The UK market has delivered a half-trillion pound bonus to businesses here since Scotland rejected the SNP’s independence bid in 2014. Analysis has revealed companies north of the border sold goods and services to the rest of the UK worth £495 billion between then and 2023. The value of the UK market dwarfs that of the EU and the rest of the world. Over that 10-year time frame, official figures show EU exports were worth £151 billion and those beyond the EU totalled £322 bill

Public satisfaction with their local health services plummeted in the period since the SNP came to power, it has been revealed. New data has revealed 83 per cent considered themselves to be “satisfied” with services like GPs and local hospitals in 2007. However, by 2024 that had dropped to just 61 per cent, Scottish Government figures have shown. According to the 2024 Scottish Household Survey, the decrease from 2023 to this year was another six per cent, signalling a worryin

Fewer than 150 people a day accessed the SNP’s latest flagship independence document in the month after it was published. New research has shown there were only 4,466 unique visitors to the page hosting ‘ A Fresh Start with Independence ’ between October 8, when it was released, and November 7. In the days after the first month passed visitor numbers slumped further, with 55 on November 8 and 46 on November 9. On the day the 91-page document was unveiled, amid great fanfare

New official statistics confirm that the UK market remains overwhelmingly the most important destination for Scottish exports. In 2023, 60% of Scotland’s total exports went to the rest of the UK , worth £55.4 billion . This compares with 18% to EU countries  and 22% to non-EU international markets . Despite this, the SNP Government continues to argue for leaving the UK market and seeking to rejoin the EU’s much smaller single market. Alastair Cameron, Chair of Scotland in Uni

Our annual Burns Night  returns on Thursday 22nd January 2026 , this time at the Royal Scots Club in Edinburgh . This fun, informal, and traditional evening will include a three-course meal , a half bottle of wine per person , and a dram of whisky to toast the haggis . Guests will enjoy the familiar mix of speeches, performances, and a raffle  — plenty to keep everyone entertained throughout the evening. If you are able to donate any prizes towards the raffle, please do let u

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