The Scottish economy is heavily dependent on energy and finance and also benefits from a skilled population and world class education system. Politically the Scottish Parliament is dominated by the SNP who now also have a strong cohort of MPs in Westminster.  The SNP is on record as opposing austerity as a route back to economic health and has appointed as advisers two progressive economists, Joseph Stiglitz and Mariana Mazzucato. Tasmina Ahmed Sheikh MP is the SNP spokesperson on Trade and Investment and will outline SNP policies and lead a discussion.