Nicola Sturgeon s plans for Scottish independence were dealt a savage blow today as a new study revealed leaving the UK would damage the nation s economy more than Brexit - and rejoining the EU would make little difference.
The economic damage from leaving both unions would be the equivalent of an income loss of between £2,000 and £2,800 per person, according to an analysis of trade by the London School of Economics (LSE).
Academics from the LSE s Centre for Economic Performance say the economic costs of independence are two or three times greater than Brexit due to the volume of Scotland s trade with the rest of the UK.