Scotland would be a happier, healthier and wealthier nation if it voted for independence, according to Ayr's SNP MSP.
Siobhian Brown was speaking today after the first in a series of documents from the Scottish Government was published, showing how Scotland in the UK compares to other similar-sized independent European nations on key comparators.
The paper claims other comparable nations are wealthier, happier and fairer than Scotland currently is under Westminster control.
