The Scottish National Party wants investment in Scotland to be delivered via the Scottish Futures Trust, replacing the public private partnership. Will this vision become a successful reality? David Nash weighs up the arguments for and against

In the words of the Scottish Government’s Finance Secretary, John Swinney, infrastructure investment lies at the core of the Scottish National Party (SNP) administration’s policy of increasing sustainable economic growth. The £35bn investment programme planned for the next 10 years appears even more significant when the current economic slowdown is taken into consideration.