It is Wednesday and only a few points plus a sort of reflection on a recently departed musician. The few points really relate to the latest news from Scotland that it is thinking (once again) of seeking independence but using a foreign nation’s currency (one version) or pegging to another nation’s currency (another version. We should be clear – an independent Scotland requires its own currency, which it floats on international markets and has a central bank that sets its own interest rates (that is, determines its own monetary policy). Using a foreign currency or pegging to a foreign currency immediately voids national independence. The fact that the leading players in the independence debate don’t seem to comprehend that point is a worry. The fact that there is also strong sentiment to be part of the European Union post independence also tells me that the notion of independence is not well understood or developed in Scotland. That’s the bad news today. The good news is much more interesting – check it out....Bill Mitchell – billy blog
Scotland: a nation cannot be independent and use another nation’s currency or even peg to it
Bill Mitchell | Professor in Economics and Director of the Centre of Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE), at University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
1 comment:
"Independence" is just a catch phrase for Scottish National Party. It's an advertising jingle. The mere fact that they want to be in the European Union proves they don't want independence.
If and when they're in the EU, they'll have a miserable one percent or so of the votes in the European Parliament. What sort of "independence" is that?
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