Data analyst Stuart Donald discusses his fascinating research on the so-called “Union Dividend”.
Stuart’s research delves into the origins of the Barnett formula back to pre war economics. In the podcast, he unpacks the myths and misconceptions about the financial benefits Scotland have supposedly received from England. And instead reveals how much better off we would be if we were able to make our own political choices. He also highlights how the Westminster FPTP electoral system disproportionately favours the right and disenfranchises poorer communities.
Main Topics:
- 01:27 What is this Union Dividend?
- 03:10 Why does Scotland get more funding than England?
- 06:48 The Barnett formula
- 08:50 Unionist Spin
- 11:50 Debunking the myths
- 18:47 Europe to the rescue
- 26:05 FPTP, a spiral of doom
- 37:28 Prospects for PR
- 43:06 Getting the message across
- Find detailed research presentations on this and other topics on Stuart’s own website.
- There’s a wider aspect of Stuart’s analysis that asks the question do we measure the things that best indicate the strength of our economy. We touched on that in our blog post: “GDP – Does It Measure the Right Things?”
- Watch the video of this podcast on our YouTube channel here
- Read his articles for Bylines Scotland :
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