Party Activists: Scottish Independence and Growth Commission

party activists: Scottish independence new vote depends on Brexit outcome Sturgeon Read more The veteran independence campaigner Lesley Riddoch, who led a grassroots speaking tour during the 2014 campaign, believes the proposal has arisen from hostility among party activists toward a report from the SNP's sustainable growth commission, which was published last May and intended to offer a more realistic and convincing economic case for independence, according to The Independent. The report attracted a wave of criticism for what many saw as an overly cautious and market-driven approach, including its plans to keep sterling for an indefinite period, and was heavily criticised at the national assemblies that were convened to discuss it among SNP members. Brown claims that clarity over the question of currency will maximise support for an independent Scotland . He proposes that the country would retain the pound during an initial transition period, but that the independent Holyrood parliament would decide within its first term when to introduce a separate Scottish currency. Riddoch said Ten years of sterling was massively unpopular with activists. This is what many party members including myself have been calling for. The SNP MP Joanna Cherry, a key critic of the growth commission, said I welcome the proposal for a quicker transition to a Scottish currency than was proposed in the growth commission report. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.