The Economics of Scotland-rUK Border

Primary Author or Creator
David Bell
Additional Author(s) / Creators
Centre on Constitutional Change
Type of Resource
Assessment report
Date Published
Fast Facts

An independent Scotland within the EU would be part of the EU’s single market: England and Wales would be outside.  The border checks may be quite significant. Ireland's experience shows it is clearly possible for a small country to succeed economically in a similar situation to that which would confront an independent Scotland within the EU and establishing a new border.