Nicola Sturgeon is set to announce her plans for Scottish Independence, as she says the UK's economic model is "demonstrably failing and increasingly holding Scotland back". The First Minister's speech on Monday will detail a third independence paper and plans for a separate Scotland.
She is expected to say that an independent Scotland is “essential to build an economy that works for everyone”. The plans are set to cover topics such as currency and fiscal policy, border arrangements and the proposed Building a New Scotland Fund – which aims to deliver investment of £20 billion in the first decade of independence.
The paper is also expected to set out proposals including re-joining the European Union for access to the Single Market, a redesigned energy market that will provide “secure and reliable” low-cost energy, and greater workplace security with an end to “age discrimination in minimum wage setting”. It will also outline a migration policy which is designed to boost the country’s working population.
