Sir Nicholas Macpherson - Scotland and the Union: A Perspective from the British Treasury
Channel: IIEA
Date: 2014-06-20

About the Speech:
 
Three months ahead of the Scottish vote on independence, one of the UK's most senior officials, Sir Nicholas Macpherson, talked about the UK Treasury's work to set out the benefits of the Union and the impact Scottish independence would have on the UK as a whole.
 
About the Speaker:
 
Sir Nicholas Macpherson has been Permanent Secretary of HM Treasury since 2005, and has managed the Department through the financial and economic crises that began in 2007. He has worked closely with the Irish Department of Finance during this period. Since 2012, Nick has been leading the UK Government's Scotland Analysis programme, the objective of which is to provide comprehensive and detailed analysis of Scotland's place in the United Kingdom and how that would be affected by independence.