NEW analysis showing the UK's GDP slumped by 5.5% in the second quarter of the year has intensified calls for Scottish independence.
The SNP has said it is clear self-determination for Scotland is the only way forward after a report by John Springford at the Centre for European Reform (CER) concluded that between April and June, the UK’s economic output after Brexit was £33 billion lower than if it was still part of the EU – resulting in around £12 billion in lost tax revenues.
Since 2018, Springford has been modelling the economic performance of a UK that remained within the European Union - – using data from countries which performed similarly to the UK prior to Brexit.
