Scotland has been on the verge of a population crisis, but new research, by the General Registers of Scotland, shows that the population there has risen to the highest level for 25 years. It had been predicted that there would be fewer than 5 million people living permanently in Scotland by 2009, but it seems that the ‘Fresh Talent’ initiative begun 4 years ago by the then First Minister, Jack McConnell, is beginning to show signs of turning the tide. The scheme has been aimed directly at attracting skilled migrants to come and live and work in Scotland.
Scottish business leaders welcomed the figures which show that last year 63,000 Scots left the country but that around 90,000 arrived (17,000 from overseas). Liz Cameron, director of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, said they were “a further sign of renewed vitality in Scotland’s population”.
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