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While majorities in England and Wales voted for Brexit, majorities in both Scotland and Northern Ireland voted against it, seriously threatening the future integrity of the United Kingdom. Support for independence is now surging in Scotland and while that was rejected in a 2014 referendum, the impact of Brexit has changed the game entirely. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon is pushing for yet another vote on Scotland’s future which could look dramatically different to 2014.
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A recent analysis by the London School of Economics claims that independence could be a costly proposition for Scotland. The research claims that such a move would cost the Scottish economy £11 billion annually in the long-term with income per capita plunging 8.7 percent in a worst case scenario. The authors of the analysis state that it only covers the impact of increasing trading costs and excludes other possible post-independence factors such as changes in inward investment and immigration.
Citing the benefits independence and EU membership brought the Irish economy, Scottish Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop stated that such a move would be hugely advantageous for Scotland. She said in a quote by The Guardian:
“In the real world, through membership of the EU, independent Ireland has dramatically reduced its trade dependence on the UK, diversifying into Europe and in the process its national income per capita has overtaken the UK’s.”
Hyslop added that
“with our economic resources and advantages, control of economic policy and membership of the EU, Scotland would be very well placed to grow the economy.”
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