Comments by "ScottishRoss" (@ScottishRoss27) on "Scottish Independence: Truss and Sunak resist talk of new vote" video.

  1.  @Joker-yw9hl  Independence is normal, ask the other 195 Independent Countries
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  2. “Every state has the right to withdraw from a treaty if that treaty is not anymore compatible with its interests.” Geoffrey Cox MP, Attorney General for England during Brexit.
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  3. Malta gained its Independence from Westminster in 1964. Population 533,000 Glasgow 635,000
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  4. Its on the Unionists to defence the status que UK lowest growth rate in g20 only above Russia, Lowest state pension in N Europe
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  5. Adam Smith is considered ''the father of capitalism'' EU Market 450 mil consumers
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  6. Scotland has its own tax system, & our own currency like the other 180 currencies in the World
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  7. Lambo in the drive, in my jacuzzi, champayne & caviar. Thanks England
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  8. 2021 Scots Election Result
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  9. 2021 Scots Election Result United Nations International Convention on Civil & Political Rights Article 1 All people's have the right of Self-Determination. By virtue of that right freely determine their political status and freely pursue their Economic, Social & Cultural development.
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  10. Circa 1955 Tories last won a UK election here. UK = governments Scotland has never voted in. In the EU does Denmark get German governments imposed on it? does Slovakia get Czech governments imposed on it? does Portugal get Spanish governments imposed on it?
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  11.  @Joker-yw9hl  EU Referendum Result Map EU Market 450 million consumers UK market 67 million consumers Scottish Economist Adam Smith is considered ''the father of capitalism'' Snp article Scottish taxpayers get the best value in the UK Scotland is 2nd in UK after London for Inward Investment Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee & Livingston are in top 20 UK Cities/Toons. global financial centre index ranking site 21st Edinburgh 22nd Toronto 23rd Sydney 24th Guangzhou 52nd Glasgow 53rd Lisbon 54th Casablanca 55th Cape Town 5,000 employee Barclays Glasgow Campus opened in 2021 new Jp Morgan building being built in Glasgow Scottish Widows plans revealed for its new hq in Edinburgh new Prudential Craigforth Campus is being built in Stirling Glasgow based Clydesdale bank took over Newcastle based VirginMoneyUK in 2018 & already had Yorkshire bank Public Scottish National Investment Bank has made 17 investments since 2020 visit scotland key Tourism facts 2019 £1 bn Edinburgh St James shopping centre opened in 2021 Edinburgh Wave Garden will be built by 2024 Edinburgh Dunard Concert Hall will be built by 2024 Scotland's first US Hyatt Hotel to be built in Edinburgh by 2025 Dundee 4,000 capacity Esports/Conference/Concert arena will be built by 2024 US sports entertainment firm TopGolf is building its first venue in Scotland in Glasgow Andy Murray Tennis resort near Stirling given planning permission £1 bn HMS Glasgow nearly finished, 1st of 4 new frigates being built in Glasgow £6 bn Jackdaw, Cambo, Total & Abigail oil & gas fields opened of Aberdeen & Shetland £4 bn Eastern sub-sea green electricity link will supply electricity too Yorkshire & NE £1 bn Western sub-sea green electricity link supplies Merseyside & North Wales £700m recent Scotgov's ScotWind Leases plus annual lease payments £500m Rosyth docks upgrade ongoing £350m Aberdeen south port expansion is nearly complete £120m Cromarty Firth offshore wind manufacturing facility is capable of producing up to 135 towers per year Scotch Whisky Exports were valued at £4.5 bn in 2021 & make up 20% of the entire UK food & drink exports. The largest whisky packaging factory in the World is in Renfrewshire. Forfar based Gin Bothy has partnered with US retailer Total Wine to sell its gin in 229 of its stores across 27 US states Still Game's new Still Gin will be available at 65 Co-Ops around Scotland Scotland is the 3rd largest Salmon producer in the World, after Norway & Chile Scottish Salmon is the UKs largest food export 70% of the Worlds Langoustine is caught in Scottish Waters Plymouth City Airport was left to close by Tories in 2011 in 2013 Scotgov took over Prestwick Airport, the airport supports over 7,000 jobs in Ayrshire directly & indirectly, in the airport, supply network, 1 of the 2 air traffic control in the UK & the aerospace manufacturing cluster, 3rd largest for handling air cargo US Aerospace manufacturer Spirit Aerosytems opened its new factory at Prestwick Airport in 2021, Spirit now employs 1,000 people in Ayrshire. Glasgow based Airline LoganAir is now the largest regional airliner in the UK, after taking over Easyjets operations at Teeside Airport Glasgow based Arnold Clark Cars is the largest independent car dealer in the UK, Falkirk based Alexander Dennis, the largest bus manufacturer in the UK Perth based Stagecoach is the largest bus operator in the UK Greenock based Calmac Ferries is the largest ferry operator in the UK by fleet & ports served SDI Space Industry in Scotland Orbex rocket company has opened its first launch station in Forres with aim of launching satellites Skyrora rocket company has opened its Shetland launch station with aim of launching its rocket by end of 2022 Dundee based games developer Outplay is the largest independent mobile phone games developer in the UK, its latest games are Gordon Ramsey's Chef Blast, Mystery Match Village and Crafty Candy Blast Glensanda Granite SuperQuarry is the largest quarry in Europe NorthEast England Aluminium Smelter factory was left to close by the Tories in 2012, in 2016 Scotgov saved Fort William Aluminium Smelter factory & it is now the only smelter factory in the UK giving Scotland advantages over entire UK domestic market East Neuk Salt Company launched in 2021 80% of the new woodland planted in the UK is in Scotland the largest Timber & Sawmill workforce & businesses in UK are in Scotland Irvine based Upm Caledonian is the only producer of coated magazine paper in the UK The K-Briq, which is made from recycled construction waste has gone into production, 3 million k-briqs is the target for 2022. UK is a net Importer of Bricks. Tories 1989 Privatisation of Englands Water Industry 1994 Scottish Water Referendum, Scottish Waters subsidiary in England took over Yorkshire Water & Southern Waters business customer base in 2019 & 2016, is the 2nd largest water retailer in the UK Agricultural land in hectares per head of population England 9.206.000 1.635 m2 Scotland 5.640.000 10.444 m2 = 6x larger with 8% of UK population, Scotland has almost 30% of the UK Beef herd Scotch Beef is world renowned for its quality and welfare standards 30% of the UK Barley area 25% of the UK Potato holdings, Most of the UK seed potatoes are grown in Scotland 20% of the UK Sheep flock 12% of the UK Cereal area 12% of the UK Cheese production 9% of the UK Dairy herd 10% of the UK Pig herd Cumbernauld based FarmFoods supermarket since 2020 has took over former Poundstretcher stores in England, in Liverpool, Fareham, Dagenham, Southend & Solihull Glasgow based Muller Milk is the largest milk supplier & distributor in the UK Aberdeen Angus is the most popular Beef in the UK 3 of the top 10 cheese brands in the UK Cumbernauld based Irn Bru, the 3rd best selling soft drink in the UK Perthshire based Highland Spring is the number 1 bottled water brand in UK Abereenshire based Mackie's of Scotland's luxury dairy ice cream is the best selling ice cream in the UK Perthshire based Heather hills is 3rd largest Honey producing company in the UK
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  12. Scotlands direct tax revenue in 2021 62.8 billion Social Security expenditure 21.4 Billion = 34.1 percent
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  13. Yep
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  14. The Same way everyone else manages their own affairs? best practice from everyone else?
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  15. Why would Orkney & Shetland want the UKs lower social contract?
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  16.  @TroyaE117  2014 Referendum Yes Lost by 383,937 votes Respectively. 72% of Under 35s support Independence panelbase poll from 2020 Number of School Leavers/New Voters since 2014 by 2023 Around 456,000 of which 72% is around 328,000 EU Referendum Result Map throw in 234,000 Rep of Ireland & EU Nationals Resident in Scotland = 562,000 Lost by 383,937 votes in 2014
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  17. Any skills?
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  18. Circa 1955 Tories last won a UK election here. Decolonisation is the undoing of colonialism.
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