Let’s get Scotland’s banking right

Policies to get banking oriented to customer benefit rather than profit.  Pointers on how to establish and run a Scottish Central Bank.

Type of Resource
Video
Primary Author or Creator
Common Weal

Scotland’s National Bank – Central Banking in an independent Scotland

Previous reports determined that an independent Scotland should maintain its own currency. This report outlines how and why Scotland should form a central bank to manage that currency. The philosophy behind why a central bank is important is outlined with extensive reference to modern and historical precedents. Scotland’s central bank would be self-funded and self-sustaining once established and, indeed, should be publicly owned so as to generate a return for the Scottish Treasury.

Type of Resource
Policy Paper
Primary Author or Creator
Craig Dalzell