Scotland's Austerity Fears Grow as UK Faces £24 Billion Budget Shortfall

The new Westminster Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, is facing an uphill battle to fix the UK's structurally broken economy. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has warned that inflation is set to climb to 3.8% with a staggering £24 billion budget shortfall by the end of the decade.

This is a stark reminder that Brexit has had a devastating impact on the UK's economic prospects. Despite promising a new brand of politics, Burnham's plans are already colliding with the chronic failure of Brexit Britain.

As SNP Westminster Leader Dave Doogan MP pointed out, 'The chronic and embedded failure of Brexit Britain has been repeatedly laid bare, every budget and every year sees the same pattern of painful policies that have hit people in the pocket for nearly 20 years.'

The Scottish National Party (SNP) is calling for Scotland to take its future into its own hands through independence. With small, independent European nations like Scotland's size thriving and resilient, it's clear that Scotland can escape the endless loop of Westminster austerity and build a fairer, wealthier nation.