SCOTLAND would be tied to England’s growth rates under the SNP independence blueprint unless it embraced austerity and right-wing labour market reforms, former SNP MP George Kerevan charges today.

Writing in the new issue of Scottish Left Review, Mr Kerevan delivers a sharp critique of the SNP-commissioned Growth Commission report published in May.

The report was criticised on both sides of the independence debate for being too economically conservative in its recommendations.