Andrew Wilson - Economic advisor to Nicola Sturgeon

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In last Sunday’s Sunday Times there is an article headed ‘Scots economy ‘will need time after split’.
Andrew Wilson the former MSP, former Chairman of the SNP’s growth commission and now an economic advisor to Nicola Sturgeon has played down expectations that an independent Scotland would rapidly enjoy economic prosperity on a Scandinavian scale.
Andrew Wilson states that this will take a generation of work to ensure Scotland emulates the best performing small countries in the world.
Unfortunately Andrew Wilson never stated how long he thinks this generation will take in calendar years.
Is it the normal length of time for a generation which is between 20 - 30 years or is it four years which my SNP MSP Michael Russell told me in an email he sent to me when I asked him ‘how long was a generation’.
A generation in an Independent Scotland will be as long as it takes before the politicians give up and abandon their project.

Only 4 years then....lol

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Only 4 years then....lol

Michael Russell asked me how long I a thought a generation was. I replied that legally in Scotland it could be 16 years but in reality it was between 20 and 30 years.
Michael Russell did not reply to my email and the following month (February 2020) he announced that he was not standing for re-election as the SNP MSP for the Argyll and Bute constituency at the Scottish Government elections in May 2021.
In my opinion Michael Russell should have immediately stepped down as an MSP forcing a by election instead of receiving an MSP’s salary and promoted post salary for the next 14 months.
During his time as the MSP for Argyll and Bute Michael Russell has done nothing about trying to permanently resolve the closure of the A83 at the Rest and be Thankful every time there is heavy rain as he has been too busy trying to get Brexit stopped.