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Fraser Whyte

About Fraser Whyte

Born in the North east of Scotland, studied Law and then History at Aberdeen University and, following a period travelling, returned to the north east to work in the oil and gas industry.

GERS: Murphy’s Flawed Method

August 29, 2017 by Fraser Whyte 1 Comment

‘…he seems to believe that GERS are unrealiable simply because the results sound ‘improbable’ to him and ‘the last thing they should do is trust that from London’. With a belief in his own infallible ‘intuition’, he then goes looking for reasons to confirm it’.

GERS then and now

April 13, 2017 by Fraser Whyte 37 Comments

“It has never been claimed that GERS shows exactly what the public finances of an independent Scotland would look like.  We’ve only ever said this report, produced by the Scottish Government, shows where we are now – so you tell us what changes to improve that position.”

What’s holding them back?

March 10, 2017 by Fraser Whyte 1 Comment

“Holyrood is an incredibly powerful Parliament with the ability to make a real positive difference to the lives of people in Scotland. Sadly, it is not in the interests of those who value independence above all else to use these powers to their full effect. The powers they need must always be those they don’t have. It is the only way their constitutional obsession can be achieved.”

“More money” and spending cuts for local government

February 4, 2017 by Fraser Whyte 1 Comment

“The Scottish Government, as is their right, have simply decided that they would rather spend the increased funding elsewhere. They have, it seems, other priorities.” The agreed Scottish Budget provisions for local government are unpicked.

Seeing through Sturgeon’s economic spin

August 24, 2016 by Fraser Whyte Leave a Comment

‘The entire ‘analysis’ is a dire, desperate attempt to provide a Very Big Number with which to counter the Very Big Number that is published in today’s GERS figures. Sadly for Ms Sturgeon though, in her own words, “people have got the savvy to see through some of the overblown claims”.’

We need to talk about the health of our nation

February 13, 2016 by Fraser Whyte 1 Comment

Scottish Government spending on health is being cut in real terms. But the key political issue is what kind of health service we want in Scotland and whether – and how – we’re ready to fund it.

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