More from that Marxist-Nat cell at Insider business magazine:
‘Scottish Licensed Trade Association review finds 49% of those surveyed enjoyed growth over the summer period – up 11% on the same period last year. A review by the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) surveyed 600 retailers within the hospitality sector across Scotland, with 49% of respondents recording growth in their business over summer.The figure for the same period last year was 38%.’
https://www.insider.co.uk/news/hospitality-industry-scotland-survey-figures-13436734
Of course, this is only the latest. See these 2018 only reports of real strength in the Scottish economy even before independence, undermining those regular fibs about a deficit based on debt we didn’t need, nuclear weapons we won’t have, military spending we see little of, massive infrastructure spending in the South and so on and on:
Umpteenth post on underlying strength in Scottish economy: Property investment up 19.8%!
Scottish business confidence well above UK average
Scottish business confidence stays high…Ah but!..Oh shut up Revoking Scotland!
63% fall in large business insolvencies as Scottish economy reveals strength
See this Douglas? Business investment in Scotland up 250%!
Scottish Business Strength No.77: Small Scottish construction firms’ growth up 17%
Scottish small businesses still more confident than those in non-Scottish parts
Business activity soars to four-year high across manufacturing and service
Business confidence in Scotland soars by 24% while it sinks 29% in non-Scottish parts of UK
Scottish Government supports economy with new business rates unique in UK
Scottish business confidence higher than in any other region of UK
Talking-up Scotland 