Scotland's Choices: The Referendum and What Happens Afterwards Paperback - 2014

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'A hard-headed, non-scary guide to the practical options facing Scotland and the UK ... A key text, because it reminds us of wider realities.' Martin Kettle, The Guardian 'Scotland's Choices is a careful, lucid, objective description of the state Scotland is in.' John Lloyd, Financial Times 'A formidable guide for the Campaign.' Paul H. Scott, Scots Independent Everything you need to know about Scotland's independence referendum: the options, the big issues and what happens next Scotland faces its biggest choice since 1707. The Yes and No campaigns are well under way but with the vote looming closer the information available to the public is still limited. The Scottish people will have to make their own judgements, but to do so they need to have the issues explained as clearly and neutrally as possible. Scotland's Choices, now fully revised and updated in this 2nd edition, does just that. Written by one resident Scot, one expat, and one Englishman; one former civil servant, one academic, and one think-tanker, the book clearly explains the issues you may not have considered and details how each of the options would be put into place after the referendum. Key Features - Lays out the facts in clear language without bias - Written by leading experts at the heart of the political process who are equipped to ask hard questions about the options - Includes new sections focusing on the policy positions set out by the Scottish and UK governments, with critical analysis of both - Explains the little-understood Scotland Act, which will come into force if the vote is No - Looks at the key issues that must be addressed if the vote is Yes: public spending, tax and welfare, EU membership, the future of Faslane, the currency, financial regulation, oil revenues and many others Iain McLean is a Professor of Politics at the University of Oxford. Jim Gallagher is Gwilym Gibbon Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford and a Visiting Professor at the University of Glasgow. Guy Lodge is Gwilym Gibbon Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford and Associate Director at the Institute for Public Policy Research.