Constitutional Debates: Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot
John Lloyd's 'Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot', a strong critique of Scottish independence, arguing that the ending of financial support from the UK would lead to large-scale cuts in public services.
On the other hand, Andrew Wilson's report as chair of the Sustainable Growth Commission, Scotland - The New Case for Optimism, argued that an independent Scotland could prosper.
Join us for a discussion of Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot with John Lloyd, Andrew Wilson and chair, Kezia Dugdale.
- John Lloyd is contributing editor for the Financial Times.
- Andrew Wilson, an economist, is a former MSP, and is now as a strategic adviser to businesses, charities and other organisations.
- Kezia Dugdale is Director of the John Smith Centre for Public Service at the University of Glasgow and a former MSP and leader of the Scottish Labour Party.
Events elsewhere
State of the Union: the end of the UK?
Online | Thursday 28 January 2021 | 9am
Are Britain's Structures for Government Still Fit for Purpose?
Online | Wednesday 28 April 2021 | 5.30pm
Past events
10 December 2020 Covid-19 and the future of devolution in England
28 October 2020 Referendum without Consent? Insights from Catalonia
23 September 2020 UK and the Internal Market - implications for devolution and the Union
6 August 2020 Brexit and the Borders - the Northern Ireland Protocol
24 June 2020 Brexit - where are we heading now?
26 June 2019 "Benelux Britain". A talk by Adam Price AM, Leader of Plaid Cymru
28 January 2019 Brexit: What Now? What Next? Watch the highlights on Wakelet.