Comments by "" (@billyandrew) on "PoliticsJOE"
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The tories mystify me.
Not only the fact they are evident psychopaths, but they seem hellbent on losing the next general election, deliberately going out of their way to cause controversy and harm to the public at large that will ensure exactly that happens.
Everything they have done, over the last twelve years, appears intent upon tearing society apart!
'Losing' files containing the details of thousands upon thousands of sex offenders, paedophiles, mostly, while standing up for the human rights of these same monsters to adopt...selling the NHS, Energy and Education to their family businesses and chums...robbing the poor to give to the rich...their every decision, every action, flies in the face of the greater good!
Or are these merely acts within their Smoke and Mirrors Show, designed as sleight of hand, to distract us from from even more outrageous revelations they don't want to to give our focus to or' their vicious next actions that will harm the majority of people.
Short of cancelling the right to have a vote in a general election, I fail to see how they could win, unless plans are in the pipeline to rig the next one.
I'd love to say they wouldn't, but their sleazy, corrupt, insane track record suggests otherwise.
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A few wee facts for you to try wrap your head around, Jamie.
Difficult for you, I quite realise, but do your best, there's a good chap...
Scottish Labour Market Stats show employment grew from 2,703 million too 2,716 million (13,000) from September, '22 to October,' 22
A six month rent freeze for almost 1million households in Scotland, approved by MSPs on 6th October, '22.
The Cost of Living Tenant Protection Act, passed by Parliament, also hands the Scottish government the power to extend the rent freeze for two further six-month periods, meaning the policy could be extended until 2024.
The Scottish Child Payment is increasing to Β£25 per week in November and will be another election manifesto commitment met.
Scotland is the only UK nation that has such a policy.
Scottish Development International ''Record Year for FDI''
New JP Morgan building being built in Glasgow.
London based asset firm, Everlyn Group, building new office in Glasgow.
New Prudential Craigforth Campus is being built in Stirling.
French Financial firm, Bnp Paribas, building being built in Glasgow.
BDO Global accountancy firm has moved into new office space in Glasgow.
5,000 employee Barclays Glasgow Campus opened in 2021.
US Credit rating firm Experian opened its new Glasgow office in 2021.
Australian fintech firm Blackrock Financial opened its first hub in Glasgow
Singapore fintech firm, Transwap, opened its first hub in Edinburgh.
London based fintech firm, Previse, opened its first hub in Glasgow.
Major retailer, The White Company, to open largest store in Scotland, at Silverburn in Glasgow.
A European whisky supplier is to build a new 220,000sq ft facility, Β£36m, whisky 'superfactory' in Lanarkshire.
The Largest Robotarium Centre in the UK has opened in Edinburgh.
The Β£22 million centre for robotics and artificial intelligence is the largest of its kind in the UK.
Golfer Jack Nicklaus has received planning permission for his first branded golf residential community in Europe, near Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire.
Drax advances Β£500M Scottish hydro clean power station plans in Argyll.
Japanese firm Mitsubishi Electric Air Conditioning Systems Europe announced investment in its Livingston manufacturing facility to develop the next generation of heat pumps.
Danish tech firm Danfloss has opened its new low carbon manufacturing hub, working on low carbon technologies in hydraulics, digitalization & electrification.
US Hyatt Hotels is building its first Hyatt Hotel in Edinburgh and recently announced its 2nd in Kelso in the Scottish Borders.
Plans revealed for new Β£25m assisted living apartments in Perthβs Bertha Park....it's biggest project in 40 years.
US Aviation manufacturer, Spirit Aerosytems, opened its new factory at Prestwick Airport.
Spirit now employs 1,000 people in Ayrshire.
US gaming firm Rockstar Dundee recently opened.
Battery Storage Energy manufacturer AMTE Power has selected Dundee as the site for it's first megafactory.
Mobility vehicle manufacturer OTG has moved in at Dundee innovation Park.
Β£600 NHS Winter Preparation funding announced,
Measures to support services include:
Recruitment of 1,000 additional staff
Β£124 million to assist health and social care partnerships expand care at home capacity.
Β£45 million for the Scottish Ambulance Service to support on-going recruitment, service development and winter planning.
Extension of the Social Care Staff Support Fund to 31 March 2023, to ensure staff receive full pay when/if in COVID isolation.
Β£240 Million Aberdeen Baird Family Hospital in construction
Β£42 million Highlands National Treatment Centre is in construction
Β£33 million Fife National Treatment Centre is in construction
Β£21 million Clydebank Health & Care Centre opened in February, '22
Β£18 million Isle of Skye community hospital opened in May, '22
Scotlandβs largest trade union, Unison, accepted 7.5% local government pay offer on 29th September, '22 with key details of the improved offer being:
An increase of Β£2000 for those earning up to Β£20,500
An increase of Β£1925 for those earning between Β£20,500 to Β£39,000
Police Scotland accepted 5% pay increase offer across all salary bands on 6th October, '22 and Parental Leave is to be introduced, in what the union described as a βsignificant improvement.''
On a further positive note Police Scotland reported suspected drug deaths have fallen 22% in the 6 month to June, '22.
There were 20,767 new build homes completed in Scotland in the year to end March,' 22...an increase of 40% (5,900 homes) on the previous year.
Scottish government has confirmed that the newly nationalised ScotRail will take over the running of East Coast Caledonian Sleeper Rail contract between London and Scotland, after confirming Serco will lose the rail contract and the service will be renationalised and run by Scot Rail, which is owned by the people of Scotland.
University of St Andrews' Scottish hydrogen train project has tested the first hydrogen powered train.
Β£116m Levenmouth rail link in Fife is in construction
Β£14m Inverness airport rail station is in construction
Β£5 million New Perthshire Rail Freight for Hub opened August, '22
, the user being Highland Spring, the largest bottled-water brand in the UK
Β£33m Cadder rail engineering depot, near Glasgow, opened in May,' 22
Β£20m Reston rail station, in the Borders, opened in May, '22
Β£120m Glasgow Queen St station redevelopment opened in October, '21
Β£80 million Clydebank Renfrew bridge construction starting soon
Bae Systems' plans revealed for its new Glasgow Shipbuilding Academy.
New Aberdeen South Port Project nearly complete, the largest marine infrastructure project currently underway in the UK.
New National Manufacturing Institute built in Renfrewshire...
its aim is to increase productivity, innovation, research and development, investment, trade, supply chain, manufacturing skills in the workforce.
Manufacturing Skills Academy built
Advanced Forming Manufacturing Centre O0built
Lightweight Manufacturing Centre built
Digital Process Manufacturing Centre being built
Medicines Manufacturing Centre being built
Edinburgh Evening News - ''Scotland's share of UKβs film studio space on the rise amid flurry of activity.''
Comprising 8.4% of the UK population, Scotland now accounts for around 15% of total stage space outside of London.
STV News reported Scotland's film and movie production sector employs more than 10,200 people and is worth Β£600 million a year to Scotland's creative economy.
Recent productions secured include:
Indiana Jones 5,
Batman
Batgirl
Outlander's new series
Marvel's Avengers
Amazon's The Rig
Anansi Boys
Good Omens 2
Β£328 million Agri-Sector funding support scheme for 14,200 farming businesses to help mitigate rises in energy, fuel and fertiliser costs.
The Scotland Loves Local Food Campaign & Gift Card is proving to be a success. 70,000 gift cards have been issued just in Glasgow City Council Area, alone, while businesses, such as ScotMid, Marks & Spencers, Aldi & Sainbury's have recently joined the campaign.
National plastic bottle deposit return scheme starts next year, which will give money back to the public.
Solway Recycling's new facility, in Galloway, is nearly built, following a fire.
It has received investment from Scotgov's South of Scotland enterprise agency.
Galloway Hydro Power Station is to be upgraded.
The new Hydro Ness hydro power scheme and visitor attraction, in Inverness, opened in July, '22.
The Scotland 5G Centre has launched Forth Valley Testbed, in Alloa, which is open to the public, SME's, start-ups, researchers, environment, transport and manufacturing sectors.
The Scottish government's Decarbonisation Fund has recently awarded Β£9.4 million funding in decarbonisation projects to 10 companies.
Credit: @ScottishzRoss.
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The first guy that spoke must be, er... (C or H? Better go with H, in case I get put in utube jail again) Hunt's biggest fanboi.
He was a toadie and a total waste of time!
The last two spoke of issues only those with a few bob might face, but nothing of any relevance to me.
Emerson was the only one I could relate to, as he dealt with the issues most of us face and his suggestions for reforms, tax being one, were realistic and practical.
So, one is a brown nose, three and four are bubble-heads, therefore I'm putting Emerson through to the next round.
Bullshit vid title, incidently.
Try being honest...it isn't a crime.
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Β @marklammas2465Β
Wrong, Mark.
Check the Magna Carta, 1215, wherein the nobles stripped King John of absolute power and invested themselves with Sovereignty, too.
When parliament was first formed that Sovereignty was transfered, as the nobles were the only ones entitled to vote.
Commoners have no Sovereignty, therefore Parliament is not answerable to them.
Elections and referendums are just pretence, a means of appeasing the masses, allowing them to delude themselves into believing they actually have a say.
Scotland, on the other hand, is the opposite.
Robert the Bruce, 105 years after Magna Carta, bypassed those hungry for more power and authority, bestowing Sovereignty upon the country and also upon every man, woman and child, instead, making government answerable to the people.
This was first set down in the Declaration of Arbroath, 1320
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Corbyn isn't part of the current tory induced crises, nor those of the recent past couple of years.
He's used for deflection by B(l)oJo(b), whenever he feels cornered and the only alternative is to admit he's to blame or that he's a lying scumbag, at which point he trots out the jaded old "...the Right Honorable Member for Islington..." trope, relying on tory braying to drown out labour demands for answers.
Labour needs to desist, in order to highlight this ploy, allowing Stammer to ask again and again, repeatedly.
B(l)oJo(b) will lose his cool, then people will get a chance to see a full blown narcissist lose the plot.
It's a sight to behold, when they go into panic mode, because they are no longer in control.
This isn't a suggestion to draw a laugh.
I'm being genuine, having had to deal with two such toxic individuals, at different points in my life.
To witness them go rampant let's the world see just who they really are, under the mask they hide behind.
The only way to achieve that is to apply pressure and maintain it and not to buy into the games they play and therefore control.
Corbyn?
I like him.
Starmer?
I don't like him.
In case anyone was wondering.
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@Sol Fennell
Scotland does not have it's own parliament, Sol.
It has a devolved parliament, operating under the English political system and is based in a building, Holyrood, which is a shared asset property.
Under our Scottish Constitution, for example, we Scots, should the majority of us decide, can dismiss our govt at any time we choose, without them being allowed to finish a term in office, to replace them with one more fitting to our will.
Similarly with the monarchy.
Both, according to our constitution, are contracted to we, the people.
They're on a form of constant probation, if you like, as we Scots, every last one of us, is a Sovereign, a Leige, in our own right and both govt and Monarchy are subject to our collective will.
Common-law, in England, carries similar terms, if only folk realised.
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