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George Kerevan
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SCOTLAND would be tied to England’s growth rates under the SNP independence blueprint unless it embraced austerity and right-wing labour market reforms, former SNP MP George Kerevan charges today.
Writing in the new issue of Scottish Left Review, Mr Kerevan delivers a sharp critique of the SNP-commissioned Growth Commission report published in May.
The report was criticised on both sides of the independence debate for being too economically conservative in its recommendations.
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