In the past, Unionist parties and their media mouthpieces have managed to convince many Scots that Scotland was too wee and too poor to be a successful independent country such as Norway, Denmark, Ireland etc. But Scots are beginning to see through the propaganda and realise that The Union is holding Scotland’s growth and wellbeing back.

News from the Office for National Statistics that Edinburgh’s economy surpassed London (in GDP per head) has proved that, although it has to be said that overtaking London should not be the limit of ambition. The UK is suffering from the ongoing economic harms of Brexit, which is holding Scotland’s economy back.

Scotland has a naturally strong economy - even when undermined by the failing UK. Scotland will thrive and do even better when it can make the most of its potential and use that to benefit Scotland’s people.