Sturgeon attacks Tory spending cuts
The Scottish National Party have positioned themselves as the party of anti-austerity and the foe of Tory cuts and economic policies. Party leader Nicola Sturgeon is keen to keep her popularity and the party’s momentum going, promising to campaign to remain within the EU and to fight for Scotland’s best interests.
In her first major speech on economics, Sturgeon said, "the result of the general election provides an opportunity and a challenge for the Scottish government. There is clearly an opportunity to ensure that Scotland's priorities are better understood…we will continue to oppose spending reductions of the scale and speed that the UK government has suggested. These would slow economic recovery and make deficit reduction more difficult - something shown by the impact of the cuts imposed after 2010."
But the opposition to the SNP in Scotland have criticised the party for what they view as a pre-occupation with constitutional matters rather than utilising the powers the Scottish parliament already have to help the economy generate more money. The number of people out of work rose by almost 20,000 at the beginning of the year, as many Scots are feeling the effects of austerity and a lack of jobs.
But Scotland’s Finance secretary John Swinney said that his “priority is to get people into employment and then to make sure that as much of that employment as possible is high quality, productive employment, making a high-value contribution to our society."
The SNP have made it clear that they will fight against the UK leaving the EU. Nicola Sturgeon has certainly made it clear that if the UK vote to leave the EU but Scotland choose to remain within it, there will probably be another Scottish independence referendum.
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