuff in that category?
Types of cars
Jeff: There’s a taco place called Mercedes-Beans. It’s a jalapeño driving another jalapeño. That seems barbaric!
Jeff: “I Just Masturbated Rouge”
How did your group get together?
Jeff: As I mentioned before, the group came together because I was trying to find a way to create a show that had a polished feel to it. After asking if I could have a show slot at some of the other theaters, I found that stage time was kind of hard to come by. I noticed that The New Movement had some vacancies and I went over there. However, I did not really know any of the performers. Purely off of recommendations and seeing a small handful do sketch at one-off shows, I asked people. Thankfully, everyone said yes. We had some new sketch writers/performers, along with some seasoned veterans.
That was the first version of Bad Example. We have largely remained the same cast but lost Olivia Doud and Ariel Greenspoon. Since then, we picked up Kelsey Rogers and Stephanie Pace (of Zoology Club), and John Buseman (of AC Lerok).
Who are your influences? Who are some of your favorite sketch comedy acts performing today?
Jeff: We all come from very different backgrounds so when asking who are influences are, these are some of the answers:
-Kids in the Hall (we had the honor of playing with Kevin McDonald in January)
-Saturday Night Live
-Key & Peele
-In Living Color
-All That (yes, the Nickelodeon show)
The list kind of goes on, but as you can see, we all have very different backgrounds which shaped our mind.
What makes you laugh the most?
Jeff: I can’t speak for everyone, but I know what kills me the most is cast member Cody Cartagena’s scream. It is the loudest, most visceral scream and it kills me every time. Everyone should be paying attention to this guy. He’s the real deal.
What’s the best thing about the Austin comedy scene?
Jeff: Austin’s comedy scene is amazing and unique because the quality of the content is so high and the ability to put up almost anything is amazing. Stage time is abundant and the community is wildly supportive. It really has helped us find our footing and establish our identity.
Do you have any fun “worst show” or “worst audience member” stories?
Jeff: Worst show? I would say this one show we did in NYC could be the worst one we ever had. We were still newer when we applied so we got a 4pm show slot that was empty. We came out with some of our hardest hitting sketches that just fell flat because of poor audience attendance. I love that we stuck it out and I’m still proud of the show we did. It was so bizarre, though.
Worst audience members? Thankfully we’ve had good audiences, but we do occasionally get some like SUPER old people that are thrown off by some of our more crude sketches. It’s pretty great performing 2 feet in front of someone’s grandma holding a floppy penis prop in your hand.
Do you have any fun “best show” stories?
Jeff: I think our best show was in January when we performed with Kids in the Hall cast member, Kevin McDonald. It was a very surreal experience because we all looked up to KITH so much and to play with him was great. He loved our sketches, performed them well and was incredibly supportive towards us. It was a pretty magical time that we won’t soon forget.
What are you looking forward to at this year’s festival?
We need to increase the visibility of this article. Any suggestions for a click-bait headline?
Jeff: “We tried to get sketch rebels Bad Example to answer some questions. You won’t believe what happens next….they answer them.”
What else – comedy wise – is your group looking forward to this year?
Jeff: We just launched our YouTube channel and are releasing videos every single week. We can’t wait to see where that goes and share our humor with a broader audience. Also to be called “not funny” by anonymous internet strangers.
Bad Example performs at Austin Sketch Fest on Saturday, May 23rd at 7pm at Spider House Ballroom. TICKETS HERE.


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At a press meet held yesterday, director Dharanidharan, who is busy helming his upcoming film, Jackson Durai, stated that actor Sathyaraj turned down the offer when he heard that Jackson Durai is a horror film. “Since Sathyaraj does not believe in ghosts, he was hesitant initially. Later, when I narrated the script, he understood his character’s importance and accepted to play the ghost role in the movie.”
Actor Sibiraj, who plays Sathya in the movie, is a police officer. In the movie, Sathya goes to a village called Ayanpuram where he has a supernatural encounter. Sibiraj said, “When Naaigal Jaakirathai became a hit, I decided not to sign any horror movies as they are large in number, and also not to act in those movies in which my father Sathyaraj is a part of. But, Jackson Durai‘s strong script made me take it up despite my decision.”
Jackson Durai is a story that is set in the 1940s, and actor Sathyaraj will have both human and ghost portions. The director also added that 25 percent of the shoot has been completed.
Jackson Durai has Sibiraj, Bindu Madhavi and Sathyaraj in lead roles while actors Karunakaran, Naan Kadavul Rajendran, Yogi Babu and American actor Zakri – who plays villain – are a part of the supporting cast. Cinematographer Yuva of Burma fame, editor Vivek Harshan and music director Vipin Siddharth belong to the technical team.

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Dr. Maxon G Balmforth
Dr. Max graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Max opened the North Kingstown Animal Hospital in 1974. His interests include surgery, emergency care, chemotherapy, and care of the critically ill. Dr. Balmforth is now part time and enjoying time on his farm and traveling.
Dr. David Mandarini
Dr. Dave graduated from the University of Torine, Italy in 1989. He has been a veterinarian at the North Kingstown Animal Hospital for over 19 years and his interests include general veterinary care of cats and dogs.
Dr. Lisa Connor
Dr. Connor joined the NKAH team early in the fall of 2015. Born and raised in Southeastern Massachusetts, she initially obtained her business degree and held several successful administrative roles in the fields of venture capital, emergency medical transportation, and general health care. After the tragic events of 9/11, she decided to pursue her childhood dream of becoming a Veterinarian. In 2004, she moved to Rhode Island and enrolled the following year into the University of Rhode Island’s veterinary program. In May of 2013, she obtained her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Atlantic Veterinary College on Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Dr. Connor practiced for two years locally working with companion animals and horses. She has particular interest in nutrition, dental prophylaxis, and alternative therapies such as acupuncture, chiropractics and laser therapy.
Outside of work, Lisa enjoys time at home on her family farm with two Great Pyrenees dogs, four cats, and four horses, a Belgian/Appaloosa gelding, Quarter Horse mare, Paint gelding and miniature gelding. Dr. Connor is an active member of the Great Pyrenees Club of America and enjoys attending local and regional dog shows. Boating with her family in the Salt Pond and trips to Block Island with the dogs are also a cherished pastime.
Dr. Mary Beth Armstrong
We are glad to have Dr. Mary on our team. She is very passionate about animal care and proves to be a team player.
Dr. Amy L. Hopper
Dr. Amy L. Hopper received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Tennessee in 1992. She is a member of the Rhode Island Veterinary Medical Association, the American Veterinary Medical Association, and the American Animal Hospital Association. Her special interests include preventive medicine and surgery, the human – animal bond and senior care.
Dr. Amanda Holmes
Dr. Holmes, a New England native received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, CT and obtained her doctorate of veterinary medicine from St. George’s University School of Veterinary Medicine. She relocated to Newport, RI in 2011 and has spent the last 5 years practicing general medicine in RI and providing relief work in CT.
Dr. Holmes finds general practice rewarding and enjoys taking the time to get to know her patients and their pet parents. She practices low stress handling and wants each visit to be a positive experience for patients that builds on the human animal bond. Her goal is to partner with pet parents to provide the best possible care for patients during all life stages. She is a member of the Rhode Island Veterinary Medical Association and American Veterinary Medical Association. Her current veterinary interests include soft tissue surgery, dentistry, dermatology, pain management and ways that nutrition and holistic options can complement traditional treatments for chronic disease management.
In her free time Mandy enjoys hiking with her dogs, traveling, cooking, yoga, reading and watching movies. She shares her home with her husband Joe (architect), rescue dog Chief (epileptic lone wolf) and foster failure Luna (demolitions expert).
Dr. David Clark, DVM, DACVS
Dr. Clark is a board-certified traveling surgeon who provides orthopedic and soft tissue surgeries. By working with Dr. Clark, our hospital is able to offer our clients a board-certified surgeon without the need of making a trip to a referral hospital. Dr. Clark completed his undergraduate studies in 1977 and his DVM degree in 1981, both from Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York. He completed his internship through Angel Memorial Hospital 1981–1982, then returned to Cornell University in 1982 then completed his residency 1985. Dr. Clark served as an Associate Professor and Chief of Small Animal Surgery at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Oklahoma State University from 1987–1993. He became a board-certified surgeon in 1987 as a Diplomat of the ACVS. In 1993.
Dr. Clark has been serving our hospital for over 23 years.
Susan M. Newell, DVM, MS, DACVR-Board Certified—Radiology
We are very pleased to have a relationship with Ocean State Veterinary Specialist and Dr. Newell. She will work with us, according to her availability, for abdominal ultrasound and xray interpretation.
Meet the North Kingstown Animal Hospital Staff
Practice Manager. Member of the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association (VHMA)
Kristin Rosa C.V.T.
Certified Veterinary Technician

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11 Scottish Government (2022) Renewing democracy through independence
12 McCann, P. (2019) Perceptions of Regional Inequality and the Geography of Discontent: Insights from the UK, p14 ( Productivity Insights Network)
13 Analysis provided in Scottish Government (2022) Independence in the modern world. Wealthier, happier, fairer: why not Scotland? confirms that the UK has lower productivity, higher poverty and higher inequality than a comparator group of European countries (Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Austria, Finland, Iceland, Netherlands, Switzerland and Belgium). The UK also has lower productivity, higher income inequality and higher poverty rates than Germany and France
14 Office for Budget Responsibility (2022) Brexit analysis (updated 26 May 2022). Many other reports from a wide range of respected economic researchers confirm the negative economic impacts of Brexit. For instance, the Centre for European Reform (2021) Cost of Brexit (October 2021) analysis found that ‘In October 2021, UK goods trade was 15.7% or £12.6 billion lower than it would have been if the UK had stayed in the EU’s single market and Customs Union’
15 Parker, G and Giles, C The deafening silence over Brexit’s economic fallout Financial Times, 20 June 2022
16 Kyd, J G (1952) Scottish population statistics including Webster’s analysis of population 1755 (third series, volume 44). Edinburgh: T and A Constable Ltd. Printers to the University of Edinburgh for the Scottish History Society
17 National Records of Scotland (2022) Projected Population of Scotland (2020-based)
18 Scottish Fiscal Commission (2022) Trends in Scotland’s population and effects on the economy and income tax
19 Resolution Foundation (2022) Stagnation Nation: interim report of the Economy 2030 Inquiry
20 Resolution Foundation (2022) Stagnation Nation: interim report of the Economy 2030 Inquiry
21 Resolution Foundation (2022) Stagnation Nation: interim report of the Economy 2030 Inquiry
22 Parker, G and Giles, C The deafening silence over Brexit’s economic fallout Financial Times, 20 June 2022
23 OECD (2022), OECD Economic Outlook, Volume 2022 Issue 1, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/62d0ca31-en.
24 Mann, C L (2022) A monetary policymaker faces uncertainty − speech by Catherine L Mann Bank of England
25 Resolution Foundation (June 2022) The Big Brexit: an assessment of the scale of change to come from Brexit
26 Resolution Foundation (June 2022) The Big Brexit: an assessment of the scale of change to come from Brexit – Key Findings section
27 Scottish Government (2022) State of the economy: May 2022 - Trade
28 Non-oil and gas imports from the EU were still 14% lower in the year ending March 2022 compared to the year ending March 2020. In contrast, Scotland’s imports from Non-EU countries were only 1% lower over this period.
29 All comparisons are provided for sectoral EU imports in the year ending March 2022 vs the year ending March 2020. Regional trade statistics analysis: fourth quarter 2021 – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
33 In the Act the Westminster Government also took back spending powers in devolved policy areas that had been removed from it on the establishment of devolution in 1999. That has enabled it to exercise unilateral control over the UK replacement to EU Structural Funds (ESF), the Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF), bypassing the Scottish Parliament and Government and undermining devolved decision-making. The Fund has also been replaced at significantly lower levels of investment. Scottish Government (2021) After Brexit: The UK Internal Market Act and devolution.
34 Office of the United States Trade Representative (2019) Summary of U.S.-UK Negotiating Objectives
35 Scottish Government (2020) UK internal market: initial assessment of Westminster Government proposals
36 O’Rourke, KH. Independent Ireland in Comparative Perspective, Irish Economic and Social History, Vol 44, Issue 1, November 2017, pp 19-45
37 This trade diversification reflects not only the historical reliance on trade with Britain but also the export pattern of newly established foreign firms in Ireland. A number of features of Irish economic policy contributed to improved performance post EU accession, including but not limited to: low corporation tax and other incentives for inward investment, the availability of well-educated but under-employed labour as the economy started to grow rapidly, English language and a trade-friendly time-zone, and the enduring social partnership which facilitated wage moderation and macroeconomic stability through the late 1980s to early 2000s. Nevertheless, the expansion of trade with EU countries at the expense of more traditional links is notable.
38 Net National Income per head is included in this table because there are widely recognised problems with using GDP as a measure of the Irish economy. These have been set out by the Central Bank of Ireland in, Byrne S, Conefrey T and O’Grady M (2021) The Disconnection of GDP from Economic Activity Carried out in Ireland (Central Bank of Ireland) and FitzGerald, J. (2018). National Accounts for a Global Economy: the case of Ireland, QEC Special Article, Dublin: Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
39 See chart 3 ‘historical labour productivity’ in Tenreyo, S The fall in productivity growth: causes and implications Bank of England speech, January 2018. Also Erber, G, Fritsche, U and Harms, PC The Global productivity Slowdown: Diagnosis, Causes and Remedies Review of European Economic Policy, Vol 52, 2017
40 House of Commons Library (2021) Income Inequality in the UK
41 This intellectual shift is reflected in numerous publications but prominent examples include: Ostry, J, Berg, A, and Tsangarides, C (2014), Redistribution, Inequality, and Growth (International Monetary Fund); OECD (2015) In It Together: Why Less Inequality Benefits All; and, OECD (2018) Good Jobs for All in a Changing World of Work: The OECD Jobs Strategy; OECD New Approaches to Economic Challenges
42 OECD (2018) Good Jobs for All in a Changing World of Work: The OECD Jobs Strategy. A useful summary is provided in this blog, Bell, K (2018) The OECD says collective bargaining is the best way to deliver better work TUC
43 Office for National Statistics (2022) Regional labour productivity, UK; Scottish Government (2022) Scotland’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation: evidence paper; Scottish Government (2022) Independence in the modern world. Wealthier, happier, fairer: why not Scotland?
44 £14,000 is the difference between Scotland’s GDP per capita (offshore measure) and the average GDP per capita of the ten small economies as introduced in Independence in the modern world. Wealthier, happier, fairer: why not Scotland? - gov.scot (www.gov.scot). There are widely recognised concerns over Ireland’s GDP statistics and therefore it is worth noting that the difference in GDP per capita between Scotland and the average for this group of countries excluding Ireland remains significant, on average £11,000 per person higher in 2021. Scotland’s GDP per capita includes a geographical share of extra-region (offshore) activity and is sourced from GDP Quarterly National Accounts: 2022 Quarter 1 (January to March) - gov.scot (www.gov.scot). GDP per capita, measured in current prices and current Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs), for other countries is sourced from OECD database Level of GDP per capita and productivity (oecd.org). Scotland’s GDP per capita in current prices and current PPPs is estimated by applying a PPP conversion factor for the UK published by OECD. Conversion rates - Purchasing power parities (PPP) - OECD Data Difference in levels of GDP per capita reflects differences in historical growth rates and past performance may not be indicative of future performance
45 Office for National Statistics Annual regional labour productivity 1998-2020 dataset (Accessed August 2022)
46 Median gross weekly full-time earnings data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings: annual survey of hours and earnings – resident analysis – Nomis – Official Census and Labour Market Statistics
47 Scottish Government (2022) Labour Market Trends: September 2022 (accessed September 2022)
48 Scottish Government (2022) Scotland National Strategy for Economic Transformation: evidence paper
49 Scottish Government (2022) Independence in the modern world. Wealthier, happier, fairer: why not Scotland?
50 Scottish Government (2022) Independence in the modern world. Wealthier, happier, fairer: why not Scotland?
51 European Union EU and European Commission priorities 2019-2024
52 Natural capital is the environmental resources (e.g. plants, animals, air, water, soils) that combine to yield a flow of benefits to people. Scottish Government (2022) Scottish Natural Capital Accounts 2022
53 Oxford Economics (2021) UK Green Growth Index Lloyds Banking Group
54 The UK Green Growth Index has two “domains”: Green growth challenge: the degree to which the net zero transition could create economic challenges; and Green growth opportunity: the degree to which the conditions are in place to capitalise on the growth of the green economy. The challenge themes are: dependence on carbon-intensive industry; current emissions; and fossil fuel power infrastructure. The opportunity themes are: base of green industry; skills and training; innovation; and renewable energy
55 United Nations UN Convention on the Law of the Seas Part V Exclusive Economic Zone↩
56 Marine Scotland Information Facts and figures about Scotland's sea area (coastline length, sea area in sq kms) (accessed August 2022)
57 United Nations UN Convention on the Law of the Seas Part IV Continental Shelf.
58 Marine Scotland Information Facts and figures about Scotland's sea area (coastline length, sea area in sq kms) (accessed August 2022)
59 “Core waters” refers to waters within the “metropolitan” or “European” EU i.e. excluding the Special Territories of the EU (e.g. Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories).
60 Further information on Exclusive Economic Zones is available via the European Marine Observation and Data Network - Exclusive Economic Zones
61 Scottish Government (2015) Scotland's National Marine Plan
62 The Faroes Special Area is an agreement that third country fishing vessels can be authorised by Faroe Islands to fish within the Scottish zone: UK/Denmark: Protocol to Agreement with Faroe Islands on Maritime Delimitation [CS Denmark No.1/2013]
63 With the exception of the digital technologies sector which uses 2021 data, we provide sectoral statistics from 2019 in order to give a picture of Scotland’s performance in these areas before the complications of the Covid-19 pandemic.
64 GVA is the standard economic measure of the value of goods and services produced in an area, industry, sector or region of an economy
65 Scottish Government (2022) Growth Sector Statistics (accessed August 2022)
66 Scottish Government (2022) Growth Sector Statistics (accessed August 2022)
67 HMCR Overseas Trade Statistics – Fresh or chilled Atlantic salmon exports (accessed September 2022)
68 Scottish Annual Business Statistics 2020 (accessed September 2022)
69 HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics – Scotch whisky (accessed September 2022)
70 Scottish Annual Business Statistics 2020 (accessed September 2022)
71 Scottish Government (2022) Growth Sector Statistics (accessed August 2022)
72 Scottish Government (2022) Growth Sector Statistics (accessed August 2022) (note – in this Growth Sector Statistics dataset, tourism statistics are listed under ‘sustainable tourism’)
73 Scottish Government (2022) Growth Sector Statistics (accessed August 2022): The Financial and Business Services sector is based on a broad definition that includes SIC 2007 codes 64-82 Using a narrower definition of financial and related professional services results in a figure of 153,000 (UK Based Financial and related Professional Services – TheCityUK). Financial and Business Services relates only to those sectors fully covered in ABS (so excludes financial and insurance activities). Therefore a Financial and Business Services Scotland total GVA is not provided in growth sector statistics.
74 Ethical Finance Hub Mapping the Responsible Investment Landscape in Scotland
75 University of Edinburgh School of informatics research excellence; The Data Lab DataFest; Scottish Government (2018) Edinburgh and South East City Region Deal; Scottish Government (2022) Inspiring a new generation of tech entrepreneurs
76 The Princeton Review 2022 top postgraduate programs for video game design; The Princeton Review 2022 Top undergraduate programs for video game design
77 Skills Development Scotland (2022) Sectoral Skills Assessment: Digital Technologies
78 Skills Development Scotland (2019) Scotland’s Digital Technologies – Summary Report
79 Scottish Government (2022) Scotland’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation: evidence paper; Scottish Government; Life Sciences Scotland, Animal Bioscience, Aquaculture and Agritech (last accessed 12/06/22)
80 Scottish Government (2022) Growth Sector Statistics (accessed August 2022)
82 Scottish Government Manufacturing – Space sector (accessed September 2022). UK Space Trade Association (2022) Britain competes for the launch of an estimated 2,000 satellites by 2030 (ukspace.org)
83 Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023
84 Muscatelli, A. (2019) The Muscatelli Report, Driving Innovation in Scotland – A National Mission (University of Glasgow)
85 Scotland’s AI Strategy (2021) Scotland's AI Strategy – Scotland's AI Strategy
86 Life Sciences Scotland, Animal Bioscience, Aquaculture and Agritech (last accessed 12/06/22)
87 Scottish Government (2021) Scottish Space Strategy launched
88 Scottish Government (2021) Supporting Our Digital Technology Sector – A changing nation: how Scotland will thrive in a digital world
91 Universities Scotland (2019) Higher Education’s contribution to the National Performance Framework: economy, fair work and business. Universities Scotland’s submission to the Scottish Government 2020/21 budget
92 This comparison is based on data for Scotland, the UK and all EU countries included in the OECD Regional Education Statistics dataset (select the required Geography from ‘Country’) (accessed 31 August 2022). Malta and Cyprus are not in the OECD dataset, so comparative data for those EU countries was taken from Eurostat Population by educational attainment level, sex and NUTS 2 regions (%) data (select ‘Tertiary education (levels 5-8)’ from ‘International Standard Classification of Education’ drop down)(accessed 8 September 2022). Until 2019, Scotland and the UK were included in the Eurostat dataset, which showed Scotland outperforming all EU nations
93 Erasmus+ (n.d.) Erasmus+ Statistics (last accessed 08/09/22)
95 European Commission Horizon Dashboard
96 Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Table 7 – Income analysed by source 2015/16 to 2020/21 (accessed August 2022)
97 The financial system comprises money, financial instruments, financial markets, financial institutions, regulatory agencies, and central banks.
98 Tetlow, G and Pope T (2022) What new institutions of economic policy would an independent Scotland need? Economics Observatory
99 Under the gold standard, the amount of money in the economy was dependent on the amount of gold. After World War I, all major countries worked to reconstruct the gold standard and the Bretton Wood system of fixed exchanges rates was formed in 1945.
100 For an account relating to Ireland see Honohan, P (2019). Currency, Credit and Crisis: Central Banking in Ireland and Europe. Cambridge University Press.
101 A currency peg is where a national government or central bank sets a fixed rate of exchange for its own currency against a foreign currency (or a basket of currencies). A currency peg is often used to encourage trade between countries. Neither Greenland nor Faroe Islands are members of the EU.
102 Scottish Government (2022) Independence in the modern world. Wealthier, happier, fairer: why not Scotland?
103 See for example: Institute for Government (2021) Currency options for an independent Scotland; MacDonald, R (2022) What would the currency options be for an independent Scotland, Economics Observatory; and Kay, J (2022) Currency options for an independent Scotland in Hassan, G. and Barro, S (eds). A Better Nation: The Challenges of Scottish Independence, Luath Press Limited Edinburgh.
104 For example within the EU and UK all bank deposits are guaranteed to the value of £85,000. See Financial Services Compensation Scheme | Bank of England
105 As the role of the Scottish Central Bank evolves, its mandate would change to reflect price stability as well. For discussion of role of central bank see Mackintosh, S. (2022) ‘Creating the National Bank of Scotland and the Scottish Pound: Establishing an Institutional Pathway and a Timeline for Success’; and Hardie, I (2022). Currency choice of an independent Scotland: what role for the central bank? Economics Observatory.
106 The Scottish Central Bank would be independent of Government, which is a model adopted by many developed economies. For example, Ireland is part of the Euro area which means that the monetary policy for Ireland is exercised by the independent European Central Bank as part of the monetary policy setting for the whole Euro area. On financial regulation, in the UK financial conduct authority (FCA) operates independently of government and is responsible for protecting consumers for bad conduct, ensuring the integrity of the UK financial system and promoting effective competition in the interests of consumers. Similar functions exist in Ireland, Denmark and Ireland. For fiscal policy, most small economies have a separate institution to carry out debt management policy on behalf of Government.
107 After the financial crisis of 2008 and the far reaching impact of this event on finances and public confidence in the financial system’s stability, new international standards were established to promote measures designed to avoid any future crises. We would align the Scottish Central Bank’s functions with these international standards and establish a resolution regime which ensured the continuity and stability of systemically important financial services, avoiding any adverse effects on the financial stability of the wider economy, and protecting public funds by minimising reliance on public financial support to bail out at risk banks.
109 Bank of Scotland is part of Lloyds Banking Group (UK), while Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is part of National Westminster (UK).
110 For an example, see: Central Bank of Ireland – Strategic role of Central Bank of Ireland
111 These statistics, which include economic indicators such as trade in goods and services and international investment and income flows, are currently produced for the UK by the Office for National Statistics.
112 Bank of England UK International Reserves – August 2022 (accessed October 2022). In addition, the Bank of England holds reserves of $20.7 billion for precautionary purposes
113 International Monetary Fund (2022) World Economic Outlook Database, April 2022
114 Other countries using the Danish Krone are Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
115 The only other country to use the Swiss Franc is Lichtenstein.
116 The other territories to use sterling are Jersey, Gibraltar, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Note that Gibraltar, the Isle of Man, Saint Helena and Ascension also issue their own currency which is at parity with pound sterling.
117 GDP is measured in current U.S. dollars. Reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
119 Office for National Statistics (2022) Country and regional public sector finances, UK financial year ending 2021
120 Philips, D. (2022) Scotland’s underlying public finances are improving as oil and gas revenues rise – but long-term challenges remain Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)
121 Scottish Government (2021) Scottish Budget 2022 to 2023
122 Revenue from Scottish Income tax, Land and Buildings Transaction Tax, Scottish Landfill Tax and Non-domestic rates as a share of total Scotland budget.
123 Scottish Government (2021) Framework for Tax 2021
124 The Block Grant is the grant received by the Scottish Government and other Devolved Administrations as part of the current cross-UK funding arrangements. Changes in the Block Grant are determined by the Barnett Formula, which provides the Devolved Administrations with a proportion of increases or decreases in UK expenditure on devolved policy. Further detail on the operation of the funding arrangements are set out in: Scotland’s Fiscal Outlook: The Scottish Government’s Medium-Term Financial Strategy and Fiscal framework technical note: May 2022
125 Scottish Government (2021) Scottish Budget 2022 to 2023
126 Office for National Statistics Regional gross domestic product: all ITL regions (accessed August 2022)
127 PSNB as a percentage of GDP has been greater than 3.0% in 28 of the last 50 years. Office for Budget Responsibility (2022) Public finances databank 2021-22 (accessed August 2022)
128 OECD (2022), General government deficit (indicator). doi: 10.1787/77079edb-en (Accessed on 15 September 2022)
129 Office for Budget Responsibility (2022) Economic and fiscal outlook - March 2022
130 Other expenditure includes devolved capital spending, Scotland’s population share of UK Defence spending, Debt Interest payments, overseas development aid, transport, economic development, common services and other small spending lines.
131 Scottish Government (2022) Government Expenditure & Revenue Scotland (GERS) 2021-22
132 The Scottish Fiscal Commission has highlighted that slowing adult population growth and a declining labour market participation rate are key drivers in the declining rate of longer-term economic growth in Scotland: Scottish Fiscal Commission (2022) Scotland’s Economic and Fiscal Forecasts. Analysis by National Records Scotland shows that migration is the main reason for projected population growth in the next few years but beyond 2028 this will no longer offset the gap between births and deaths: National Records of Scotland (2022) Scotland's population projected to fall
133 Sovereign debt is issued by a country’s government to borrow money, usually in the form of securities. It is also known as government debt, public debt, or national debt.
134 HM Treasury (2015) HM Treasury review of the Office for Budget Responsibility
135 Automatic stabilisers are government policies that offset economic fluctuations through their normal operation, without additional intervention by government. For example in times of weak economic performance and higher unemployment, spending on employment support increases due to an increase in claimants, supporting consumer demand without additional government action.
136 International Monetary Fund (2014) Strengthening Post-Crisis Fiscal Credibility: Fiscal Councils on the Rice – A New ;set
137 International Monetary Fund (2009) Fiscal Rules – Anchoring expectations for Sustainable Public Finances
138 Budget balance rules constrain the budget aggregate that primarily influences the debt ratio and are largely under government control.
139 Debt rules set an explicit anchor or ceiling for public debt, often expressed in percent of GDP
140 Expenditure rules set limits on total, primary, or current government expenditures.
141 Revenue rules set ceilings or floors on revenues and are aimed at boosting revenue collection and/or preventing an excessive tax burden.
142 Institute for Government (2022) Fiscal rules in the UK since 1997
143 For a discussion on the impact of austerity on the UK and Scotland, please refer to pages 32 nd 33 of Renewing Democracy through Independence, Scottish Government, 2022
144 von der Leyen, U. A Union That Stands Strong Together (European Commission State of the Union Address, September 2022)
145 Public Sector Net Debt is the total amount that the public sector owes, which is largely the stock of past borrowing.
146 OECD (2019) OECD Review of the Scottish Fiscal Commission, p2
147 Scottish Fiscal Commission (2022) Corporate Plan 2022-25
148 The International Monetary Fund and The World Bank (2014) Revised Guidelines for Public Debt Management
149 The UK DMO’s cash management objective is to ensure that sufficient funds are always available to meet any net daily central government cash shortfall and, on any day there is a net cash surplus to ensure that this is used to best advantage. UK Debt Management Office Money Markets
150 HM Treasury (2014) UK debt and the Scotland independence referendum, p1
151 Institute for Government (2021) How would an independent Scotland Borrow?
152 Roberts, C and Lawrence, M (2018) Our Common Wealth: A Citizens’ Wealth Fund for the UK (IPPR Commission on Economic Justice) https://www.ippr.org/files/2018-04/cej-our-common-wealth-march-2018.pdf
153 Based on a geographical share of North Sea Revenues. GERS uses the share reported in the ONS Country and Regional Public Sector Finances publication. The estimate is based on the median line principle as employed in 1999 to determine the boundary between Scotland and the rest of the UK for fishery demarcation purposes. Production, costs and revenue are allocated on a field by field basis to either the rest of the UK or Scotland using this boundary
154 Scottish Government (2022) Government Expenditure & Revenue Scotland (GERS) 2021-22
155 Scottish Government (2022) Government Expenditure & Revenue Scotland (GERS) 2021-22
156 Philips, D. (2022) What might the public finances of an independent Scotland look like? (Economics Observatory)
157 Philips, D. (2022) Scotland’s underlying public finances are improving as oil and gas revenues rise – but long-term challenges remain Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)
158 The impact of the Energy Profits Levy has not yet been assessed by the OBR, and the levy includes generous allowances for new investment, which may lead to revenue being lower than HMT’s forecast. However, this may also be offset by higher energy prices. There may also be other changes to the underlying Scottish and UK fiscal position in the short term as the economic and fiscal impacts of rising inflation become clearer. However, the last time receipts were at a similar level, in 2011-12, the Scottish fiscal position was similar to that of the UK
159 Scottish Government (2021) A National Mission with Local Impact: Infrastructure Investment Plan for Scotland 2021-22 to 2025-26
162 Abiad, A et al. (2014) Is it time for an infrastructure push? The macroeconomic effects of public investment International Monetary Fund (pdf). Associated blog and video available at IMF Survey: The Time Is Right for an Infrastructure Push
163 Scottish Government (2018) Infrastructure investment: evidence summary
164 Scottish Government (2018) Infrastructure investment: evidence summary pp13-15
165 OECD (2016) The positive effect of public investment on potential growth
167 Having a higher level of capital intensity in the economy typically allows workers to be more productive. The investment package would also lead to improvement in labour productivity and real disposable incomes. Ultimately, the economic gains from infrastructure investment are shaped by the degree of economic slack, the method of financing and the efficiency of public investment: Abiad, A et al. (2014) Is it time for an infrastructure push? The macroeconomic effects of public investment International Monetary Fund
168 Scottish Government (2021) A National Mission with Local Impact: Infrastructure Investment Plan for Scotland 2021-22 to 2025-26
169 European Union EU and European Commission priorities 2019-2024
170 The Fund’s strategic aims are also closely aligned with the following missions of the Scottish National Investment Bank: ‘Achieving a Just Transition to net zero by 2045. Invest in rebalancing the economy towards leadership in sustainable technology, services and industry’ and ‘Extending equality of opportunity through improving places by 2040’
171 A range of literature discusses the winners and losers of globalisation. Key texts include: Rodrik, R (2017) Straight Talk on Trade, Princeton University Press; and, Autor, D, Dorn, D and Hanson, G (2016) The China Shock: Learning from Labor Market Adjustment to Large Changes in Trade Annual Review of Economics, vol 8(1)
172 Scottish Government (2022) Independence in the modern world. Wealthier, happier, fairer: why not Scotland? discusses the relatively high social spending of comparator countries: in total and particularly on labour market policies. See pp48-51
173 Rodrik, R (1998) Why do more open economies have bigger governments? Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 106, No. 5, pp997-1032; and, Cameron, D (1978) The Expansion of the Public Economy: A Comparative Analysis The American Political Science Review, Vol. 72, No. 4, pp. 1243-1261
174 Kalafsky, R and Brown, R Reappraising Scotland’s exports and their geographies: Brexit and beyond, Fraser of Allander Institute
175 Scottish Government (2019) Export Growth Plan: methodology note, p8
176 Scottish Government (2022) State of the Economy: May 2022
177 UK in a Changing Europe (2022) UK Trade in the wake of Brexit,
178 Springford, J (2022) The Cost of Brexit: December 2021, Centre for European Reform
179 Springford, J (2022) The Cost of Brexit: December 2021, Centre for European Reform
180 Scottish Government (2019) A Trading Nation: analytical methodology note
181 European Commission EU position in world trade (accessed September 2022)
182 Scottish Government, New Zealand trade agreement letter to the UK Government 21 August 2022
183 European Commission (2021) Communication on the Trade Policy Review
184 Scottish Government (2022) Scotland's Vision for Trade: annual report - March 2022
185 Scottish Government (2022 )Scotland's National Strategy for Economic Transformation - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
186 Scottish Government (2019) Scotland: a trading nation
187 The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the UK sets out preferential arrangements in areas such as trade in goods and in services. It was negotiated in response to the Westminster Government’s decision to leave the European Union. European Commission The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (2021)
188 Cabinet Office (2019) Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Ireland on the CTA
189 The 2019 Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Ireland on the CTA recorded that both Governments have a “shared commitment to the protection of the CTA and associated reciprocal rights and privileges as a legitimate and fundamental public policy”. In Hayward, K. and McEwen, N. (2022) An EU border across Britain: Scotland's borders after independence UK in a Changing Europe, the authors noted that “given its unique geographic and historic circumstances, most specifically the existence of the Common Travel Area (CTA), most experts assume that Scotland would most likely seek and be granted an opt-out from the border control elements of the Schengen Agreement during membership negotiations with the European Union”.
190 Scottish Government (2021) Export Statistics Scotland 2019
191 Scottish Government (2021) Export Statistics Scotland 2019. agriculture, forestry and fishing products exports are counted under ‘Other’ in these export statistics; and retail & wholesale are included under ‘Services’
192 Hayward, K. and McEwen, N. (2022) An EU border across Britain: Scotland's borders after independence UK in a Changing Europe
193 SchengenVisaInfo (2022) EU Council Approves Extension of Mobile Roaming Scheme Without Extra Fees Throughout the Bloc
194 Pinsent Masons (2022) Digital Single Market and Scott Marcus, J, Petropoulos, G and Yeung, T (2019) Contribution to growth. The European Digital Single Market. Delivering economic benefits for citizens and businesses European Parliament
195 Halpin, P EU would consider veterinary agreement with UK – Sefcovic, Reuters, February 25, 2021
196 Both agreements retain documentary checks, but these are quicker or can be completed remotely.
197 European Commission The EU Single Window Environment for Customs
198 Cabinet Office (2020) 2025 UK Border Strategy
199 Curran, I. Rosslare Europort acquires 18-acre site to help add capacity as port expands, Irish Times, 29 June 2022
200 Karlsson, L. (2017) Smart Border 2.0 Avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland for Customs control and free movement of persons (Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs)
201 Liz Truss: It’s fair to give wealthiest more money back, BBC News website, 4th September 2022
202 Scottish Government (2022) Independence in the modern world. Wealthier, happier, fairer: why not Scotland?↩
203 The analysis set out in Independence and the Modern World is backed up by other recent reports and commentary. See, for instance, Liz Truss thinks we have to choose between inequality and growth – but it does not have to be this way, New Statesman, 7 September 2022 and Stagnation Nation, Resolution Foundation, July 2022
204 Kwasi Kwarteng A Liz Truss government would be unashamedly pro-growth 4th September 2022
205 OECD (2015) In It Together: Why Less Inequality Benefits All pg 26
206 The Gini coefficient is a measure intended to represent the income or wealth inequality within a nation or a social group.
207 Dable-Norris, E, Kochhar, N, Suphiphiphta, N, Ricka, F, Tsounta, E Causes and Consequences of Income Inequality: A Global Perspective. IMF (2015) pg 6
208 Scottish Government (2022) Energy Statistics for Scotland – Q4 2021 figures
209 Scottish Government, Scottish Energy Statistics Hub Operational renewable capacity (see ‘quarterly capacity by technology’ table for 2022 Q2 data, and ‘annual capacity by technology’ table for annual data back to 2000)
210 Scottish Government, Scottish Energy Statistics Hub Installed supply capacity and peak electricity demand
211 A gigawatt is one billion watts. The United States Department of Energy provides useful illustrations of how much power this is: How Much Power is 1 Gigawatt?
212 Scottish Government Scottish Energy Statistics Hub – Operational renewable capacity as at Q2 2022
213 Scottish Government (2021/22) Onshore Wind Policy Statement Consultation
214 Scottish government (2021) Chapter 5: Economic Opportunities – Onshore wind – policy statement refresh 2021: consultative draft
216 Crown Estate Scotland (2022) ScotWind offshore wind leasing delivers major boost to Scotland’s net zero aspirations – News – Crown Estate Scotland
218 Scottish Government Scottish Energy Statistics Hub – Pipeline renewable capacity as at Q2 2022
219 Scottish Government, Scottish Energy Statistics Hub Operational renewable capacity as at Q2 2022; Uk Government https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes
220 Scottish Government (2021/22) Onshore Wind Policy Statement Consultation
221 Scotland currently has 13.3GW of renewable energy capacity already built in Scotland and 16.0GW in the planning and construction pipeline. Scottish Energy Statistics Hub – Operational renewable capacity as at Q1 2022; Scottish Energy Statistics Hub – Pipeline renewable capacity as at Q1 2022
222 Scottish government (2021) Chapter 5: Economic Opportunities – Onshore wind – policy statement refresh 2021: consultative draft
223 Crown Estate Scotland (2022) ScotWind offshore wind leasing delivers major boost to Scotland’s net zero aspirations – News – Crown Estate Scotland
224 Scottish Government, Scottish Energy Statistics Hub Operational renewable capacity as at Q1 2022
225 Scotland has signed memorandums of understanding on exporting hydrogen and knowledge exchange with Hamburg, North-Rhine Westphalia and Denmark.
226 Scottish Government (2020) Scottish hydrogen: assessment report
227 Scottish Government, Scottish Energy Statistics Hub Oil and gas consumption (2019)
228 Gross Domestic Product is the standard economic measure of the total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year.
229 Scottish Government, Scottish Energy Statistics Hub Gross value added (GVA) associated with oil and gas production
230 Scottish Government Scottish Energy Statistics Hub - Scottish Oil and gas employment https://scotland.shinyapps.io/sg-scottish-energy-statistics/?Section=OilGas&Chart=OilGasEmployment
231 The Acorn Project About the Acorn Project
232 Green House Gas emissions are generally expressed in megatonnes of CO2 equivalents (1 megatonne = 1 million tonnes = 1 billion kilograms).
233 The Acorn Project (2021) Scottish Cluster expected to deliver 20,600 jobs in the next decade↩
234 1 Gigatonne (Gt) = 1 billion tonnes.
235 The Energy Technology Institute (2016) Progressing Development of the UK’s Strategic Carbon Dioxide Storage Resource: A Summary of Results from the Strategic UK CO2 Storage Appraisal Project
236 European Commission (2022) Joint European action for more affordable, secure energy
238 Fair Work Convention (2016) Fair Work Framework
239 Resolution Foundation has found that “there is widespread non-compliance [with employment law] and that those with the lowest level of connection to the labour market in elementary occupations, and in fragmented types of work are the most at risk of being on the receiving end of unlawful behaviour from employers.” Resolution Foundation (2019) From rights to reality: Enforcing labour market laws in the UK
240 Scottish Government (2022) Independence in the modern world. Wealthier, happier, fairer: why not Scotland? – gov.scot (www.gov.scot), pp35-37
241 Scottish Government (2022) Independence in the modern world. Wealthier, happier, fairer: why not Scotland? – gov.scot (www.gov.scot), pp45
242 Around half of disabled people aged 16 to 64 years (53.5%) in the UK were in employment compared with around 8 in 10 (81.6%) for non-disabled people (July to September 2021). Office for National Statistics (2022) Outcomes for disabled people in the UK: 2021
243 OECD (2022), Public spending on labour markets (‘Sheltered and Supported employment and rehabilitation’ indicator). doi: 10.1787/911b8753-en (Accessed on 15 July 2022)
244 Office for National Statistics (2022) A09: Labour market status by ethnic group
245 Scottish Government (2022) Independence in the modern world. Wealthier, happier, fairer: why not Scotland?. See the first publication in the Building a New Scotland series for a discussion of differences between the UK and comparator country labour market models.
246 OECD Indicators of Employment Protection – OECD (latest year 2019). Among OECD nations, only the US has fewer legal employment protections than the UK.
247 For instance, the Employment Acts of 1980 and 1982, and the abolition of the National Economic Development Council in 1992. A pertinent recent example would be the decision to abolish the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (an advisory body on skills and employment policy involving trade unions, employers and government) in 2017.
248 OECD Indicators of Employment Protection (latest year 2019)
249 See for instance – Keune, M, Inequality between capital and labour and among wage-earners: the role of collective bargaining and trade unions, European Review of Labour and Research, 2021 and also discussion in section 2 of Scottish Government (2022) Independence in the modern world. Wealthier, happier, fairer: why not Scotland?
250 European Council Adequate minimum wages in the EU
251 Scottish Government (2021) Fair Work Action Plan
252 Scottish Government (2019) A Fairer Scotland for Women: gender pay gap action plan
253 Scottish Government (2018) A Fairer Scotland for Disabled People: employment action plan
254 OECD (2020) Paid sick leave to protect income, health and jobs through the COVID_19 crisis Section 3 Strengthening support to employees suffering from Covid -19 (see chart 3 and associated data)
256 The Taylor Review defines the gig economy as ‘people using apps to sell their labour’. For a full discussion see: Taylor Review (2017) Good work: the Taylor review of modern working practices, p25,
257 The holiday entitlement of a worker without normal working hours is currently based on the amount of hours worked over a ‘pay reference period’ of 12 weeks. However, as the Taylor Review (2017) Good work: the Taylor review of modern working practices, (pp46-48) argued, “it is widely acknowledged that this does not work for everyone, especially where work is seasonal or there are significant peaks and troughs in work. For example, an individual may work 50 hours a week during the summer months and then scale back their hours for a month to just 10 hours a week before taking leave. In this situation, the individual would not necessarily get all the holiday pay to which they should have been entitled”.
258 OECD Employment Oulook 2021 Statutory annual paid leave and public holidays in OECD countries : Number of days per year, 2020
259 Resolution Foundation (2020) Under the wage floor: Exploring firms’ incentives to comply with the minimum wage
260 The Taylor Review recommended that “The Government should ask the Low Pay Commission to consider the design and impacts of the introduction of a higher NMW rate for hours that are not guaranteed as part of the contract.” Taylor Review (2017) Good work: the Taylor review of modern working practices, p44
261 OECD (2022), Public spending on labour markets (‘Total’ and ‘Training’ indicator). doi: 10.1787/911b8753-en (Accessed on 15 July 2022)
262 IMF News Kurzarbeit: Germany’s Short-Time Work Benefit, 15 June 2020
263 Further information on Job Security Councils is provided in: Scottish Government (2022) Independence in the modern world. Wealthier, happier, fairer: why not Scotland?, p52
265 The Danish Government (2019) Prepared for the future of work. Follow-up on the Danish Disruption Council
266 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) or inward investment (which includes investment from the rest of the UK into Scotland) involves a company or institution headquartered outside of Scotland that establishes a base of operations within Scotland, creating jobs, economic opportunities and associated capital investment
267 Scottish Government (2020) Scottish Annual Business Statistics 2018
268 Scottish Government (2020) Scotland’s Inward Investment Plan: analytical methodology note
269 EY (2022) Scotland leads the way for FDI investment
270 Scottish Enterprise (2022) Investing in Ambition. Scotland’s Risk Capital Market in Context-2021
271 Scottish Government (2021) Investing with Purpose: global capital investment plan
272 The Scottish National Investment Bank (2021) Scottish National Investment Bank – Annual report and accounts
273 Scottish Government National Performance Framework: Entrepreneurial activity
274 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM)(2021) 2020 Scotland Monitoring Report
275 Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Table 4e – Intellectual property: Spin-off activities by higher education provider 2014/15 to 2020/21
277 Big Innovation Centre (2017) The Purposeful Company – Policy Report
278 The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (2012) The Kay review of UK equity markets and long-term decision making: final report
279 Business Purpose Commission for Scotland (2022) Now is the Time for Purpose
280 Scottish Government (2022) Independence in the Modern World pages 54 and 55 include a discussion on the benefits of codetermination
281 Section 1 Independence in the Modern World, Scottish Government 2022
282 Scottish Government (2022) Scottish Child Payment: interim evaluation
283 Scottish Government (2022) Best Start, Bright Futures: tackling child poverty delivery plan 2022 to 2026
284 For early learning and childcare see. OECD (September 2021) Chart PF3.1.B Public spending on childcare and early education; For parental leave see (OECD October 2021). Chart PF2.1.D Parental leave systems; for labour market policies see OECD (2022) Public spending on labour markets (indicator). doi: 10.1787/911b8753-en (Accessed on 09 September 2022)
285 International Cooperative Alliance and Euricse (2021) World Cooperative Monitor 2021; Vieta, M. Depedri, S. and Carrano, A (2017) The Italian Road to Recuperating Enterprises and the Legge Marcora Framework: Italy’s worker buyouts in times of crisis Euricse; CECOP – CICOPA Europe (2013) Business transfers to employees under the form of cooperatives in Europe
286 Scottish Enterprise Co-operative business support in Scotland
287 Office for National Statistics (2022) National population projections (accessed August 2022)
288 Scottish Fiscal Commission (2022) Trends in Scotland’s population and effects on the economy and income tax
289 National Records of Scotland (2021) Population by Country of Birth and Nationality, Scotland, July 2020 to June 2021 (accessed August 2022)
290 London accounted for 42% of the total Skilled Worker visas in 2021, compared to Scotland at 4%. Migration Advisory Committee (2021) Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) annual report, 2021
291 See Portes, J (2018) New evidence on the economics of immigration to the UK, VoxEU, CEPR for a review of new evidence based on the work of the Migration Advisory Committee
292 Previous modelling in Scottish Government (2018) Scotland’s Population Needs and Migration Policy: Discussion Paper on Evidence, Policy and Powers for the Scottish Parliament simulated scenarios based on a long-term annual increase in net overseas migration above the level assumed in the high migration variant of the ONS 2016 projections for Scotland and assumed no change in net migration from the Rest of the UK. At the time, the high migration variant was closer to the actual data on net migration. The Office for Budget Responsibility also judged in their Economic and fiscal outlook – November 2016 report that without the Brexit referendum it would be more appropriate to base forecasts on the high migration variant.
293 This is particularly true for recent EU migrants. See Wadsworth, J et al (2016) Brexit and the impact of immigration on the UK. More widely Oxford Economics (2018) The Fiscal Impact of Immigration on the UK Report for the Migration Advisory Committee; Orrenius, P (2017) New Findings on the Fiscal Impact of Immigration in the United States Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; OECD (2013) The fiscal impact of immigration in OECD countries | International Migration Outlook 2013
294 Migration Advisory Committee (2018) EEA migration Studies by Campo, Forte and Portes; by Costas; and by Giulitti
295 The Federation of Small Businesses (2019) Starting over: migrant entrepreneurship in Scotland
296 Bahar, D, Choudhury, P and Rapoport, H (2020) Migrant Inventors and the Technological Advantage of Nations Harvard Business School, Research Policy, Vol 49, Issue 9
297 The Federation of Small Businesses (2019) Starting over: migrant entrepreneurship in Scotland
298 House of Lords Library (2018) Impact of ‘Hostile Environment’ Policy
299 Scottish Government (2020) Migration: helping Scotland prosper
300 Electronic Immigration Network (2019), The Times: Home Office made profits of £500 million from immigration and citizenship fees last year
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The Effects of Inequality, Density, and Heterogeneous Residential Preferences on Urban Displacement and Metropolitan Structure: An Agent-Based Model
Urban Science, 2 (3), 76. doi:10.3390/urbansci2030076
19 Pages Posted: 25 Mar 2017 Last revised: 30 Aug 2018
Date Written: August 27, 2018
Urban displacement - when a household is forced to relocate due to conditions affecting its home or surroundings - often results from rising housing costs, particularly in wealthy, prosperous cities. However, its dynamics are complex and often difficult to understand. This paper presents an agent-based model of urban settlement, agglomeration, displacement, and sprawl. New settlements form around a spatial amenity that draws initial, poor settlers to subsist on the resource. As the settlement grows, subsequent settlers of varying income, skills, and interests are heterogeneously drawn to either the original amenity or to the emerging human agglomeration. As this agglomeration grows and densifies, land values increase, and the initial poor settlers are displaced from the spatial amenity on which they relied. Through path dependence, high-income residents remain clustered around this original amenity for which they have no direct use or interest. This toy model explores these dynamics, demonstrating a simplified mechanism of how urban displacement and gentrification can be sensitive to income inequality, density, and varied preferences for different types of amenities.
Keywords: agglomeration, gentrification, displacement, complex systems, social justice, land use, zoning, economic development, urban planning, complexity, inequality, ABM, agent-based model, modeling, simulation, emergence, self-organization, urban sprawl, housing
JEL Classification: O18, R21, R28, R31, R14, R52, C63, D5, C54, R12, C21, C31
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On top of reporting Donald Trump’s apparent knowledge of Fox News’ dirty secrets, Gabriel Sherman’s excellent piece on the Trump campaign contains another bit of media intrigue: The role of Trump’s son-in-law*, New York Observer owner Jared Kushner, in the candidate’s attempts to connect with the American Jewish community. According to Sherman, The Observer’s sitting editor-in-chief, a former Rudy Giuliani speechwriter named Ken Kurson, helped Kushner write the speech Trump delivered last month at the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee’s annual conference:
[Jared Kushner] helped plan Trump’s trip to Israel last December, though it didn’t go exactly as planned. When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Trump’s proposal to halt Muslim immigration, Trump canceled the trip. “This was all your idea!” Trump scolded his son-in-law, according to a source. He fared better with Trump’s AIPAC speech, which Kushner wrote with input from Observer editor Ken Kurson. It was one of the most subdued of his public statements so far, perhaps because it was the only one he has read from a Teleprompter.
The speech Trump gave at AIPAC was unusual in that it contained criticism of the sitting president’s policies toward the State of Israel—which is a big no-no for AIPAC, given that one of its central goals is maintaining a bipartisan consensus about American-Israeli relations. But the speech otherwise touched on the talking points GOP leaders have repeated in the same setting, such as the Republican Party’s long-discussed plans to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem:
We will move the American embassy to the eternal capital of the Jewish people, Jerusalem—and we will send a clear signal that there is no daylight between America and our most reliable ally, the state of Israel.
When asked about Sherman’s report, Kurson told Gawker that he “read a draft” of the speech, but did not respond to questions about whether or not he had a role in altering its contents. (Let’s note here the irony of Trump’s camp turning to the editor of the Observer, which was edited in the 1990s by master Trump antagonist Graydon Carter.)
It’s not as if Kurson views on Israel or Obama are secret or unknown, though. In a 2010 post on Facebook, Kurson criticized the current administration’s admonishment of Israel’s decision, in March of that year, to grant construction permits for 1,600 new housing units designated for Israeli Jews in East Jerusalem, which is considered disputed territory under international law:
Ken Kurson on US-Israel relations pic.twitter.com/C4sYVd5w— John Cook (@johnjcook) January 4, 2013
Kurson’s views toward Israel are also widely reflected in The Observer’s coverage of the country, its ongoing conflict with the Palestinians, and the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, which seeks to place pressure on the State of Israel to comply with international law.
Whatever Kurson’s role may be, The Observer did not think it was important enough to disclose to its readers. The paper’s write-up of Trump’s AIPAC speech, published on March 21, contains no disclosure about the fact that Kurson had seen a draft of the speech beforehand.
* Correction: This post originally identified Jared Kushner as Donald Trump’s grandson-in-law. In fact, Kushner is Trump’s son-in-law. (Thanks to Matt for pointing our error out.)

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