Economic issues of an independent Scotland discussed at the University

One of the UK's leading economists, Professor John Kay, will deliver a lecture entitled 'An independent Scotland: the economic issues' at the University of Glasgow on Thursday 21st February. Kay, who is a visiting Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics, and Fellow of St John's College, Oxford, will talk about the implications of independence on Scotland's social and economic institutions. The lecture is part of the Glasgow Global Security Network on the theme of 'Security and an Independent Scotland', which has attracted world renowned speakers to explore various implication of Scottish independence. Philips O'Brien, Convener of the University of Glasgow Global Security Network, said: "Professor Kay is one of the UK's leading economists and this event promises to engage with a great many interesting points that I'm sure will help inform a greater understanding of the overall debate. "The independence referendum will be almost certainly be decided on economic issues. The people of Scotland will have to decide whether staying in the Union or becoming a separate state will promise them a better economic future. We are pleased to welcome Kay to the University and are looking forward to hearing his views on the economic issues facing an independent Scotland; he is certainly the ideal person to examine this question from a measured non-partisan viewpoint.