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This article is about the report on Scottish independence. For the agreement involving Scottish teachers' working conditions, see McCrone agreement.
The McCrone report was a dossier written in 1974 by Professor Gavin McCrone, a leading government economist, for the Conservative UK government into the viability of an independent Scotland.
The report concluded that North sea oil revenue would have given an independent Scotland one of the strongest currencies in Europe and a large tax surplus. It went on to say that officials advised government ministers on how to take "the wind out of the SNP sails". The incoming Labour administration classified the document as secret over fears it could give a further boost to the SNP's policy of Scottish independence.[1][2][3][4]
The dossier came to light in 2005 when the SNP obtained the report under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The full provisions of the Act came into force on 1st January 2005.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Papers reveal oil fears over SNP". BBC. 2005-09-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4238744.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ^ "Scottish Economic Planning Department". http://www.oilofscotland.org/mccronereport.pdf.
- ^ "The UK Statute Law Database-The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commenced No.5)order 2004". http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?ActiveTextDocId=1114528. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ^ "North sea oil could have made Scotland as rich as Switzerland". nzherald.co.nz. 2005-12-01. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/switzerland/news/article.cfm?l_id=100&objectid=10360042. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
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