Comments by "ScottishRoss" (@ScottishRoss27) on "Channel 4 News" channel.

  1. Yes the narrative that's its ''UK wide'' its not its in England only.
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  2. Mary Anne MacLeod Born in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, she emigrated to the United States in 1930 was the mother of Donald Trump
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  3. *English riots
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  4. Scotlands takes down 27 borders imposed on us and puts up 1. Westminster deals with 28 borders
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  5. Why does the vid ask about being ''British'' when the movie is about England? Should it not ask about being English?
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  6. *Scottish
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  7. Disolve the whole show Scotland lets gooo
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  8. Disgrace whats happening in the english exceptionalism botched attempt 3 years in the making. it is the breakup of the british union. The border should be between scotland and britian ,itl be safer , its 96 miles long and 6main roads. the british border in Northern Ireland is 310miles long and 275+ crossings
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  9. Thanks for the gift guys, kind regards Independence supporter
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  10. *England's filthy waterways
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  11. Naw. Eyes on the prize
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  12.  Ewarton Charlton  No his own mother was an immigrant & hes telling women to 'go back home'
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  13.  @shauneden4229  Nurse Nurse, the English are having a meltdown with their identity crisis
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  14. Last ever g.e of the 'british union'
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  15. Why not? Labour abandoned its principles and moved to the right years ago.
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  16. Meanwhile, SNP Scottish Government are increasing all Devolved benefits up by 1,7% including the 7 that are not available in the rest of the UK.
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  17. 😂 To think the royal navy's biggest ever carrier was built in Scotland just recently. No wonder! Discredited uk couldnt organise a PaddleBoat-off down there
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  18. *Scottish
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  19.  @nionegriffin  Not in Scotland and there won't be just as there wasn't in 2011 in England's last race riots and meltdown. Thanks for once again proving that we're 2 different people's and 2 different nation's though
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  20. Scotland's grew 0,3% in Quarter 3 which was higher than the UK as a whole. In trade of goods in Q3, Scotland had a surplus while the UK as a whole had a deficit. Unemployment rate in Q3 was lower in Scotland than the UK as a whole. In November, Scotland had a higher rate of growth in median monthly pay than the UK as a whole.
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  21. Teeside shipyard announced its closure last week. Bristol Abels Shipyard was left to close in 2016. Portsmouth Bae Shipyard was left to close in 2014. Lowestoft Brookes Shipyard was left to close in 2009. Devon Phillips Shipyard was left to close in 1999. Hull Dunston Shipyard was left to close in 1994. London Blackwall Shipyard was left to close in 1987.
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  22. How are the razor clams found in the Thames that the Tories were touting as a brexit bonus?
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  23. C4 done a hit job on Scotland just the other day yet here's England doing the exact same thing!
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  24. Great, we can move even more ahead of the UK, England's going to be left behind with that lot
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  25. Its about Scotland not 'you' whoever you are, probably from Russia, Hows the weather in Moscow ?
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  26. How Scotland compares on Per Population basis with nearby nations, Denmark 5,8m Scotland 5,4m Norway 5,3m Ireland 4,9m Coastline per head Norway 4,7 meters Scotland 1,9 Denmark 1,3 Ireland 0,3 Sea Area per head Norway 0,26 km2 Ireland 0,18 Scotland 0,09 Denmark 0,02 Oil Reserves per head Scotland 2,286 bbls Norway 964.5 Denmark 150.5 Ireland 61.2 Gas Reserves per head Norway 2,135 boe Scotland 761 Denmark 17 Ireland 12.3 Renewable Energy generation per head Norway 5.8 Kwh Scotland 5.3 Denmark 1.4 Ireland 0.9 Fish Landings per head Norway 466 kg Denmark 156 Scotland 90 Ireland 61 Farmland per head Scotland 10,860 m2 Ireland 10,190 Denmark 4,585 Norway 2,169 Forest per head Norway 18,890 m2 Scotland 2,700 Ireland 1,576 Denmark 1,047 Workforce in 2019/20 Denmark 3,035m Norway 2,839m Scotland 2,759m Ireland 2,440m Agriculture industry size by employment Ireland 102,700 Scotland 67,000 Denmark 63,700 Norway 55,200 Forestry industry size by employment Norway 25,000 Scotland 25,000 Ireland 12,000 Denmark 9,600 Construction industry size by employment Norway 226,900 Scotland 185,900 Denmark 177,400 Ireland 146,900 Manufacturing industry size by employment Denmark 315,400 Ireland 254,200 Norway 209,300 Scotland 204,500 Services sector size by employment Denmark 2,282m Norway 2,133m Scotland 1,908m Ireland 1,785m Exports per head Ireland £26,122 Norway £16,849 Scotland £15,740 Denmark £13,688 Tourist Income per head Scotland £1,944 Denmark £1,135 Norway £962 Ireland £909 Air Transport of Passengers Norway 40,3 million Ireland 37,9 Denmark 34,7 Scotland 29,4 Sea Transport of Freight per head Norway 34,339 tonnes Denmark 14,137 Scotland 12,000 Ireland 10,200 Defence Forces Norway 62,200 Denmark 48,700 Scotland 25,100 Ireland 10,500 Nursing Staff Norway 107,539 1 in every 49 Scotland 69,853 77 Ireland 37,843 129 Denmark 35,216 164 Teachers Norway 66,500 1 in every 79 Ireland 65,800 74 Scotland 58,400 92 Denmark 56,600 102 Number of Colleges and Universities Norway 41 1 in every 129 Scotland 37 145 Denmark 37 156 Ireland 33 148
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  27.  @V01DIORE  British is a political ideology as its a political union.
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  28. Ignorant comments. Any british union ending brexiteers on to give a solution to the british border in northern ireland?
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  29. Labour UK government has announced 22 Billion of cuts.
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  30. England's comatose because of the shite in their water
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  31. Unionist panic as the union has nothing to offer, no positive case to put
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  32. Typical anti scottish torie totally ignored scotlands vote in the 2017 election. snp won 35 of the 59 scottish seats at wastemonster. hold a majority . the brittish tories won 13 or 14
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  33. Democracy is an ongoing thing not a once of, for example the current UK Election.
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  34. *English riots.
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  35. Why are church of England bishops allowed to sit in the UK Legislator whilst all other religions are excluded? Is the UK Legislator compliant with its own UK Human Rights Act Article 14 Prohibition of Discrimination?
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  36.  @peteranderson3956  Majority of Nato member states don't have nuclear weapons
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  37. *English public. Scotland, Wales and N Ireland don't vote Torie.
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  38. Great they get 2billion , Scotland ,Wales and Northern Ireland got a pittance of 300mil between us.
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  39. This is the norm for Independent Countries
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  40. Lets get scotland in the lifeboat and escape the sunken ship
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  41.  @jgmediting7770  Just last week, Labour abstained from a motion in Scotland's Parliament to force the UK Government to compensate The Waspi Women.
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  42. Why does England have the highest Unemployment rate in the UK of 3,8% or 1 million people Who pays for them? Why prejudice against folk that could come here to work & therefore help the rest of us to pay for its 1 million ?
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  43. She's shouldnt go anywhere, both Labour and Tories working together as usual, have already prejudiced the bias committee by finding her guilty before even appeared.
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  44. Bojo the clown is thick as mince! Scotland telt ye all that when we rejected his incompetent party at the g.e walkover, weakest pm. uks never been weaker. Enough of this incompetent 'union' Scotland! get yer jaiket , can do much better. sack bojo the clown, the Soviet Union creeked and disintegrated and broke up too.
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  45. Scotland excluded from the UKgov statement on its Treaty with Germany. Is it because Labour are a pro England only party as quoted by Starmer? Starmer quote from April ''Labour are the true party of English patriotism.''
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  46. Their too busy its marching season marching about a European Dutch king for all the irony
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  47. Labour in Scotland are gony further plummet in the polls for this
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  48.  @VanderWolls  . The union is not a nation and there is no single culture.
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  49. Scotland compared per population with nearby nations Denmark 5,8m Scotland 5,4m Norway 5,3m Ireland 4,9m Coastline per head Norway 4,7 meters Scotland 1,9 Denmark 1,3 Ireland 0,3 Sea Area per head Norway 0,26 km2 Ireland 0,18 Scotland 0,09 Denmark 0,02 Oil Reserves per head Scotland 2,286 bbls Norway 964,5 Denmark 150,5 Ireland 61,2 Gas Reserves per head Norway 2,135 boe Scotland 761 Denmark 17 Ireland 12,3 Renewable Energy generation per head Norway 5,8 Kwh Scotland 5,3 Denmark 1,4 Ireland 0,9 Freshwater Reserves per head Scotland 5,478 million litres Norway 5,087 Ireland 258,145 Denmark 148,600 Fish Landings per head Norway 466 kg Denmark 156 Scotland 90 kg Ireland 61 Fishing Fleet size Norway 2,300 Denmark 2,185 Scotland 2,098 Ireland 2,032 Farmland per head Scotland 10,860 m2 Ireland 10,190 Denmark 4,585 Norway 2,169 Number of farms Ireland 137,000 Scotland 51,157 Norway 39,600 Denmark 33,000 Workforce in 2019/20 Denmark 3,035m Norway 2,839m Scotland 2,759m Ireland 2,440m Agriculture industry size by employment Ireland 88,600 Scotland 67,000 Denmark 63,700 Norway 55,200 Oil and Gas industry size by employment Norway 225,000 Scotland 120,000 Denmark 15,000 Ireland 1,500 Forestry industry size by employment Norway 25,000 Scotland 25,000 Ireland 12,000 Denmark 9,600 Construction industry size by employment Norway 226,900 Scotland 185,900 Denmark 177,400 Ireland 146,900 Manufacturing industry size by employment Denmark 315,400 Ireland 254,200 Norway 209,300 Scotland 204,500 Tourism industry size by employment Denmark 257,000 Scotland 218,000 Ireland 181,200 Norway 168,000 Services sector size by employment Denmark 2,282m Norway 2,133m Scotland 1,908m Ireland 1,785m Financial services sector size by employment Norway 50,000 Denmark 35,669 Ireland 25,000 Scotland 23,000 Top 5 Largest Companies by turnover Norway Equinor petroluem and renewable energy company £98 billion Telenor telecommunications company £14 billion Norsk hydro aluminium and renewable energy company £14 billion Norsk bank £10,2 billion Yara international chemicals company £9,4 billion Scotland SSE multinational energy company £31 billion Scottish widows life insurance and pensions company £18 billion Standard Life Aberdeen global investment company £17 billion RBS £13 billion Scottish power £5,2 billion Denmark Maersk shipping company £40 billion Dankse bank £14 billion Novo Norsk pharmaceutical company £8,4 billion Carlsberg brewer £8 billion Vestas manufacturer of wind turbines £5,5 billion Ireland CRH building materials company £24,3 billion DCC international sales and marketing £12,2 billion Smurfit Kappa packaging company £7,5 billion Ardagh glass and metal company £6,7 billion Ryanair £5,8 billion Exports per head Ireland £26,122 Norway £16,849 Scotland £15,740 Denmark £13,688 Tourist Income per head Scotland £1,944 Denmark £1,135 Norway £962 Ireland £909 Air Transport of Passengers Norway 40,3 million Ireland 37,9 Denmark 34,7 Scotland 29,4 Sea Transport of Freight per head Norway 34,340 tonnes Denmark 14,137 Scotland 12,000 Ireland 10,200 Defence Forces Norway 62,200 1 in every 85 Denmark 48,700 119 Scotland 25,100 215 Ireland 10,500 466 Nursing Staff Norway 107,539 1 in every 49 Scotland 69,853 77 Ireland 37,843 129 Denmark 35,216 164 Number of hospitals Scotland 279 1 in every 19,354 Ireland 86 56,976 Norway 75 70,666 Denmark 54 107,407 Teachers Norway 66,500 1 in every 79 Ireland 65,800 74 Scotland 58,400 92 Denmark 56,600 102 Number of Colleges and Universities Norway 41 1 in every 129,268 Scotland 37 145,945 Denmark 37 156,756 Ireland 33 148,484
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  50. English law and England's high court. There is no ''british'' legal system.
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  51. Independent Scotland would join the 7x larger European Market than the UK. How can removing 31 barriers to trade be worse?
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  52.  @CLWF3  16th year of being free to Scots.
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  53. College lecturers strike averted last week. Bin workers strike averted 2 weeks ago. Scotland is the only part of the UK to have averted any strikes in its NHS.
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  54.  @mickyfinn613  If we decide to join the EU, we'l trade with the UK on the trade agreement they struck with the EU
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  55.  @Lando-kx6so  The full UK state pension is £175, £223 in Ireland, £507 in Germany, £304 in France, and £513 in Spain.
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  56.  @Xerus35  Orbital Marine Power is a Registered Scottish Company. Companies House distinguishes between registered Scottish, Northern Irish and English company numbers. Registered Scottish company numbers start with SC. Northern Irish company numbers start with NI. English company numbers don't have a prefix.
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  57. *English Riots.
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  58. Just of the phone with my da, he had nhs appointment at 9.15 am & was seen early. Right enough scottish NHS Workers aren't on strike like in England.
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  59. We don't.
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  60. Drop the reputational damage to Scotland's by failure of reporting to state England's National Parks.
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  61. Labour UK government cutting Scotland's Budget. Thats what you voted for.
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  62. The people who live in Scotland are going to lose Devolution (Democracy in Scotland) if we stay in this 'Union', EVEL, English votes for English laws, introduced in 2015 by Cameron, turned the 'union' parliament into the English parliament
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  63. Unlike Labour & Torie Westminster governments that have never balanced a budget, the SNP government have balanced its budget every year since 2007.
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  64.  @sayithowitis1  Yes i have
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  65. Also leads to decolonisation and becoming normal country
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  66. Labour cuts the Scottish Budget are the SNP's fault?
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  67. @MM79 Deficit is as part of the UK, an indy Scotland would no longer have UK costs, such as UK debt interest charged too Scotland £4,5bn UK defence spending charged too Scotland £3,4bn UK defence procurement charged too Scotland £1,7bn UK trident cost charged too Scotland £1bn UK common services charged too Scotland £3bn UK foreign affairs charged too Scotland £1bn UK transport spending charged too Scotland £1bn theres £15,6 billion we can save by not being charged for UK costs
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  68. Lowest state pension in the developed world
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  69. *English riots.
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  70. Beg? Englands heading off for the poor house. Democratically ofcourse, thats what they voted for.
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  71.  @JoffBartle  And Scotland is not a ''region'' its a Nation in a Treaty with another Nation respectively
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  72. Only England is struggling with its identity, the UK is not a country, its a union. - see what i mean
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  73. The report is about England only.
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  74. The court makes judgement tomorrow morning! If feckless franco aka bojo the dictator is found guilty If he comes o'er the border hes getting arrested! 👮💪 Scotlands highest court has already found him unlawfull so who cares what the english court says
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  75. Snp supporters have witnessed and saw of umteen torie and labour leaders over the years
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  76. Labour isn't offering any new powers for Scotland and a path to get into the European Market, the SNP are.
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  77. Not a Presidential Style System.
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  78. Come o'er the border and yer getting arrested weeman 👮💪 Turn & run bojo
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  79. No the 'uk' didnt have a vote on the 60+ nations who previously left wastemonster. Why Scotland any different? Best sympathies on your england focused brexit / loss of the 'british union' , your gony be the only ones stuck with wastemonster dictatorship.
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  80.  @alexmuir2815  Did England have a vote on America's , Irelands, Canadas, Aussies ,New Z 's independence. Naw.
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  81.  @Bear-Cohiba-1966  How many other countries have left Westminster?
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  82.  @lestrem11  Which 2 Countries have a Treaty called the Treaty of Union 1707 ? As 1 of the 2 parties to the Treaty, can withdraw.
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  83.  @revol148  Its in a foreign country as they are checks on goods from the UK due to Brexit when they were shoved out the door, remember?
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  84.  @nionegriffin  We're better at integration as we actually have a culture to integrate into unlike England. Outcome - no race riots here just like there was none in 2011 when England last had a meltdown.
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  85.  @redgeorgieredgeorgie  Its also the one we can collect the most Custom taxes from, Custom duty, excise duty are taxes on cross border goods collected by customs as government revenue. = more revenue for our nhs, new scottish pension etc
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  86. More ambitious than keeping powers with-held from Scotland.
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  87. Englands Hinkley point c cost £23 billion New London crossrail costing £19 billion 8% UK population share = paid £1,8 billion towards hinkley point = no equivalent investment paid £1,5 billion towards London crossrail = no equivalent investment Now expected to pay more towards investment outwith Scotland for no equivalence here
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  88.  @JoffBartle  The currency was decided in 2019. Spain didn't block Croatia when they joined in 2013. Romania & Bulgaria when they joined in 2007. Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Czech, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Cyprus & Malta when they joined in 2004. Sweden, Finland & Austria when they joined in 1995. Portugal when they joined in 1986. Spain itself when they joined in 1986
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  89. It is the time
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  90.  @teddypicker6969  Torie's are currently UK Government on just 43,6% of the vote.
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  91. 87% of Scotland's water environment is rated as good, The highest ever rating. The Scottish Parliament set a target of 92% in good condition by 2027, backed by 6 Billion for Scottish Water's Investment Programme for 2021 to 2027. Its investment programme is 44% there already 1 Billion invested in 2023/24 886 Million in 2022/23 799 Million in 2021/22
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  92.  @teddypicker6969  Torie UK governments have not won an election in Scotland since 1955. Yet Scotland mostly gets Torie UK Governments its rejected. Independence = get rid of unelected illegitimate governments.
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  93. Currently 38% of taxation collected in Scotland is in the form of devolved taxes under the control of the Scottish parliament and 62% of all taxation collected in Scotland goes directly to the UK government in taxation that is a reserved matter of the UK parliament. https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers/pages/6/ Total tax receipts by UK country and region 2019 Scotland £65.339 pop 5.4 million West Midlands £58.763 pop 5.9 million Yorkshire & Humber £55.828 pop 5.4 million £6.576bn more than West Midlands £9.511bn more than Yorkshire & Humber https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/datasets/countryandregionalpublicsectorfinancesrevenuetables https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Scotland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_have_gained_independence_from_the_United_Kingdom
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  94. No thanks. the uk is not one country
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  95. All parties passed it
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  96.  @Bear-Cohiba-1966  The United Kingdom of Norway & Sweden peacefully broke up in 1905.
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  97.  @PLeon-kd1yd  Vote SNP if you want to keep the jobs and the yard open
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  98.  @shauneden4229  Yes i am sympathetic for the last people in the northern hemisphere to finally get their own democracy.
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  99.  @revol148  Scotland has had worse and not rioted. The Dunblane Massacre for example.
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  100.  @Take_Me_Back_To_The_1980s  The Right to Free Elections in the UK's own Human Rights Act..... At this years UK Election, SNP Manifesto will state on page 1 line 1 Vote SNP for Scotland to Become an Independent Country.
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  101.  @leelee_1989  The brexiteers mess bringing end to our own union. Exactly what i want😂 We voted to remain in the eu. Btw Wastemonster Owe's Scotland £15Billion per annum in compensation for loss of scots exports to the eu countries. Pay up
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  102.  @Luke-y7b  That's coming from Labour run UK government cutting Scotland's cutting budget.
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  103. You'v had nearly 4 years to find out how things work. Are you saying France, Germany, Netherlands are not independent nations???
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  104. @MM79 GDP in 2019 Scotland £177 billion Portugal £171 billion Estonia £22,5 billion Latvia £24,5 billion Lithuania £39,2 billion Slovenia £38,9 billion Croatia £43,6 billion £168 billion Scotland £177 billion
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  105.  @Plaw01 The Dissolution of Czechoslovakia took 6 month. The Dissolution of Czechoslovakia on january 1 1993 was the peaceful self determined breakup of Czechoslovakia into the independent countries of Czechia and Slovakia The Parliament passed the constitution act 542, passed on november 25, they agreed to the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on december 31 1992. State assets were divided in a ratio of the Czech and Slovak population in Czechoslovakia, including the central bank, gold reserves stored in Prague, the tax system, the state broadcaster, army equipment, rail and airliner infrastructure.embassy property. The old Czechoslovak currency, remained in use by both countries with the adoption of two national currencies and two national central banks. On January 1, 1993, all Czechoslovak citizens automatically became citizens either of Czechia or Slovakia Czechoslovakia's membership in the United Nations ceased upon the dissolution of the state, on January 19, 1993, Czechia and Slovakia were admitted as new, separate states.
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  106.  @Burglar-King  Scotland England Child Poverty Targets enshrined in Law Scraped in 2015 Scottish Infant Feeding Survey Scrapped in 2015 Public Breastfeeding anti discrimination law Not followed Free Personal Nursing Care Not followed Nursing Bursary £10,000 £5000 NHS parking charges abolished Charged Mitigation of UK Bedroom Tax since 2013 Over 500k households victim Scottish Maternity Grant £754 Maternity Grant £500 Free Scottish Baby Box Not followed Scottish Child Payment Not followed 30 hours per week free childcare 16 hours per week School Uniform Grant £120 £87 Free School Meals Primary 1 to 5 Primary 1 to 2 Free National Bus Travel to U22's Not followed ScotRail Kids for a Quid Scheme Not followed Free NHS dental care up to age 26 Not followed Education Maintenance Allowance Scraped in 2010 Music Tuition fees abolished Charged Voting Age 16 18 Free Entry to Museums & Galleries Charged Free University Tuition to Scots £9520 a year Lowest Income Tax Rate 19% 20%
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  107. Snp conference weekend in Aberdeen
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  108. Seem a bit confused Pauli
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  109. No brexit is democracy in Scotland respected. We can bring down the tory dictatorship and the british union anaw
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  110. Anyone happen to have read bojo's poem about scotland and the scots? its a gift
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  111. Scotland can't survive having to send tax receipts to another state. Why does a state 11x the size need Scotland's tax receipts?
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  112.  @Odysseuss.  Then don't moan about the cuts from Westminster.
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  113.  @osmanfadil2451  No cuts announced in health portfollio.
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  114. No, As Finance Secretary, Swinney achieved a balanced budget every year from 2007 to 2016 and again as stand-in Finance Secretary from 2022 to 2023. In the same time both Labour and Torie UK Government's were unable to achieve a balanced budget and the UK public sector debt is approaching 2,7 Trillion.
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  115.  @tightnoose5611  In Truss first month as the UKs PM, £300 Billion wiped of the economy
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  116. How much does England's 1 million unemployed cost? & could these people not help work and pay for them?
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  117. UK schools? there is no single UK-wide education system. Never has been.
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  118. Be saying the same pish in 20 years, ie Blair
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  119. *England's water and housing
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  120. You'l have to ask the foreign shareholders of England's water companies
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  121.  @V01DIORE  British is a political ideology as its the name of the political union.
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  122. Eye opener Scotland's elected representatives being thwarted from having their opposition day debate. What's the point of the union when Scotland's representatives are pushed aside ?
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  123. Correction, its in England.
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  124. County Line gangs refers to drug dealers from England operating in Scotland.
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  125. 8,2% of the UKs population 32% of the UKs landmass over 900 of the UKs islands 60% of the UKs sea area 58% of the UKs coastline, second largest in Europe 90% of the UKs freshwater, over 31,000 freshwater lochs & rivers 96% of the UKs crude oil production 63% of the UKs natural gas production 60% of the UKs onshore wind energy resource 25% of Europe's offshore wind energy resource 25% of Europe's tidal energy resource 10% of Europe's wave energy resource 85% of the UKs hydro- electric resource 97% of our electricity is now from renewable's net exporter of electricity, £8 billion last year 80% of the UKs untapped coal resource 90% of the UKs granite production 46% of the UKs forest area 60% of the UKs timber production 60% of the UKs peatlands 34,4% of the UKs 6,092 fishing fleet 70% of the UKs fish landings 44% of the UKs fish processing sites 34% of the UKs farmland 30% of the UKs beef herd 20% of the UKs sheep flock 9% of the UKs pig herd 9% of the UKs dairy herd 12% of UKs milk production 15% of the UKs cereal holdings 25% of the UKs potato crop 30% of the UKs barley area 100% of the UKs whisky production 70% of the UKs gin production 22% of the UKs exports £15 billion tourism income in 2019 35% of the UKs ministry of defence land holdings 16% of the UKs armed forces 12% of the UKs armed forces reserves 8,2% of the UKs 89 navy ships 8,2% of the UKs 601 air force aircraft 22% of the UKs hospitals 14% of the UKs universities Scottish Students receive university tuition free 20% of the UKs financial services jobs Edinburgh is the UKs 2nd largest financial centre 21st largest in the World, ahead of Melbourne, Boston, Paris, Milan, Montreal, Amsterdam, Toronto, Stuttgart, Stockholm, Copenhagen in global financial centre index global ranking 20% of the UKs space industry jobs Glasgow is the European centre for satellite manufacture 5 space ports in development 9% of the UKs construction industry jobs 12% of the UKs games development industry jobs 7% of the UKs life science industry jobs 6% of the UKs pharmaceutical industry jobs
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  126. Not a nation. British is a political ideology as its the name of a political union.
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  127. 97% of Scotlands electricity is from renewables. Replicate the old Solway viaduct railway but with sub-sea electricity interconnector & distribution centre in Annan for example.
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  128. Your point?
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  129. Lets get scotland in the lifeboat and escape the sunken rotton ship
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  130.  @_Phoenix3  No article in the union treaty forbidding Scotland (or England) from withdrawing from the treaty.
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  131. Will be with Independence
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  132. The people of Scotland's elected representatives can't even get an opposition day debate now. Thanks Westminster system for opening Scots eyes.
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  133.  @sylezjusz  England already doesn't produce enough electricity to power itself and is a massive importer, Rishi's making England totally dependent on importing electricity from Scotland and everyother nation surrounding England. You couldn't make this up.
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  134. @William Stewart 😂 remain won in this country
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  135.  @adamtapas5584  Sweden has their own currency dont they? Farmland Scotland 5,700,000 hectares 10,555 m2 per head Sweden 2,700,000 hectares 2,647 m2 per head number of farms Scotland 51,157 1 near every 105,557 Sweden 72,000 1 near every 141,666 Fish landings Scotland 487,000 kg 90 kg per head Sweden 90,789 kg 8 kg per head Coastline Scotland 6,160 miles 1,8 meters per head Sweden 2,000 miles 0,3 meters per head Sea Area Scotland 462,263 km2 0,08 km2 per head Sweden 154,510 0,01 km2 per head Renewable energy capacity gwh Scotland 213,051 0,0394 per head Sweden 156,010 0,0152 per head Oil reserves bbls Scotland 12,000,000,000,000 2,220 per head Sweden 0 0 per head Gas reserves boe Scotland 639,360,000 114,8 per head Sweden 0 0 per head Exports Sweden £176 billion £17,254 per head Scotland £85 billion £15,740 per head Number of Hospitals Scotland 279 1 near every 19,354 Sweden 100 1 near every 102,000 Number of Colleges and Universities Scotland 37 1 near every 145,945 Sweden 34 1 near every 300,000
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  136. The then English State gony try annex part of another States territory? The world doesn't like that ie Russia in Ukraine. & with India, Japan, Germany breathing down on UKs permanent seat at UN Security Council
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  137. Labours own fault for standing side to side with the Tories against Scotland
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  138. 27th for GDP Per Capita.
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  139. Ps english scots living in Scotland will have the vote as they did last time, aswell as commonwealth citizens and also eu citizens and also 16 and 17 year olds in Scotland.
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  140. Democratic Legitimacy by Votes FM of England just 81,326 (2022 Torie leader election) FM of Scotland 2,385,578 (2021 Scots Election)
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  141. Within the Union Scotland can't succeed as are minority within the union & because of the union, a minority in our own country
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  142.  @paulmc2501  Dont need it. 97% of Scotlands electricity is powered by renewables. We're 3rd in Europe behind Iceland & Norway for use of renewables. Also have 90% of the hydro energy resource in the UK. Thats why the Only aluminium smelter factory in the UK is in Scotland.
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  143. Scotland voted for a referendum in 2021 Scottish Election. Holyrood already has a mandate for a referendum.
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  144. Not a nation.
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  145. Westminster is the English Parliament. EVEL English Votes for English Laws breached the Treaty of Union as it banned Scots mps from voting on matters effecting England, but English mps can still vote on matters not Devolved to Scotland.
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  146. UK to Scotland ''vote no to stay in the EU'' 2016 UK betrays Scotland
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  147. Not breaking through is it. Sideshow!, Get us out of this union eyes on the prize!
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  148. @MM79 Scotland will be taking its 8% population share of the UKs £10 Trillion net worth of assets. = around £800 Billion. Scotland is different than Catalonia. we're a recognised nation in a union with another nation. Catalonia is not.
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  149. *England
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  150. Revenue from Scotland's 6 income tax rates increased 10,7% last year compared with 9,3% revenue increase in the UK's 3 income tax rates. = Scotland had 1,4% more revenue to spend from its income tax rate system than the UK did with its.
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  151.  @peterpaszczak4013  Can't have made an erse of it as they keep getting re-elected.
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  152. Westminsters probelm as drugs policy is still centralised there. The Union is killing Scots.
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  153. & a new petrochemical plant in Belgium and an electric railway in Turkey
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  154. Its gony pass you by
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  155. Recite Bojo's poem he had published about scotland for us ? we're a ''verminous race'' says the PM. Both votes SNP
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  156. Doing the 'union' no favours wheeling him out!
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  157.  @andrewq159  Why don't you say what you regard the whole trans community UK wide ?
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  158. Should close the border on health grounds.
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  159. Ding dong did imperial england have a vote on America , Canada, Ireland ,Aussie ,New Z when they left? Naw why is Scotland different? we're not.
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  160.  Albert Pike  The United Kingdom does not have a single legal system because it was created by the political union of previously independent countries. Article 19 of the Treaty of Union, created the United Kingdom but guaranteed the continued existence of Scotland's And England's separate legal systems. The Border is the boundary. The Department of Health in England, is responsible for government policy on health matters in England. Following Scottish devolution referendum in 1997, health policy and funding became devolved to the Scottish Parliament, It is currently administered through the Health and Social Care Directorates of the Scottish Government.
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  161. Television was invented in Scotland 👍 Soar Alba
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  162.  @DrumToTheBassWoop  🇬🇧More nuclear weapons occupying Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Leading the way on children's rights 🇬🇧More welfare cuts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Action to tackle child poverty 🇬🇧shamed into free school meals 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿free school meals for all primary school pupils by 2022 🇬🇧1% pay rise for NHS staff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿4%.pay rise for NHS staff 🇬🇧£9000 university tuition fees 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿free 🇬🇧£9 perscription charges 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿free 🇬🇧Torie bedroom tax 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿fully mitigated 🇬🇧higher income tax 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿54% majority pay less 🇬🇧motor/bridge toll charges 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿abolished since 2008 saving commuters £2000 🇬🇧no new bridges 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿queensferry crossing opened in 2017 🇬🇧hs2 £100 billion overcost 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿borders railway opened in 2015 🇬🇧privatised rail services 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿rail services publicly owned by 2022
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  163.  @leomercy3016  Can when drugs policy is outwith the competence of the scots parliament as drugs policy is still centralised at westminster, who hasnt updated its drugs policy since its misuse of drugs act 1971, 50 years ago.
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  164. It is as not enough fiscal powers have been repatriated
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  165.  @ianscott3180  Not enough control of taxation has been repatriated from Westminster.
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  166.  @simmo1024  Couldnt agree more , So Scotlands 62% will be respected?
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  167. Good luck without 55,5% of the former UK's territory combined land & offshore area.
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  168. Come o'er the border and yer getting arrested weeman! 👮💪 Turn & Run bojo
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  169.  @teddypicker6969  Electing a Majority of Independence supporting Westminster MP's on a mandate for an Independent Scotland is an instruction to negotiate the end of the Union.
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  170. How come the UK accepts overseas gender certificates from 41 overseas Countries including Scotland's Neighbours Norway, Iceland, Denmark & Sweden but UK has chosen to discriminate against Scots Trans People? What else does the UK discriminate against Scots in favour of people coming from Overseas ?
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  171. Another thing Scotland was wronged on
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  172. Soviet England
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  173.  @tisFrancesfault  Scottish Government can't have any deficit as its not a currency issuer. Last years consolidated accounts showed a budget underspend of just over 500 million. How can it have a budget deficit whilst also having a budget underspend?
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  174.  @24hourjukebox55  Which EU Member State is not an Independent State?
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  175. Scotland and scotgov has never been allowed to represent scotland in the eu as the member gov has been .....ukgov. We're held back well bout time wastemonster was cut of
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  176. UK as a whole Scotland Exports of Goods £310 Billion £27 Billion Imports of Goods £461 Billion £24,8 Billion = Deficit of £151 Billion Surplus of £2,2 Billion
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  177.  @arealscotsman  I do know how it works which is why you're having to tell me to keep quiet
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  178. Is England to scared to stand on its two feet? salted or toffee popcorn?
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  179. @William Stewart Hey when the dictator has been brought down , he can bring his no deal brexit in the g.e to the scottish public who voted 62% to stay in the eu. Scotgov has said they will be putting political independence. With the tories set to be Wiped out in Scotland losing all 13 of their seats to be taken by the snp. set to win 51 of the 59 scottish seats Bring it on
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  180. The unemployment rate in Scotland is now 4,5% meanwhile in Torie ran England its 5,2%
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  181. Tories have been rejected at every election in Scotland since 1955 yet we have had to put up with Torie UK governments most of that time.
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  182. @r/Soutt Aye
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  183. Not with public sector debt at the same size as the economy, What's needed is for the UK to disband itself after paying of all foreign debt, writing of all public sector debt and go our own ways.
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  184.  @Take_Me_Back_To_The_1980s  Its perfectly legitimate to pursue self determination as its a right in the United Nations Charter, of which the UK Government is a founder of so the UK acknowledges this right that people in Scotland have the right to pursue. UK is not a Country, its a Union, there is a Treaty between the 2 nations. Scotland is not a region its a nation in a treaty with another nation. Can withdraw from the treaty via a electoral mandate to pursue doing so.
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  185.  @Take_Me_Back_To_The_1980s  The UK is not a country, its a Union of 2 Countries created by a Treaty. Aims in the Constitution of the Scottish National Party 1) Independence for Scotland. 2) Furtherance of all Scottish interests. This Years UK Election in Scotland the SNP Manifesto will state on page 1 line 1 ''Vote SNP for Scotland to Become an Independent Country.''
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  186.  @arealscotsman  Not Labour Government announcing 22 Billion of cuts? Was that not for viewers in Scotland?
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  187.  @arealscotsman  So when Labour announce cuts in the UK budge next month including its cut to the Scottish Budget, who's fault will it be then?
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  188.  @davebirch1976  Scotland generated £1,500 more tax per head than England last year
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  189. Scotsman Adam Smith is considered the father of modern capitalism. Scotland + European Market 454,7 million consumers = nearly 7 and a half times larger market. Brexit England & Wales Market 60,9 million consumers.
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  190. Yes! lose half the landmass go on come on big boy
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  191. Tidal
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  192. SNP have done wonders for Scotland.
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  193. @MM79 Im not the one reduced to insults and im delusional?
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  194. Hopefully
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  195.  @Pauli-tm2zt  Confusing UK Parliament for England's Parliament
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  196.  @Krytern  Everyone in Scotland's democracy will be more empowered.
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  197. Next the dictator will try close down Scotlands parliament , the Welsh too. NI 's has been closed down for 2 and half years now. British union sliped into dictatorship in their desperation. The botched english exceptionalism attempt can not be aloud to stand while in british union, Fortunately Scotland escape by ending the union.
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  198.  @davidmurphy563  The UKgov statement on its site mentions places within England and the 2nd largest nation in the Union is not mentioned. Where's the Scottish section in its statement? Presumably the treaty is only for England? Its not clear.
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  199. I have some guns to sell you...... spud guns 2 for a £1
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  200.  @deanjames2476  You wouldn't have a consulate service?
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  201.  @sobo5476  Because Labour UK Government cut its winter payment to OAP's so no consequential funding for Scotland's OAP's.
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  202.  @plinble  A third (2,400 GWH) of Northern Ireland's 7,300 GWH electricity usage in 2023 was supplied from Scotland via the subsea electricity interconnector that enters in Ayrshire and comes out at Larne. 422 MWH of electricity was also exported from Northern Ireland to Scotland. Northern Ireland had a trade deficit in electricity with Scotland of 2000 GWH.
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  203.  @JustYAPhotographer  That's hilarious
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  204.  @teelo523  Renewables produced the equivalent of 113% of Scotland's electricity use for the first time in 2022.
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  205.  @andrewq159  Would you use force against them ?
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  206. Like ammendments which is effectively changing laws. More unelected lords than eupar. Enjoy yer brexit
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  207. The 8 years of personal attacks?
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  208. Thats the plan not too
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  209. The bill was passed by all parties voting in favour. Its now about the human right to democracy
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  210. Average monthly private rents in November were £1362 in England and a whopping 28 Percent Lower in Scotland at £980, According to the latest ONS Private Rent Prices published on 18th December.
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  211. UK Governments ajax armoured vehicles are 14 years late.
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  212. What about elections? can we use election after election til we get what we want?
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  213. It does.
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  214.  @titteryenot4524  Their is no positive case for the Union.
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  215.  @Henry-xu5jg  The ONS shows Scotland generated 2,5% more per capita in tax than England last year. Scotland's GDP Per Capita was higher than the UK as a whole in 2023. Scotland is 2nd in the UK after London for attracting inward investment. UK Government is against us becoming independent yet you think we're nothing, that we have no economic potential and are a leach on the UK. Very odd.
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  216. Imagine even having to ask. Proves the 'british union' is not a union its a prison. As for 2016, wastemonster didnt respect Scotlands majority to stay in the eu. Best sympathies to your loss of the british union However, youl get your england focused brexit.
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  217. Can't get any say Westminster mp's 59 out of 650 Independence = all the Reserved Powers still at Westminster with-held from people who live in Scotland would come home Independence is the norm
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  218.  Albert Pike  😂😂
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  219. Human right of access to democracy.
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  220. Yes they do
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  221. There is no democracy, with 533 English mps and 59 Scots mps. Independence now.
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  222. We do, we shouldn't be taxed twice for having health condition or a eye test.
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  223. The people did chose in 2021 election.
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  224.  @PunishedRalph  195 Independent Nations in the World
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  225.  @peterwilliamallen1063  Scotgov is not answerable to the UK government. UK government is the English government as Scotland, Wales & N Ireland doesn't vote Conservative, England does. Scotland doesn't have any county councils. The barnett formula is Scotland's own taxation coming back. Scotgov has done many international agreements. ScotGov is not a local government area of England as Scotland is a nation in treaty with England. UK does not have a single UK Legal system. England's supreme court ruling did not rule out Scotland electing pro independence majority of Scotland's Westminster MP in a UK Election as a route to withdrawing from the Treaty with England. UK government does not have any legitimacy in Scotland as Scotland has not voted Conservative since 1955. England's government should get out of Scotland as its elected in England and not Scotland. What is the United Kingdom? no written UK constitution defining what it is. 65 other countries have left Westminster, Scotland leaving is no different.
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  226.  @samhodgins9804  That's not true. Households receiving universal credit payments according to DWP Statistics 5,8 million in England & Wales 425 thousand in Scotland = 13 times lower
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  227. There is . There is no independence with the english imperial dictatorship btw your gony be the only ones stuck with it lol follow through with your english brexit go on big boy Murder the 312year 'british union'
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  228.  @minifridgegaminguk2533  We dont have a deficit, how can we have a 8,6% deficit when 42% of taxation still goes to Westminster? With independence 100% stays here Total tax revenue Devolved Reserved 2019/20 65,3 38,3 27 42% 2018/19 62,1 36 26,1 42% 2017/18 59,9 34,7 25,2 42% 2016/17 56,7 33,7 23 41% UK governments own office for national statistics, search ONS country and regional public sector finances revenue tables Scottish Budget wiki The Scottish Consolidated Fund (some of our own revenue coming back) Reserved Taxes National insurance, corporation tax onshore & offshore, 50% of vat, wealth taxes, export excise duty, oil, gas, fuel, heat, electricity, water, timber, granite, food & drink sales taxes, motor taxes, vehicle excise duty, fuel duty, alcohol duty, tobacco duty, environment levy, capital gins tax, insurance tax, inheritance tax
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  229.  @RealOGfikey  Scotland's not in a union with Wales or Cornwall.
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  230. Dictator imperialists. Go on go through with your brexit against the majority of scotland. Yer gony lose Scotland (half the landmass) over this. go on Murder the 312year 'british union'
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  231.  @colinsmith1288  In Labour run Wales They just increased University Tuition fees to £9250 a year. In SNP run Scotland, its the 16th year of free Uni Tuition to Scots. Wales Council Tax Average is £600 a year or £50 a month Higher than Scotland's average. Just 5,785 new housing completions in in Wales in 2023. 3,6 times less than the 20,992 completions in Scotland. Employment Rate in Wales is 4,2% Lower than in Scotland. In 2023 International Trade in Goods Wales had a trade deficit. Scotland had a trade surplus.
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  232. Hinkley point nuclear power station in England is 18 billion overbudget and 10 years late.
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  233.  @khaitomretro  The UK Governments Ajax Armoured Vehicles contract is 14 years late.
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  234. No its just another Torie slogan to keep the English fooled. Scotland outperforms England in house building. Compared per population Scotland 5,4m England 56,3m New affordable homes built in 19/20 Scotland 24,458 1 per every 220 residents England 123,151 1 per every 457 residents = Scotland builds more per every 237 residents
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  235. @Russian Troll so Im told Scotland was voted most beautiful country in the world. its not about blocking englands leave vote
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  236. *In England. Ofsted doesn't operate in Scotland.
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  237. First! Disolve the union ty
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  238.  @TheJon2442  Nothing, all the brains are in Scotland
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  239.  @danieloliver4558  I do wish. deal with it. snp polled to win 44% , thats up 10% from the 2017 g.e , that is 45 to 50 seats, a majority of the 59 scots constituency seats. we're out of there! ,deal with it daniel
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  240. In April 2024, the interest on UK government debt was £8,6 billion. = £2,1 billion a week. = £286 million a day.
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  241. 😂😂😂😂 Hurry up and get us away from these numpties
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  242. Yours have 4 states or territories refused representation Peutro rico being one tell us the others
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  243. Not included in the bill so no
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  244.  @tisFrancesfault  Scotland runs a trade surplus in goods. England runs one of the worlds largest trade deficits in goods.
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  245. Looking forward escaping
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  246. Wheres bojo the pipsqueak? missed yer que son! could have dressed up as a wee soldier for the tele! like he was a policeman last night! looking like a big daft clown as always 😂
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  247.  @HellCatt0770  In Scotland parents get free Scottish Baby Box and the Scottish Child Payment and double the free early learning & childcare than in the rest of the UK.
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  248. *England.
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  249.  @Joker-yw9hl  Independence is normal, ask the other 195 Independent Countries
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  250.  @unitedkingdom5225  Scotland is 22% of the UK economy. UK revenue last year £820 billion Scotland £177 billion 21,7% of £820 billion. Chile £182 Czech Republic £179 Scotland £177 Portugal £164 Peru £145 Greece £144 New Zealand £143 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal) UK's Second Most Important trade partner In Europe, for imports into the UK https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Scotland The United Nations Charter placed the right of self-determination into the framework of international law. By virtue of that right any people can freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social development
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  251. Is GBNews and Talktv balanced?
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  252. Fixed Term Parliament.
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  253.  @moraymac2922  In comparison to which other party?
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  254.  @Flipmole123  Dates back to the 80s and ukgov has refused to transfer drugs policy the whole time. Its still centralised outwith Scotland. North East England is the drug death capital of England, There were 679 deaths linked to drug misuse in North East England between 2017 and 2019.. drug deaths in North West England reached a record high of 2,037 between 2017-19 and is the second highest rate in England.
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  255.  @dave710  You don't support the yard? would you rather it become derelict like most of the ex shipyards elsewhere in the UK? I guess if thats what your used to seeing it would become the norm for you.
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  256. Isle of Mann does fine with its own independennt Manx pound issued by Isle of Mann government. Scottish parliament recently created a Scottish National Investment bank, publicly owned. same process creating a new central bank to issue scottish currency. With the transfer of our 10% of the UK Union central bank and 10% of the gold and other assets , on independence
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  257.  @Daniel-k1d9m  The 7x larger market than incy wincy Britain?
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  258.  cashyf_88  HMRC recent report found since Devolution of Income Tax to Scottish Government, Thousands more people migrated to Scotland from RUK than left Scotland for the RUK. By 2022 HMRC's most recent figures, Scotland was benefitting from 200m a year in extra taxable income from people migrating here from RUK. Scottish Budget 2024/2025 85m Funding for College Capital Infrastructure. 65m Funding for Agriculture Less Favoured Area Support Scheme. 35m Funding for Manufacturing Property Challenge Programme. 9m Funding for Free Scottish Baby Box. 3m Funding for Islands Air Fare Discount Scheme for Island Residents. 1,5m Funding for One Time Cancellation of All School Meal Debt. = 198,5m
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  259.  @DicLewis  We're behind your choices too Cymru
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  260. Thanks Bojo, its time for Independence! Looking forward to you coming up to debate the FM 👍
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  261. So ignore All areas in Scotland who voted to stay in eu , because their right even though you lot
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  262. Didn't have previous yard owner that messed up the design and crashed his yard into administration
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  263.  @johnrea2115  Scotsman Adam Smith is considered the father of modern capitalism. EU + Scotland Market 453,7 million consumers = 6x larger Brexitland Market 67 million consumers Last year 68% of 640 thou tonnes of fish landings into UK were into Scottish Ports. 45,2% of the 5541 registered fishing vessels in the UK are in Scotland. 41% of the 10,000 fishers in the UK are in Scotland. 49% of the 18,000 fish processing jobs in the UK are in Scotland. 40% of the 348 fish processing sites in the UK are in Scotland.
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  264. Who's joanne lamont? there is only the 1 labour westminster mp in Scotland
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  265.  @damienadama  Nicola's been through so many Labour leaders, Torie Pm's i can't remember joanne lamont
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  266. *English Riots! Gonnae stop damaging Scotland's reputation!!
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  267.  @ianscott3180  Is the Union voluntary?
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  268.  @thomasbennett8132  Spain didnt put resistance to England leaving the EU therefore why would they resist Scotland joining the EU?
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  269.  @tomconnor7786  Doesn't have control of All taxation here. Has very limited borrowing power.
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  270. 5 workers have died so far in 2024 at South Korean shipyards. Scotland's last reported death at a shipyard was in 2021 at Rosyth.
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  271.  @leelee_1989  Your mis informed about the eu but we all know that
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  272.  @ianscott3180  Why do we need a referendum? There was no referendum on entering the Union
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  273.  @mickyfinn613  Sure, as the UKs joint Third biggest trade partner for imports into the UK is Scotland. according to the UK gov's own trade in numbers pocketbook 2021 & Scotgov export stats
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  274. The economy and tax revenue is smaller
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  275.  @BoostyGeoff  Independence is the Norm, 195 Independent Countries in the World of which 65 have became independent from Westminster.
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  276. CCP, Conservative Continuity Party.
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  277.  @peterpaszczak4013  Can't win everyseat, even though hold majority of Holyrood seats, Westminster seats and most councils.
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  278.  @Krytern  The Right to Free Elections in the UK's Own Human Rights Act.
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  279. None of Englands Business
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  280. @Frankly Frank Frankly hit the nail in the head , frankly
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  281.  @ericcooper1709  Hs2, a train set between 2 cities in England, deemed 'UK' project, Scotlands 18,4% cost towards that £106b is £19,5 billion and rising for no benefit to Scotland. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hs2-railway-boris-johnson-cost-jobs-budget-construction-a9704706.html Northern Powerhouse Rail, In 2019, it was announced a new commission had been established to plan a new £6 billion city centre station in Liverpool to accommodate HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail Services. Scotlands 18,4% cost of that is £1,1 billion and rising, for no benefit to Scotland London Crossrail, deemed 'UK' project, The total estimated cost has risen to £18.7 billion as of August 2020. Originally planned to open in 2018, the project continues to be delayed. Scotlands 18,4% cost of that is £3,4 billion, for no benefit to Scotland. Trident costs £5 billion per year, 18,4% of that is £1 billion per year wasted. Trident renewal is estimated to cost £25 billion, 18,4% = £4,6 billion Bojo the clown's time as mayor of London, The Garden Bridge project was a proposal for a pedestrian bridge over the River Thames in London, England, By August 2016, the proposed cost of the bridge had risen to £253 million, from the original estimate of £60m. In 2017 The Garden Bridge Trust formally announced that it would be ending the project and that the Garden Bridge Trust itself would be wound up in accordance with the Companies Acts.The failed project cost £253m. Scotlands 18,4% cost of that incompetence was £46 million, for no benefit to Scotland.
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  282. *Nations.
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  283. “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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  284. Scotland gets a block grant from wastemonster which they cannot overspend on. We raise approximately £70bn in tax - we get around half back to spend in Scotland’s Parliament. for example the 2019/20 Scottish government budget is £42.5Bn look it up. So 'ukgov' take the guts of £27.5Bn this year alone which Westminster spend 'on our behalf' and overspend by the value of our deficit. The first challenge we have with Independence is to spend the remainder wisely, Unelected House of Lords, trident, illegal wars etc etc etc. I think we can do better. Thereafter, only with the powers of independence will have the levers to deal properly with our own economy - opportunities https://macalbasite.wordpress.com/2019/11/15/the-indisputable-thievery-of-the-uk-union/?fbclid=IwAR3SY4tokiuOIkF98UPWEB8wt71RLavQxbiQEB-WF5wH1Jkh0MoWk819huI Following Scottish devolution in 1998, Health and social care policy and funding became devolved to the Scottish Parliament. Record health funding – spending will exceed £14 billion in 2019/20. So our nhs is £14bn of scotgov's Limited budget this year of £42.5bn 'uk'gov' take the rest of our approx £70bn tax revenue which comes to £27.5bn taken from Scotland by 'uk'gov' this year alone. Despite the subsidy from Scotland to 'uk'gov' we get policies such as ... Health spending in Scotland is £185 per person higher than in England. Free personal and nursing care extended to everyone who needs it, regardless of age. Prescription charges abolished in Scotland – now £9 per item south of the border. Baby Box – A jam-packed box of baby essentials to help new parents at the start of a child’s life. 94 per cent of the Scottish population are now registered with an NHS dentist – double what it was when the snp took office in 2007.  Over £5 billion has been invested in Scotland’s health infrastructure since 2007, including Scotland’s superhospital in Glasgow, Dumfries Infirmary, Orkney Hospital and Aberdeen’s Emergency Care Centre.
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  285. Dearie me, Hadrens wall is entirely in....England, it goes through...Newcastle...in the north of....England. Never was the border either, Ceding Cumbria and Northumberland to Scotland?
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  286.  @speedymccreedy8785  *Scotland. Investment in it taking of.
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  287.  @peterjd  Scots workforce is the best educated in the UK. 50% of the working age population have higher education qualifications. In comparison the figure for England is 43,2%, Northern Ireland is 41,6% and Wales is 38,6%. According the annual joint CBI and Fraser of Allander Scottish Productivity Index
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  288.  @davefitzpatrick4841  Labour in government - Far right riots in England. SNP in government - none Labour in government - Voted to keep the Torie 2 child benefit cap. SNP in government - Scottish Child Payment is in its 3rd year. Labour in government - Cut England's pensioner winter fuel heating payment. SNP in government - Took over responsibility for the Scottish equivalent. Labour in government - Said no to support for Harland & Wolff Shipyard. SNP in government - Announced new investment for Port Glasgow Shipyard.
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  289. All areas in scotland voted remain. Brexit is off get back in yer box
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  290. Is Scotland expected to pay share towards investment and jobs in England again? Like Bojo himself says in one of his quotes ''' a pound spent in Croydon is worth more than a pound spent in Glasgow.''
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  291. Which SNP MSP has not been voted in by the public?
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  292. I want Decolonisation aka Independence.
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  293.  @davidmorris3981  Passed by the Scottish Parliament in December 2022 by 86 to 39 with members of all parties supporting the bill. UK government have to be challenged on this as it is a threat to human rights, the devolution settlement, all future legislation Passed in Scotland and access to the human right of self government. United Nations 1992 Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National Minorities. Article 2 2. Persons belonging to national minorities have the right to participate effectively in cultural, religious, social, economic and public life. 3. Persons belonging to national minorities have the right to participate effectively in decisions on the national and, where appropriate, regional level concerning the minority to which they belong or the regions in which they live.
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  294. The United Nations Charter placed the right of self-determination into the framework of international law. By virtue of that right any people can freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social development https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Results https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_have_gained_independence_from_the_United_Kingdom
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  295. Reality reality reality. Were Scotland an Independent Country it would no longer be effected by Westminster cuts.
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  296. Some of that money is Scottish taxpayer money aswell.
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  297. Id like to say ...thanks very much brexiteers ,hope your happy with yourselfs
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  298.  @duo7809  Scotland is not a region either. Separatist? Scotland is not part of England therefore can't be classed as separatist
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  299. Independence anyone? Why don't we ditch the poor wee hermit UK? everyone else has and are thriving
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  300.  @alingard1  When you say ''Britain'' it effectively means England. Independence is normal, 65 other countries have ditched England's government.
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  301.  @robertwillis4061  You go on to agitate after calling me an agitator
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  302.  Albert Pike  Lets see about that
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  303.  Teresa Watts  And the 'uk' is not a country , it is a political union (like the eu) you wouldnt call the eu a country would you😂 Your against political unions rnt ye hen. Nations have rights ul concede on behalf of your nation.
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  304. Drugs policy is not Devolved, its still centralised at westminster. This is westminsters probelm as they with-hold and refuse to transfer the powers too Scotland. The Union is killing Scots. And you wonder why folk want independence
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  305.  @rustyrench4278  They operating on pocket money budget. dont have full control of tax revenue therefore dont have full control of spending choices. 35% of Scotlands taxation was kept by Westminster last year and is paying a share of trident and their 40% increase in nuclear weapons, the biggest defence budget in Europe, hs2, hinkley point, london crossrail, london sewer system, westminster refurbishment, unelected house of lords. As you voted to keep a massive chunk of scotlands tax money in westminsters control when you voted to stay in the UK in 2014
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  306. Further diverging Scotland from the UK. Thanks bojo 👍
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  307.  @graemefk6519  An Independent Scottish Parliament could have got on and done more regarding aid, evacuations of women & children and joining the rest of the world voting for ceasefires instead of wasting time at Westminster putting motions forward that are then thwarted by a Labour party that only has 2 Westminster MP representing Scotland.
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  308.  @BigMadMonster  How much was public sector debt at in 2010? and how much now?
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  309.  @MeiinUK  Scottish Parliament Policies re Women Women now represent 45% of Scotland's 129 MSPs. Snp have 34 Labour 10 Tories 9 Greens 5 Lib-Dems 1. Scottish Cabinet is 50/50 gender balanced, one of a handful in the world. Women in Scotland lead UK with the Highest average gross weekly pay Scotland £577.30 NI £558.10 England £557.10 Wales £519.80 a Nurse in Scotland is on average £1,300 better off after tax than counterparts in England. Women in Employment Scotland 1,361 million Norway 1,349 million New Zealand 1,339 million Finland 1,287 million Slovakia 1,219 million Ireland 1,213million Search Scottish Labour Market Trends September 2022 Search OCED Employment Rate (Women, Thousand Persons, Q2 2022) In 2018 Parliament passed the Gender Representation on Public Boards Scotland Act, the first of its kind in the UK. In 2018 Parliament passed the Domestic Abuse Act 2018, the first of its kind in the World, England followed Scotland in 2021. In 2021 Parliament passed The Period Products Free Provision Act, Scotland is the first nation in the World that has such a policy. Currently all lead by Women, in 2018 the Governments of Scotland, Finland, Iceland & New Zealand started The Well Being Economy Alliance. In 2020 Parliament created the Digital Womens Business Centre In 2017 Parliament created The Womens Business Advisory Service Women Owned Businesses worth £8,8 Billion a year to Scotlands Economy. After Labour ran Glasgow City Council fought against & blocked Equal Pay for Women for 10 years, when SNP won the Council it reversed Labours anti women equal pay. Nursing & Midwifery tuition is free (£5000 a year in RUK) Free Scottish Baby Box (220,000 given to Parents since 2017) Birth Registrations in 2021 47,786 (2 percent higher than in 2020) Scottish Child payment is worth £20 pw (not available in RUK) 30 hours pw free early learning & childcare (16 hours pw in RUK) free Bike to school kids 9 schemes started across Scotland free Devices to school kids started in August 2021 free school meals rolling out Primary 1 to 7 (P1 to 2 in RUK) Girls & Women under 21 get free national bus travel in Scotland Girls get to vote at age 16, in England they're still disenfranchised Girls & Women under 26 benefit from free dental care in Scotland
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  310.  @peterwilliamallen1063  Not an International Court therefore not competent to make rulings on International Treaties between Countries. Scotland is not a County in England, its a Nation in a Treaty with another Nation England.
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  311.  @teddypicker6969  UK is not democratic, 55% a majority of Westminster legislator are unelected
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  312.  @teddypicker6969  English Brexit that Scotland did not vote for.
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  313.  @peterwilliamallen1063  UK government is England's government Scotland doesn't vote Torie England does. Further proof Westminster is England's government is, 533 English MP's and 59 Scots MP Scotland is outnumbered by 9 to 1. Scottish Government can make international agreements and has. Why should England's government make international agreements on behalf of Scotland? Why should England's government trespass into another Countries governance? Can't have a fictional UK government that is elected in England and been rejected in Scotland. A UK government rejected in Scotland but elected in England is England's government and can't be a UK government. Scotland is not given money its Scotland's own taxation. Scotland is a Nation in a Treaty with England, its not a council area of England. Section 79 to 81 of the English Supreme Court ruling accepts there is power at the ballot box in a democracy. At next UK election if Independence parties win a majority of Scotland's MP's that is enough to negotiate the end of the Union. Why can't you confirm if the Union is voluntary?
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  314. Already have sphere of influence as Scotland runs or owns chunks of its economy. 4 Billion Eastern Sub-Sea Electricity link will see Scotland take over supply to NorthEast England Glasgow based Clydesdale Bank took over Newcastle based Virgin Money UK in 2018. Paisley based LoganAir became the largest regional airline in the UK after it took over EasyJets operations at Teeside Airport in 2020 and the collapse of Flybe in January 2023. Perth based Stagecoach is the largest bus operator in the UK and runs the bus network in England including in North East England. The cross-border Union Chain Bridge in Scots Borders/Northumberand recently re-opened after a restoration project. Edinburgh based construction consultancy firm Thomas & Adamson recently won contract to build new aerospace facility in Newcastle. Edinburgh based telecoms firm Commsworld recently won its biggest ever contract in England with Northumberland County Council. Glasgow based Care Home provider Portland Care Group recently took over 6 Care Homes in the North of England. Scottish Forestry took over a leading Timber Distributor in Northern England in 2018, for enlarged group & to channel Scottish Timber firms into taking over supply in Northern England. in 2021 Scottish Water's subsidiary in England, Business Stream, won a major contract in Newcastle with Morrison Data Services. Only Aluminium Smelter in England in NorthEast was left to close in 2012 Fort William Aluminium Smelter was saved by ScotGov in 2016 giving Scotland advantages. Redcar & Hartlepool Steel works were left to close in 2015 2 Lanarkshire steel works were saved by ScotGov in 2016 giving Scotland advantages.
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  315. England's in a worse state
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  316. *England.
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  317.  @Dion_Mustard  Scotland posses over 30,000 Freshwater Lochs & Rivers. Loch Ness contains more water than all English & Welsh lakes combined.
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  318.  @googlemail80  That's not true, people in Scotland benefit from lots of things not available in England.
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  319.  @minifridgegaminguk2533  Compared per population Scotland 5,4m North West England 7,3m Yorkshire 5,4m total tax revenue Scotland per head North West England per head 2019/20 65,3 12,092 74 10,136 2018/19 62,1 11,500 70,8 9,698 2017/18 59,9 11,092 69,5 9,520 2016/17 56,7 10,500 65,5 8,792 Scotland per head Yorkshire per head 2019/20 65,3 12,092 55,8 10,333 2018/19 62,1 11,500 53,9 9,981 2017/18 59,9 11,092 52,5 9,722 2016/17 56,7 10,500 49,5 9,166 Scotland generated £45,184 per head North West generated £38,146 per head Yorkshire generated £39,202 per head £7,038 per person more than North West £32,3 billion more than Yorkshire, £5,982 per person
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  320.  @fburton8  The UK has 9 of the 10 poorest regions in Europe, West Wales, Cornwall, Durham & Tees Valley, South Yorkshire, East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire, Shropshire London school of economics inequality briefing .org Youth Unemployment rate in 2019/20 Denmark 9,3% Norway 9,4% Scotland 9,6% Unemployed 32,000 Employed 299,000 Ireland 9,6% Belgium 9,8% Finland 12,3% Portugal 12,6% Sweden 13,8% England 14,3% Unemployed 491,000 Employed 3,2m France 15,3% Eurostat Scottish Government labour market stats UK parliament youth unemployment stats for England Crime rate in 2019/20 Scotland 45 crimes per 1000 people recorded crime 246,516 England 102 crimes per 1000 people recorded crime 5,8m Scottish Government crime stats ons England crime stats
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  321.  @Buckets1000  Soons good to me if EU defence jobs comes to Scotland
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  322. Make it worse please UKgov, Indyref2 next year
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  323.  @johnfarrell8714  Dictator.
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  324. Barnett formula only sees half of our tax revenue come back. 2019/20 £66 billion in £32 billion back. EU dosnt collect taxes
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  325. Westminster been saying no to that since the 90s. drugs policy is still centralised there. The Union is killing Scots with its with-holding of powers from Scotland.
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  326. ''All roads lead to Westminster'' now Labour Westminster government's Wes Streeting.
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  327.  @hoodaticus  I dont see how it can be respected but all the best
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  328.  @DJB2  is all for the wto. isnt that what occupy was about ? Is it cuddly now aye? Chlorine chicken sunday roast dinner ? I wont know wether to wear my swimming trunks or my best
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  329.  @ElliottParkinson  No not part . We are a Partner thats what a union is elliot and our vote will have to be addressed at some point doon the road
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  330. Your Against unions rnt you? Consistancy Elliot old boy
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  331. ​ @darrenjamieson9711  There are a range of taxes paid in Scotland, some fully devolved, some partially devolved, and some reserved to the UK You revert back to foreigners again , scotpar has no powers or say over immigration as it reserved to wastemonster too. as its a so called 'uk' wide matter. Edinburgh is the biggest financial centre in the british union outside london toon. One of the three scottish banks owns ulster bank and the right to print notes on the island. The smallest scottish bank owns yorkshire bank
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  332. England's EU Referendum Vote. Weak, isolated economy, open to being capitalised on or to takeovers Glasgow based Clydesdale Bank took over Newcastle based Virgin Money UK in 2018. The 6th largest bank in the UK with 6 million customers. Glasgow based airline LoganAir became the largest regional airline in the UK after it took over EasyJets operations at Teeside Airport in 2020 and the collapse of Flybe in January 2023. Cross-Border Caledonian Sleeper Rail Service recently nationalised by ScotGov. Fergusons Shipyard on the Clyde was saved by ScotGov in 2019 Bristol Abels Shipyard was left to close in 2016 Portsmouth Bae Shipyard was left to close in 2014 Bradford's Marshall Bakers collapsed in April Hull's Conquest of Bread Bakery collapsed in April Birmingham's Ten Four Bakery collapsed in April 3rd March Glasgow bakery Morton Rolls collapsed . 17th March Glasgow's Morton Rolls brought back into business with support of Scottish Enterprise, an agency of the ScotGov. Cumbernauld based Farmfoods supermarket it has took over/opened stores in Liverpool, Manchester, Northwich, Rotherham, Solihull, Worcester, Dagenham, Southend, Fareham. Cumbernauld based Irn Bru recently took over English Rival Leeds based Boost Drinks. Glasgow's Cullen Eco-Friendly Packaging recently won a contract to supply Every McDonalds in the UK and is extending its facility. Glasgow based packing firm Macfarlane Group recently took over English Rivals Cambridgeshire's Suttons Performance Packaging, GWP Group in Swindon and Carters Packaging in Cornwall. Glasgow based Power firm Aggreko recently took over English Rival Burton-on-Trent based power equipment supplier Crestchic. Glasgow based power generator firm DTGen recently took over English Rival Bristol based PEG. Glasgow based Welding firm WB Alloys recently took over English Rival Great Yarmouth based TVC. Glasgow based tech firm Iomart recently took over Leeds based data management specialist Oriium and Sheffield based Pavilion IT. Hamilton based Asanti Datacentres recently took over data centres in Manchester, Reading, Birstall & Farnborough. Glasgow based Intellectual Property firm Murgitroyd recently took over English Rival Leeds based TLIP. Glasgow based Care Home provider Portland Care Group recently took over 6 Care Homes in the North of England. Glasgow restaurant Six by Nico is opening brand new restaurant in Leeds.
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  333.  @nhgbee  sure can
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  334.  @TheJon2442  Legacy of the terrible union
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  335.  @Not-Getting-Political-Anymore  Not me and our reputation shouldn't be damaged by calling riots in England as ''UK'' riots.
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  336. Awards won by Publicly Owned Scottish Water At The 2024 International Water Association Awards Scottish Water was 1 of 12 winners globally of its Climate Smart Utilities Recognition Programme. Also Scotland won the bid to host the 2026 IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition. At the 2024 UK Water Industry Awards Scottish Water won Asset Management Initiative, Digitalisation Project and Apprentice of the year. At the 2024 Women in Utilities Awards Scottish Water Business Stream won Best Employer for Women and its chief executive won Woman of the year.
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  337.  @haveanopinion  Win win as i don't want them at Westminster anyway
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  338. The English having an identity crisis meltdown
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  339.  @brittanydawn2633  can offer eu membership In Line With The Majority of Every council area in Scotland All voted for in the eu ref. Unlike the 'british union'' the eu dosnt take 58% of Scotlands revenue like 'uk'gov do. eu can't set Scotlands economic ,foreign, defence policies , eu dosnt take 4.4% of our gdp and spends it on defence like 'uk'gov do. meanwhile same 'uk'gov spend just 1.9% of Englands gdp on defence. eu can't impose wastemonsters trident wmd subs on us to host , Can't impose a Torie government England wanted but Scotland rejected, 'uk'union costs Scotland 58% , Scotlands EU contribution £455 Million or 0.6% , Scottish Exports to the eu countries £15 Billion per annum.
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  340.  @teddypicker6969  Tories won 2019 UK Election on just 43,6% of the vote. How come they formed UK government on just 43,6% of the vote but your saying we need 50% of the vote?
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  341. After the tory dictatorship is brought down , bojo can bring his no deal brexit in the g.e to the scottish public who voted 62% to stay in the eu. Scotgov have said they will put political independence. Bring it on bojo with the 13 torie seats set to be wiped out in Scotland and to be taken by the snp. polling to get 51 seats out of the 59 scottish seats.
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  342. No mandate. Wastemonster Owe's Scotland £15 Billion in compensation for loss of scots exports to the eu countries. Pay up with interest
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  343.  @tisFrancesfault  Its ''irrelevant'' that ScotGov does not have the means to do deficit spending?
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  344.  @24hourjukebox55  That'l be news to all of them
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  345.  @tisFrancesfault  Its very small at 5%. Scotland is the UK's 6th largest trade partner for Imports into the UK. Ahead of Spain 7th, Italy 8th, Ireland 9th and Belgium 10th.
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  346. Scotland & Wales are owed Billions for our share of paying for England's HS2 that is not coming to Scotland & Wales.
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  347. Health Sec of the only NHS that hasn't gone on strike due to Scottish NHS Workers being paid on average £2500 more than in rUK who have gone on strike in rUK.
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  348. Correct, the trade in goods figures for Quarter 1 of 2024 were published today and states 57 percent of Scotland's goods exports were to the European Market and 42 percent of goods imports were from the European Market.
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  349. Just last week, Labour abstained from a motion in Holyrood calling for the UK Government to compensate the Waspi Women.
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  350.  @TihetrisWeathersby  Will Sir Keir Thatcher cut of Scotland's water and electricity if they don't vote for his party? as he is quoted as saying that was ok for Israel to do
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  351. All parties voted in favour of the bill
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  352. The United Kingdom of Norway & Sweden peacefully broke up in 1905.
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  353. 97% of Scotlands electricity use is from Renewables. Way ahead of England
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  354. Scotland is also the only UK Nation that has a positive trade balance
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  355.  @gryphus64  Iceland became Independent in 1944 population in 2022 Iceland 376,000 Scotland 5,4 million
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  356.  @hey12542  Human rights
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  357. Sure can , your commonwealth citizen
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  358. 2019 pre pandemic/lockdown/brexit UK as a whole Scotland Exports of Goods £346 Billion £33,5 Billion Imports of Goods £483 Billion £23,6 Billion = deficit of £137 Billion surplus of £9,9 Billion
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  359.  @helenn6061  Monthly Gas bills are up 45% You ''no one will be removing my gas boiler that i'm paying 45% more a month for'' In 2023 the average monthly gas bill in UK is £86 a month In 2022 the average monthly gas bill in UK was £47 a month.
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  360.  @Bungle-UK  Doesn't Gbeebies have Torie MP as hosts of shows?
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  361. Scotland voted to remain. No brexit is the will of the scottish people
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  362. Malta gained its Independence from Westminster in 1964. Population 533,000 Glasgow 635,000
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  363.  @moraymac2922  Do you have a source for your comment?
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  364.  @moraymac2922  96% of Snp Members live in Scotland just 10% of UK Conservative Party members live in Scotland just 6% of UK Lib-Dem Party Members live in Scotland just 5% of UK Labour Party Members live in Scotland House of Commons research briefing, membership of political parties in Great Britain.
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  365. Slipping into dictatorship unelected pm just like brown . then theres the racists and bigots including Englands next pm https://evolvepolitics.com/boris-johnson-published-poem-caling-for-extermination-of-verminous-scottish-race/
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  366. @Matt Archer Absolutely not! some things remain separate like the scottish legal system . Im gony have my own state shortly we will have our own written constitution. I fancy a republic down the road but Bet we have it before britian
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  367. Article 4 of the treaty of our own union gave the subjects of Great Britain freedom of trade and movement within the kingdom. What does that sound like? cough eu. 😂 You poor things! Scots marauding doon sooth using fom ,doing trade etc and vice versa!! How gastly and beneath you. why didnt they say they hate fom in the previous 312 years 😂😂😂😂
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  368.  @edogeezer  Nope that is englands and england is not the british union. magna carta was repealed. Scotlands is separate its called declaration of arbroath. and it is 700th anniversary of ours next year.....git it up ye
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  369. Scotland: "62% remain'''
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  370.  @scottishbombolini7794  😂 ''Did ye aye'
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  371.  @kethughes8266  You dont back jobs in Scotland?
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  372.  @kethughes8266  Is it your ambition that it closes with job losses and becomes derelict land?
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  373. New Health Centres nearby have been built & opened. New Clydebank Health Centre opened in 2022. New Greenock Health Centre opened in 2021.
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  374.  @Calcearius  Vote SNP if you want to keep folk in jobs and the last shipbuilder on the clyde open.
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  375.  @johnhanson1419  When you lose scotlands oil and the £192billion gdp Scotland contributes and gets 75back. The bf is nothing. As we subsise ruk with 117billion in gdp alone. 60% of taxation here goes directly to ukgov. 4.4% of Scotlands gdp is spent on defence (taken & spent elsewhere as defence is reserved to ukgov) That is higher spending by % than England who spends 1.9% Theres three subsidy ruk will be losing. The scottish nhs is totally devovled to Scotland. Ukgov and wastemonster has no say .Fisheries is devolved ukgov and wastemonster have no say. the border is the boundary of the separate law systems Scotland has just 8.4% of the UK population but lands at its ports over 60% of the total catch in the UK. Peterhead, the biggest white fish port in Europe, Fraserburgh, the biggest shellfish port in Europe. i am a republican. socialist republican at that. Scotlands exports more to the ruk than we import. Scots exports to ruk £49Billion 'uk' imports from China £45Billion 'once in a lifetime' was not in the legal agreement on the referendum by the two governments . British brexit refugee's welcome
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  376. We remove 27 borders imposed on us, and put up 1, Westminster deals with a 28th border on the 27 borders they'v put up on themself. And we regain access to the 448 million European Single Market. Scotland is different situation than Basque or Catalonia. We are a recognised nation in the union with a another nation, Basque and Catalonia are not
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  377.  @jameswhiteley6843  As much as London i think , Why?, Wastemonster Owe's Scotland £15Billion per annum for loss of scots exports to the eu countries. Pay up with interest! ,Wales & Northern Irelands exports too
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  378. Lol your gony be the only ones stuck with the english imperial dictatorship lol go on big boy murder the 312year 'british union' to get your english brexit. Come on big boy do it
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  379.  @iainsmith6366  Not dictatorship , .members have a veto. Unlike the imperial english dictatorship where south east of england can outvote /dictate to england and the three other nations in the prison british union
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  380.  @iainsmith6366  The english dictatorship in another country takes 192billion of Scotlands gdp and we get 75back. So thats 117billion leaving the english imperial treasury to start the new Scottish State:) way more than enough
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  381.  @Cullenjohnmichael  Scotland has the most tertiary educated population of the UK Nations.
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  382.  @JohnHoward_  The uk is not a country it is a union , your leaving a union so we can end a union
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  383. Im calling it Normalcy. 60 plus Countries have got rid of the english parliament before
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  384.  @Luke-y7b  No, how would the repatriation of all Scotland's taxation result in us being poorer?
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  385.  @kethughes8266  Vote SNP to keep the Jobs and the Yard open.
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  386.  @lolo_bird  Free university tuition Scotland Ireland Norway Denmark Sweden Finland France Germany Poland Austria Hungary Greece Slovenia
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  387.  @JoelJoel321  Cumbria & Northumberland are welcome to rejoin Scotland
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  388. Thatcher said her best achievement was Blair
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  389. Its own currency No border is required if join EFTA Trade won't be damaged as England desperately & dependently needs what Scotland has, without a trade deal - how is England gony power, heat, light, feed itself? i see its running out of water, Scotland has 31,000 freshwater lochs, where is England gony get the timber from to build houses, 2nd & 3rd largest financial centres in UK are in Scotland how is England gony be able to build navy ships without the brains?
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  390. England doesn't pay for anything here.
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  391.  @davidlittle7182  Being incorporated into England as that's effectively what a ''single british nation'' means, Would be a breach of the treaty of union between Scotland & England regarding the separation of the two legal systems, churches, education system's and health service's.
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  392. 20% of your electricity is imported from Scotland daily at peak times.
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  393. Thats gony increase cause of the recent public revenue from ScotWind Leases
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  394.  @topnotchpiperdad  What
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  395.  @denisescally7090  Why can't England take them in & put them into work? to pay for England's 1 million unemployed ? Why should Scotland, Wales, NI have to pay for the Tories unemployed in England?
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  396.  @alimantado373  Why is Scotland expected to be taxed to partly fund England's prejudice for minorities as Scots are also minority within the UK
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  397.  @richardfox1325  More professionals from England? Thanks again
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  398.  @johnrea2115  England had the 10th highest covid deaths in the World. Korea had the 33rd highest. Scotland had the 55th highest.
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  399. What country? 62% to remain in this country
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  400.  MrKingdig  Edinburgh is biggest financial centre in 'uk' ootside london toon . 4th in Europe for equity
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  401.  @bigships  Starmer is telling us things are going to get worse within the union
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  402. It was in Scottish Labour, Liberals, Greens & Snp's 2021 Election Manifesto's
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  403. Will they finally correct UK Government's historic failure to set up Scotland's own national defence force or will they still be expecting Scots to pay into the UK Defence in return for no defence force of our own?
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  404.  @KingCharles3  It doesn't work, how come Norwegians, Danes and Irish can get a career in their national defence forces but Scots cannot sign up to the Scottish equivalent?
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  405. @MM79 Sign you'v conceded the debate, turning to insults
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  406.  @hardyed3  UK should be broken up into independent countries
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  407. Majority of Nations in the World don't have nuclear weapons, Scotland will be joining the majority of Nations
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  408.  @peterpaszczak4013  Polling ahead of every other party.
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  409. Scotsman
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  410.  @MaryBrownIsTheBlairWitch  Jesus was born in Bethlehem which makes him Palestinian today.
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  411.  @susanjones6202  Survation poll the other day gave SNP 35 seats which is a majority of Scotland's seats.
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  412. Popcorn?
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  413. The 40% of Scotlands revenue that goes to the UK will be transferred to Scotland
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  414.  @anasjudge1937  Dont have equal representation in the UK, 533 English mps of 650, 59 Scots mps. Scotland hasnt voted torie since 1955 yet always get a government we havnt voted for, dont have equal say in the running of the UK, dont have full control of our own taxes, given back pocket money of our own taxes, dont control most aspects of government every other independent country does. Scotland is the last major colony.
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  415.  @anasjudge1937  Every eu member has a veto eu doesnt collect taxes. Scotland doent have a veto in the UK and we dont see 100% of our taxes back. also Scottish meps will be making the laws brexitland will have to follow in future.
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  416. They can't legislate for any of them, as drugs policy is not devolved. its still centralised at westminster
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  417.  @JohnM...  You take yours, you seem to be angry about something
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  418.  @rjwlfc  I am, I dont publish a poem calling for ''extermination of verminous english people'' like bojo the clown did about scots. https://evolvepolitics.com/boris-johnson-published-poem-caling-for-extermination-of-verminous-scottish-race/ Bojo ''a pound spent in Croydon is worth more than a pound spent in Strathclyde (Glasgow)'' - i believe both are equally, (within same political 'union' Unlike 'ukunion' pm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMx9XS1KEP4 Better sack bojo the clown, UK union is like Soviet Union in the 80's, creeking, disintegrating and coming to an end. The Thatcher government led to Scottish Devolution The Johnson government will be what leads to Scottish Independence
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  419. Probably Best to emigrate no future here lack of autonomy can't ask ourself a question as another Countries government will always overturn & block access to democracy here.
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  420. Oh dear. Hadriens wall goes through ....Newcastle in the north of ...England. ps its not the border either , Are you ceding Geordieland to Scotland? what english parliment? one man and his barnet? Defunct sine 1707
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  421. Big buffon eegit
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  422.  @davidmurphy563  What advantages Is UKgov securing in the Scottish section of its Treaty with Germany? as the UKgov statement does not mention anything specifically for Scotland
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  423.  @debbiegilmour6171  Balanced budget achieved again. Independent Audit Scotland's 2023/24 Audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts, published on the 10th October.
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  424.  @V01DIORE  Too small now due to Brexit.
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  425.  @nickwinn7812  *Scotland
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  426.  @plinble  The strength of the tidal currents coming in from the open sea in the channel between Kintyre & Torr head and Islay & Portrush will probably have the most potential for tidal power generation. Subsea cables heading back to land both directions.
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  427.  @peterjd  You not wanting to give Scotland credit. London can't power, light, feed itself. There should be border transfer levies.
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  428.  @teelo523  The Scottish Government is opposed to new nuclear power plants. Norway, Denmark and Ireland do not have any nuclear power plants. Construction of England's Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station is 50% over the original cost and scheduled to become operational in 2031, 11 years late from its original completion date in 2020. Finland's 18 Years late and Billions over-budget Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant finally began providing power in 2023. French Nuclear Power Slumps as Surging Renewables Push Out Atomic Plants. Bloomberg Article from June. Germany's last 3 nuclear power plants were shut down in 2023. In 2011, the German Bundestag voted to phase out nuclear energy. In 2011, Italian voters passed a referendum to cancel plans for new reactors. Austria's Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant was built but was prevented from becoming operational by a referendum.
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  429.  @teelo523  Scotland possess around 85 percent of the hydro-electric power in the United Kingdom, with 8% of the population = 10x more hydropower than we need. Hydropower is a Clean source of energy because its fuel, water is constantly replenished by nature. Yesterday, Scotland's New Coire Glas Hydro-Electric Pumped Storage project exploratory tunnel was completed. The project will have a capacity of up to 1,500 MW. Current Capacity of Hydropower in Scotland is 1800 MW. Capacity when Coire Glas is complete will be 3300 MW. Divided by the 2,5 million households = 1320 KW Per Household. On average, a household consumes around 800 to 1,000 KW of electricity per month.
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  430.  @ralphhathaway-coley5460  No, if Berwick wants to and does re-join, that'l be another 6,000 sq mi of waters On Top of the 6,200 sq mi of Scottish Waters we can reclaim if Independent State that Westminster stole when they re-drew the maritime border. We'l be up 12,200 sq ft in our EEZ territorial Waters. EEZ size by Country Poland 11,504 sq mi Latvia 10,985 Romania 9,122
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  431.  @ralphhathaway-coley5460  👌
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  432.  Albert Pike  Why is that Albert?
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  433.  @johnbrown5559  United Nations charter states, All peoples have the right to self-determination by virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic development. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Scotland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_have_gained_independence_from_the_United_Kingdom https://www.snp.org/record/
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  434.  @drewjenn9819  The Head of State has a conflict of interest also being head of England's church that has members sitting in the UK Legislator while religious representation from the other member states are excluded from sitting in the UK Legislator therefore the Head of State & the UK Legislator are in breach of the UK Human Rights Act Article 14 in regards to religiously, politically & nationally discriminating against the other member states and also all other religions in England as discrimination is prohibited in the UK Legislator's own Human Rights Act
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  435. England's national dish?
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  436.  @jpw6893  Scotland is Europe though as thats what the majority voted for. Your gony lose Scotland (half the landmass) over your dictatorial brexit. go on do it
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  437. Scotland's NHS has always been separate, as has England's.
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  438. Bojo out, not 1 person in Scotland voted for him as hes not elected here.
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  439.  @MLVL312  Lots of countries have left sterling
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  440. Things have massively changed
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  441. He can bring his no deal brexit in g.e to the scottish public who voted 62% to stay in the eu. Scotgov will put political independence
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  442. The Yard won a contract with BAE on the UK Frigate HMS Cardiff.
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  443. Record on Ferry building Scotland 5,4 mil pop v's England 56,4 mil pop In Scotland Plus 15 In England Minus 28 Westminster for England, The English Channel Ferries & London Thames Clippers The Spirit of Britain, Spirit of France, Outsourced to Finland Pride of Dover, Kent, Calais, Burgundy, Canterbury, Outsourced to Germany Pride of Hull, Rotterdam, Outsourced to Italy MV European Highlander, MV European Causeway, Outsourced to Japan DFDS UK has 6 ferries Outsourced to the Nordics London Thames Clippers Galaxy, Neptune, Aurora, Meteor, Cyclone, Monsoon, Tornado, Typhoon, Hurricane, Moon & Sun, Outsourced to Australia Scottish Parliament since 1999 MV Glen Sannox & MV Claymore in construction ACB Argymak & MV Kallista Helen built in 2020 MV Helen Rice built in 2019 MV Carvoria built in 2017 MV Catriona built in 2015 MV Lochinvar built in 2013 MV Hallaig built in 2012 Marine Scotlands MRV Alba-Na-Mara built in 2008 MV Loch Shira built in 2006 Marine Scotlands MPV Jura built in 2005 Marine Scotlands MPV Minna built in 2003 MV Hebrides & MV Lochnevis built in 2001
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  444.  @jerome_morrow  Saved the jobs and the yard. do you have a probelm with that? what do you have against the 400 jobs including 54 apprentices?
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  445. Export Market within 2500 km New Zealand 0 Scotland 500 million +
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  446. Australia, New Zealand & Fiji all gained Independence from.....Westminster.
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  447. You seem to be opposed to scottish shipbuilding
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  448. Tony Blair arrested yet? its been 20 years
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  449.  @alexispaterson814  The Supreme Court isn't an international law court so not competent in dealing with disputes between states.
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  450. ​ @Xerus35  Yes, The private companies that own the national grid in England to invest in the national grid in England so more electricity can be sold to England from Scotland. (the national grid doesn't operate in Scotland as 2 scottish companies own and operate the grid in scotland)
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  451.  @V01DIORE  Freedom of association in the UN universal declaration of human rights.
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  452.  @Henry-xu5jg  It has received funding from the Scottish National Investment Bank which is owned by the Scottish Government. In 2012 England's Government abolished England's 9 Regional Economic Development Agencies. Scotsman Adam Smith is considered the father of modern capitalism. Economic Advantage is a nation creating more favourable conditions than others to increase inward investment, jobs, innovation, productively & trade. Scottish Development International. Scottish National Investment Bank. Scottish Enterprise. Highlands & Islands Enterprise. South of Scotland Enterprise.
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  453.  @alexmuir2815  Aye English independence now!! No more keeping scotland , NI and Wales in the british prison. Enough is Enough.
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  454.  Teresa Watts  No i want it. Your forcing it in your murder of the 'british union' Thinking taking Scotland anywhere against our will. Finished.
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  455.  Teresa Watts  Against our majority will the english dictatorship is. All 32 council areas voted to stay in the eu. That'l be none of your concern hen as we'l be another state. Our gdp is higher than 5 eu member nations combined. Estonia , Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia and Croatia combined. Equal to 5 nations contribution leaving the english dictatorship/ english treasury.
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  456. Scotlands North Sea Oil & Gas has seen £300 Billion paid into Treasury in London over last 50 years, Yet Peterhead, Fraserburgh, St Andrews are not on the Rail Network.
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  457. Edinburgh is biggest financial centre in the ''british union'' outside London. Not Birmingham, Manchester,Liverpool,Yorkshire, Geordieland. Scotland has just 8.4% of the UK population but lands at its ports over 60% of the total catch in the UK Peterhead, the biggest white fish port in Europe, Fraserburgh, the biggest shellfish port in Europe Scottish whiskey making up a quarter of all UK food and drink revenues. It is also one of the UK's overall top five manufacturing export earners largest oil resources in the European Union – Scotland is the EU's largest petroleum producer, net exporter of electricity, 30% of Englands is bought/imported/dependant on Scottish renewable electricity ''The natural resource base for renewable energy is extraordinary by European, and even global standards, with the most important potential sources being wind, hydro, and tide.'' At the start of 2019, Scotland had 11.0 gigawatts (GW) of installed renewable electricity capacity. Renewable electricity generation in Scotland was 26,708 GWh in 2018, making up 74% of gross electricity consumption.Scottish renewable generation makes up approximately 25% of total UK renewable generation. In 2015, Scotland exported over 28.9 per cent of generation Scotland has an estimated potential of 36.5 GW of wind and 7.5 GW of tidal power, 25% of the estimated total capacity for the European Union and up to 14 GW of wave power potential, 10% of EU capacity. Scotland has 85% of the UK's hydro-electric energy resource The Pentland Firth between Orkney and mainland Scotland has been described as the "Saudi Arabia of tidal power" In 1989 in England & Wales the Torie UK government privatised the ten public regional water authorities through divestiture (sale of assets) The ten privatised Regional Water Authorities were: Anglian Water Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water North West Water Northumbrian Water Severn Trent Water Southern Water South West Water Thames Water Wessex Water Yorkshire Water Average water charges in England & Wales Three people - £576.90 per year and £48 per month Straight into companies probably based outside England & Wales in the ....EU and elsewhere. Scottish Water is a statutory corporation (owned by the Scottish government) that provides water services across Scotland. It is accountable to the public through the Scottish Government the average Scottish Water household charge in 2019/20 will be £369 – around £1 a day* https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/14bn-plan-to-share-scots-water-with-england-1-3613430 Straight into what will be the new scots treasury for public spending in all scotland. 🚰💪 cheers
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  458.  @notorio526  England & Wales did, Scotland & N Ireland did not.
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  459.  @DB-ux9lu  Net exporter of renewable electricity, £8 billion last year 25,000 gw exported too England 1 gw is equivalent of powering 700,000 homes. 17,5 million homes 👍
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  460.  @FuriousImp  Saw that, in Cumbria, ffs
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  461.  @mmmoroi  Reform are an English nationalist party so no friend of Scotland.
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  462. Nah, id rather have normality without another nations government. the key arguments for independence is the ability of Scotland to take our own decisions, rather than having our future decided by politicians we didn’t vote for, taking us down a path we haven’t chosen.
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  463. 0 countries have left the eu. 51 have left wastemonster since the war.
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  464.  @Quadro2k  We'l be the 52nd.
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  465.  @Quadro2k  I'm not sure what you mean. If you can set out a synopsis on why you'v came to the conclusion (over a youtube comment) that ''I think you're delusional.''
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  466.  @Quadro2k  Debating skills of a blunt knife! We'l have a dram and call it quits now. aw the best
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  467.  @Quadro2k  Well you called me 'delusional.' one might take umbrage. Traditionally Scotland is a leftie country.Nemo me impune lacessit - Wha daur meddle wi' me or in english No one harms me unpunished. Is the national moto of kingdom of Scotland & on our coat of arms.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 💪😆. '''The main criticism to civic nationalism comes from ethnic nationalism, which considers that the first was invented solely to act against the latter'''
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  468. 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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  469.  @Aspartame69  We're the worlds largest whisky producer.....what does England produce?
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  470.  @Aspartame69  Can't even fix a ship down there these days the air craft carrier has had to sail up here for us to fix.
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  471.  @peterwilliamallen1063  Show me the unwritten UK Constitution to read please? Which article of the unwritten constitution is it stated that Scotland or ScotGov is answerable to England or England's government? You go onto contradict yourself quote ''Scotland was to be run by an autonomous Government'' How can it be autonomous and answerable to England's government? Why is Scotland having to send tax receipts to a state 11x its size? why does a state 11x Scotland's size need Scotland's tax receipts? yes it has made international agreements, just like UK government acting as England's government has made international agreements for England. UK Government has no legitimacy in Scotland as we don't vote Conservative. UK Supreme Court is not an international court its not competent to make rulings on treaties between 2 Countries such as the Treaty of Union between Scotland & England. If Majority of Independence Supporting Scottish Westminster MP are elected on manifesto of Independence that is enough to withdraw from the Treaty. Can you confirm if the Union is Voluntary or Forced?
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  472.  @routeman680  Tories only received 25% of the 2019 UK Election in Scotland.
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  473.  @robertfawcett332  Total tax revenue. got back Not Devolved 2019 65,8 38,3 £27b 42% https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers-2019-20/pages/3/ https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2019/3/part/1/crossheading/the-scottish-consolidated-fund
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  474.  @minifridgegaminguk2533  Compared per population Scotland 5,4m Czech rep 10,6m Portugal 10,2m Greece 10,7m New Zealand 4,9m tax revenue compared Scotland £65,3 £12,092 per head Czech rep £63,5 £5,990 per head Portugal £60 £5,882 per head Greece £58,8 £5,495 per head New Zealand £47,5 £9,693 per head £1,8 billion more revenue than Czech rep £6,102 per head £5,3 billion more than Portugal £6,210 per head £6,5 billion more than Greece £6,597 per head £17,8 billion more than New Zealand £2,399 per head OECD tax revenue tables Scottish Government revenue
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  475. Mark Drakeford is elected in Wales. Arlene Foster is elected in NI, Nicola Sturgeon is elected in Scotland. Bojo the clown is not.
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  476.  @patrickokeeffe539  Fcuking mess ,
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  477.  @scottwarren9867  Scotland removes 27 borders imposed on us and put up 1. Westminster deals with a 28th border to the 27 other borders they'v put up on themself. Customs duty, excise duty are taxes on cross border goods collected by customs as government revenue. ie for our nhs, new scots pensions etc. we'l have a veto in the EU, dont have a veto within the UK. We'l get to keep 100% of our tax revenue, dont even get back 100% of our taxes within the UK. Culturally closer? Bojo the clowns anti scots poem he had published, Quote '''we're a verminous race and should be placed in ghettos and exterminated''' ''polluting english stock'' '''Suppress the tartan dwarves'' '''Ban the kilt, the skean-dhu and the sporran as provocatively, offensively foreign''' '''the nations deserves not merely isolation but comprehensive extermination'' '''we (the english) must not flinch from a solution'' Endorsed & election in England, Bojo the Clown. United Nations Charter states all peoples have the right to self determination United Nations convention on the law of Treaties governs the end of Treaties and break up of states Article 62 Fundamental change of circumstances (Scotland voted to stay in EU and been took out against our will) Article 65 Procedure to be followed with respect to invalidity, termination, withdrawal from or suspension of the operation of a treaty Article 66 Procedures for judicial settlement involving the International Court of Justice The UK Unions net worth is £10 Trillion Scotlands 8% population share is around £800 Billion National net worth by Nation in us dollars Denmark $1,271 Trillion Scotland $1,111 Trillion Portugal $1,098 Trillion Norway $1,096 Trillion Israel $1,081 Trillion New Zealand $1,072 Trillion Ireland $951 Billion Finland $795 UK Union Balance Sheet by Asset Scotland's 8% population share of Natural Resources £456 Billion Property and Structures £141 Billion Investment and Pensions fund £58 Billion Machinery, Equipment and Weapons Systems £50 Billion Intellectual Property £25 Billion Currency Deposits and Foreign Reserves £43 Billion Financial Assets, Interest, Derivatives & Monetary Gold £10,7 Billion Insurance, Pension guarantee £1,2 Billion Local Government assets £6,5 Billion Common Services £3 Billion Defence budget £3,4 Billion 153,000 hectares 35% of the 432,500 hectares MOD UK land holdings 8% monetary share of All Overseas Bases 1 of the 3 UK Navy Operating Bases 8% of the 89 Navy Fleet 1 of the 2 Air Force Operating Bases 8% of 832 Operational Air Craft 8% of the Armaments, 4 Rocket Systems, 18 Tanks 14% of the 156,000 Armed Forces Personnel Foreign Affairs budget £1 Billion 8% monetary share of All 165 Embassies Network Rail £1 Billion
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  478. Pro Scots staying a minority in the Union therefore minority in their own country because of the Union?
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  479. Don't worry, the opposition have the entire English media supporting them, to keep Scotland held back and exploited
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  480. Scotland can gain economic advantage over the rUK via taking down the 28 barriers to trade
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  481. When are the good people Next Door gony get rid
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  482. Adam Smith is considered ''the father of capitalism'' EU Market 450 mil consumers
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  483.  @Rocky-rq6mb  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Results Clause 46 of the UK Internal Market Bill gives the Tory Government powers over Devolved Scottish nhs, education, justice, transport, culture, sport, housing, & economic development,state aid, agricultural standards, food standard- the Scottish Brand will be extinguished, It is a direct attack on the People of Scotland and our parliament, as endorsed by 74% in 1997 Scottish Devolution Referendum. https://www.itv.com/news/2020-11-17/boris-johnson-under-attack-for-labelling-scottish-devolution-a-disaster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l571fNp7MVs&list=LL&index=1 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/nov/17/boris-johnson-devolution-scottish-nationalists-prime-minister-scotland-autonomy-uk Breach of the Treaty of Union 1707 between Scotland & England -Article 19 - guaranteed continuation of the two separate legal systems Breach of the 1997 Scottish Devolution Referendum Breach of the Scotland act 1998,2012, 2016 Breach of the 1998 Good Friday Peace Treaty The UN Vienna Convention on the law of Treaties Article 60 Termination or suspension of the operation of a treaty as a consequence of its breach Article 62 Fundamental change of circumstances https://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/1_1_1969.pdf The United Nations Charter placed the right of self-determination into the framework of international law. By virtue of that right any people can freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social development The Referendums Scotland Act 2020 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which was passed by Parliament on 19 December 2019. This Act requires an additional act, such as a independence referendum.
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  484. Scotland has its own tax system, & our own currency like the other 180 currencies in the World
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  485. Can look up the snp record in government
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  486. IndyRef2 date named
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  487.  Furth Fortune Fill the Fetters  The Home Office, is a department of the United Kingdom Government, not Scot Gov
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  488.  @alistairmonro  None as they'l pay higher tax moving there. Scotland does generate enough, it doesn't get all of own taxation.
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  489.  @alistairmonro  ScotGov have one tax power. The rest is with-held from ScotGov by Westminster.
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  490. Not a unitary state
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  491.  @neardark369  10% of the wealth of the whole british union economy & sterling area that is our share that we will inherit. On top of a gdp bigger than eu countries Combined , Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania , Slovenia and Croatia combined Thanks very much , enjoy your brexit
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  492.  Brexit Monger  Read the mccrone report. Scotlands oil has subsised uk for last 40years, been in surplus for last 30years. Scotgov is not allowed to borrow ,that's for big boys right? yet scottish taxpayers pay /subsidy wastemonsters debt??? Scottish taxpayers have paid £16.8Billion of englands debt since 2012. 5. 4million!!! same size of population as Finland , who has the presidency of the eu council at the moment. We'l be ruling uk from within the eu, as England is dependant on imports from Scotland (including the petrol you buy) @brexit Monger ,and your dependant on imports from rest of eu. too.
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  493.  @MrToymaster1  Here's just 5 SNP policies improving folks lives here. 2nd year of free bus travel to under 22's, Not available in RUK. 3rd year of the Scottish Child Payment, Not available in RUK. 7th year of the free Scottish Baby Box, Not available in RUK. 13th year of no prescriptions charges, Now £9.90 per item in England. 16th year of free tuition for Scottish students, Not available in RUK.
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  494. More than welcome to stand for election to abolish democracy in Scotland, Lets see how many votes you get & if you'l be laughed out
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  495.  @colinsmith1288  No they dont. No it doesn't that's ridiculous. Scotland hasn't voted Torie majority since 1955. Labour isn't proposing to join the EU, The SNP are. The social entitlements will be taken away as Labour is a Unionist party and can't be seen to be providing better social services in one part of the Union. Drug policy is a Reserved Westminster Responsibility.
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  496.  @FFContent  Tale of 2 Governments Port Glasgow Shipyard was saved by Scottish Government in 2019 Middlesbrough Teeside shipyard announced its closure last week. Bristol Abels Shipyard was left to close in 2016. Portsmouth Bae Shipyard was left to close in 2014. Lowestoft Brookes Shipyard was left to close in 2009. Publicly Owned Prestwick Airport just reported its 4th consecutive year of profit. Doncaster Airport was left to close in 2022. Manston Airport and Blackpool Airport were left to close in 2014. Bristol Filton Airport was left to close in 2012. Plymouth City Airport was left to close in 2011. Sheffield City Airport was left to close in 2008. Cross-Border Caledonian Sleeper nationalised by Scottish Government in 2023. ScotRail Nationalised by Scottish Government n 2022. German Government run England's Arriva Rail London. Italian Government run England's Avanti West Coast Rail. Dutch Government run England's MerseyRail. Fort William Aluminium Smelter was saved by Scottish Government in 2016, England's Only Aluminium Smelter was left to close in 2012. Motherwell steel works were saved by Scottish Government in 2016. Scunthorpe steel works announced closure in 2023. Redcar & Hartlepool steel works were left to close in 2015. Walsall steel works was left to close in 2009. 1989 Torie Privatisation of England's Water Industry 1994 Scottish Water Referendum Scottish Water Subsidiary was sent into England, in 2019 took over Yorkshire Water's Business Customer Base. In 2016 took over Southern Waters Business Customer Base. Glasgow Bakery Morton Rolls collapsed in March 2023. Morton Rolls was brought back into business by Scottish Government in 2023. Manchester's Robinson Bakers collapsed in 2023. Bradford's Marshall Bakers collapsed in 2023 Hull's Conquest of Bread Bakery collapsed in 2023 Birmingham's Ten Four Bakery collapsed in 2023 Grimsby Seafood Factory was left to close in 2022 New Western Isles Seafood factory opened in 2022 Uddingston Seafood Factory was saved in 2022
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  497.  @paulies5407  Drug deaths is still a Reserved Westminster matter, therefore drug deaths are a legacy of the terrible union as they refuse to transfer drug policy to Scotland. Scotland has average European life expectancy. Scotland isnt a Country?
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  498. Political Musical Chairs, meanwhile the English are pulling out their own teeth with coathangers and drinking the shite in their waterways
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  499.  @Sh4dyCat  Think Turty said a dip in the british pound , I remember when it was £1.50 to 1euro. State of it noo fs
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  500. @Russian Troll so Im told You tell me? At this point to save your face & jobs here & doon sooth, Aye the 48.11% and to represent the 62% of scots. And scotlands 10% of the whole uk economy & sterling area , our scots exports to the eu countries which are £15Billion that wastemonster will owe Scotland in compensation. Heres an English gent in Shetland https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/brexiteer-rips-into-nigel-farage-i-don-t-believe-in-you-anymore-1-6189329?fbclid=IwAR2RxhMdi0kNiDbbdIIVT27B621Vaw0O4gWck-erA7ulclNZ41nf4CENf6Y&jwsource=cl
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  501. Example?
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  502.  @hey12542  Example of anti English? bearing in mind The President of the SNP was born in and moved here from.....England.
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  503. Give us more austerity your not a wimp are you Rishi
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  504.  @DEVRIMCI2007  Normal, 195 Independent Countries in the world
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  505. How many other countries have left Westminster?
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  506.  @panspermiahunter7597  Thats ok, you wont notice we'v gone, utterly consumed with other shite such as your laughing stock brexit 😂
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  507. @C R 60+ Countries have ditched wastemonster, Its a well known process unlike certain others. Statute of Westminster 1931, the route took by Canada, Australia,New Zealand when they got rid of it. '''immediately or upon ratification, effectively established the legislative independence of the self-governing Dominions of the British Empire from the United Kingdom''' '''As the statute removed all of the British parliament's authority to legislate (for the Dominions)'''
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  508. @C R Fine selling point to stay in the 'union' - ''you hold no power to make decisions''' 😂 thanks for the gift & making the point C.R 😂 this up your street cr my man? Imperialism, ''is a policy or ideology of extending a country's rule over another nation, often by military force or by gaining political and economic control''
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  509.  @wulliest  😂 Another jesse for jessiefield! saddam wi highlights!
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  510. @cbushlittleone Cuts don't matter says a Labour supporter?
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  511. @cbushlittleone Interesting to see a Labour supporter defending Torie cuts as ''not meaningful.''
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  512.  @iansmith101  Labours Rachel Reeves has announced 22 Billion cuts to public spending. This is 44x higher than ScotGov's 500 Million. Drug law is a Reserved UK Government Responsibility in the Scotland Act 1998. Scotland does not have the lowest life expectancy in Europe. You don't know about the gains?
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  513.  @haveanopinion  Then don't moan about the cuts from Westminster as that's what you voted for.
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  514.  @haveanopinion  You voted no so voted for next door to keep control of Scotland's finances.
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  515.  @haveanopinion  100% of Scotland's taxation will be repatriated with Normalisation aka Independence.
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  516. Scotland gets a block grant from westminster which they cannot overspend on. We raise approximately £70bn in tax - we get around half back to spend in Scotland’s Parliament. for example the 2019/20 Scottish government budget is £42.5Bn, look it up. we subsidise ukgov to the amount of £27.5Bn this year alone which Westminster spend 'on our behalf' and overspend by the value of our deficit. The first challenge we have with Independence is to spend the remainder wisely, Brexit we rejected, Unelected House of Lords, trident, illegal wars etc etc etc. I think we can do better. Thereafter, only with the powers of independence will have the levers to deal properly with our own economy - opportunities ! https://macalbasite.wordpress.com/2019/11/15/the-indisputable-thievery-of-the-uk-union/?fbclid=IwAR3SY4tokiuOIkF98UPWEB8wt71RLavQxbiQEB-WF5wH1Jkh0MoWk819huI in contrast, Scotland contribution to the EU is £455 million (based on a four year average). This represents roughly 0.6% of total expenditure https://digitalpublications.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefings/Report/2018/9/28/European-Union-funding-in-Scotland 'uk' 'union' costs Scotland 58 percent, Scotlands eu contribution 0.6percent We'l have an inheritance of around 27.5 billion a year , of our own tax revenue, 'uk'gov currently take and spend on our 'behalf'. With independence, Scottish government budget will jump from 42.5 billion to around 70 billion. You know the heating for your house? petrol for your car? https://theodora.com/pipelines/united_kingdom_ireland_pipelines.jpg In 2018, the volume of oil and gas production in Scotland is estimated to have increased by 4.6% to 77.2 million tonnes of oil equivalent (mtoe), accounting for 82 per cent of the UK total In 2018, the approximate sales value of oil and gas produced in Scotland is estimated to be £24.8 billion, an increase of 30.1% compared to 2017. There are four Scotland to England pipelines. Coldstream,Scotland to Leeds and Newcastle, England Bathgate, Scotland to Manchester and Bishop Auckland , England Scotland-Northern Ireland Pipeline, The pipeline was completed in 1996 this provides more than half of the power needs of the 600,000 customers. half the population in Northern Ireland from Moffat Scotland to Larne in Northern Ireland. Rep of Ireland state company Gas Networks Ireland has just completed a second interconnector between Moffat Scotland, to Gormanstown and loughshinny, Rep of Ireland.Completing the twinning of two interconnectors between Scotland and Ireland. Natural gas supplies around one third of Ireland’s energy needs, and is generates around 50 per cent of the electricity used there. It supplied 90 per cent of electricity in summer 2018 the technical capacity of the fully twinned gas interconnectors between Scotland and Ireland has increased from 31 million standard cubic meter per day to 35 million The EU contributed €33.7 million to the overall cost as deemed the pipe to be a “project of common interest”, https://www.irishtimes.com/business/energy-and-resources/gas-begins-flowing-through-100m-pipeline-linking-ireland-and-scotland-1.3736137 https://www.gasnetworks.ie/corporate/company/our-network/projects/projects-of-common-intere/cluden-to-brighouse-bay/
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  517. Take them Out of Scotland first.
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  518.  @lippydalips4537  Scotland has to go without its own Coventional National Defence Force due to the failure of the Union and having to pay for next doors nuclear weapons
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  519.  @teddypicker6969  Labour have been in government 24 years out of last 68. a short term party due to England being mostly a Conservative right wing voting electorate. Westminster is a first past the post voting system. Winning the majority of Scotland's 59 seats in its fptp system is enough to withdraw Scotland out of the Union. After Independence they'l be negotiations on Scotland's share of the Unions Assets and Liabilities. Labour has nothing to offer. That's why there is currently only 1 Labour Westminster MP representing Scotland.
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  520.  @teddypicker6969  68 years, the last time Scotland voted Torie.
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  521.  @teddypicker6969  Another another majority of mp's in the FPTP system on a manifesto for an Independent Scotland is enough
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  522.  @hey12542  UK is not democratic with the majority of the UK legislator being unelected. Can't have democratic votes with 84% of the UK population in 1 constituent nation.
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  523.  @routeman680  Independence as Westminster and Scotland are incompatible. Westminster Election History Scotland England 2019 Left Right 2017 Left Right 2016 EU Ref Remain Leave 2015 Left Right 1993 Velvet Divorce was the peaceful breakup of Czechoslovakia into 2 Independent States. Czechia and Slovakia are both 30 years old this year. Czech parties had little or no presence in Slovakia. Slovak National Party sought complete independence and sovereignty. The Czechs demanded continued control from Prague, but Slovaks continued to ask for decentralisation. Next UK Election the Scottish National Party's manifesto is proposing to put a simple powerful statement to the people. “VOTE SNP FOR SCOTLAND TO BECOME AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY” If the SNP does win next UK election in Scotland then the people will have spoken. It will seek negotiations with the UK Government on how to give democratic effect to Scotland becoming an independent nation.
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  524.  @saxglend9439  Im telling! you hurt my feelings
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  525. Scotland is a left leaning country.
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  526.  Albert Pike  Albert you better watch out if the english pound gets any lower. youl have to declare bankruptcy and use the dollar -pound
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  527.  Albert Pike  New currency for scotland would be worth more. Also one of the scottish banks own ulster bank & the right to print notes on the island. the smallest scottish banks owns yorkshire bank. among other assets , here is the governor of the bank of britiain ''Scottish Financial Sector Assets Worth North of a Trillion'' https://youtu.be/WGpayte7KTE
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  528. Sent by the British State, afterall Channel 4 is a statutory corporation (owned by the British State) headquartered in London
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  529.  @sausagemeat2130  The Royal Mail was privatised and sold of, As part of the Postal Services Act 2011 passed by the Tories at Westminster. The Act enabled the Torie Regime to sell shares in Royal Mail to private investors. The sell of was condemned as "blatant back-door privatisation" by the Communications Workers Union. also privatised by the Tories the 9 English regional public water authorities in England national bus company municipal bus companies London bus services Associated British Ports British shipbuilding corporation national freight sealink British airports authority British airways British airways helicopters National Air Traffic Service British aerospace British rail British rail engineers British Rail Research British transport hotels British travellers fare British Railfreight Distribution British property services agency British Agricultural Development and Advisory Service British technology group British bio products laboratory British fire service college British Department for National Savings BBC audiobooks, BBC books
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  530.  @RandomDeforge  No ''british'' legal system. English law, England's high court, BHP Billiton plc was hq in London, England.
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  531. Not going to happen, the big 6 won't allow it
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  532.  @clairduffy60  Im not in England😂 Scotsparlie is still sitting.
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  533.  @tisFrancesfault  Only if joining the Eurozone.
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  534.  @Krytern  Yes i have, have you looked at the numbers?
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  535.  @tisFrancesfault  What about indirect? you forgot to mention indirect
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  536.  @ianscott3180  Ask what of Scotland's 5th and 4th largest trade destination for goods?
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  537.  @Krytern  You think a countries only income is production........you go on to mention production.
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  538.  @InsanitiesBrother  Can't have a deficit as not a currency issuer.
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  539. *English Riots.
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  540. Lambo in the drive, in my jacuzzi, champayne & caviar. Thanks England
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  541. Who is?
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  542. Labour is Conservative now
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  543. No single UK health service or maternity service. Can you please state which NHS it was
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  544. There is no single UK police force or policing.
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  545.  @craigevans6156  Control of Scotland's Electoral System was Devolved in Scotland Act 2016.
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  546.  @johnrea2115  Edinburgh Trams was never a SNP project, It was a Labour run Edinburgh City Council Project.
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  547. Why hasn't England followed Scotland's 48% top rate of income tax ? Why is England's still 3% lower?
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  548.  @metheone2486  What?
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  549. First Past the Post voting system
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  550. Thanks best sympathies to you being the only ones stuck with english dictatorship. and the loss of half of the landmass. Ps your welcome
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  551.  Albert Pike  True. the knuckle draggers are down south. We saw right through the brexit con Lol.
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  552.  @hey12542  Not a Country, its a political union. You even say so in your comment
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  553. Currently 38% of taxation collected in Scotland is in the form of devolved taxes under the control of the Scottish parliament and 62% of all taxation collected in Scotland goes directly to the UK government in taxation that is a reserved matter of the UK parliament. https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers/pages/6/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Scotland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_have_gained_independence_from_the_United_Kingdom the key arguments for independence is the ability of Scotland to take our own decisions, rather than having our future decided by politicians we didn’t vote for, taking us down a path we haven’t chosen.
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  554.  @dannyfeller7034  No thanks, i want to be a normal nation rather than being second class within the torie union. the key arguments for independence is the ability of Scotland to take our own decisions, rather than having our future decided by politicians we didn’t vote for, taking us down a path we haven’t chosen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Scotland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_have_gained_independence_from_the_United_Kingdom
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  555. BF will end with Independence as Scotland will no longer be contributing into the UK therefore no formula will be required
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  556. Naw i want a new state entirely. Finished.
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  557. Barnett money is Scotland's own taxation coming back to where its generated. ''idle weegies would have to get a job'' Employment by Council Area Glasgow City 317k Sheffield City 291k Manchester City 270k Bristol City 257k Liverpool City 237k
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  558.  @gvdlpgg2406  Yes a bit having studied Scotland's economy for last 8 or 9 years with regards to Independence
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  559. Irrelevant as the british union does not have one legal system , Scots law and English law being separate jurisdictions. to spell it oot for you we have different laws than England for example , Students in England face tuition fees up to £27,750 – Scottish students receive university tuition free. wheres robin tilbrook case on that regard?
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  560. Worse in rUK
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  561. She does as eu law in incorporated into Scots law. Your Proving how limited and prisoner Scotland is within the imperial 'british union dictatorship' thanks
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  562.  @karmabomb3768  😂 True! They under the delusion of thinking Scotland is some kind of colonay or prison country or something. Whats undemocratic is the imperial english dictatorship taking Scotland anywhere against the majority will and i urge them to follow through with their england focused brexit absolutely Murdering the 312year 'british union' in the process. Losing 10% of the wealth which is Scotlands share thatl be leaving the imperial english treaury. Half the landmas too. Lose lose lose for them and i say comeon big boy follow through with their english centric brexit Go on Murder the 'british union'
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  563.  @richardmurphy4520  You left the EU which is the largest white population in the World
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  564.  @martinbennett2228  Within the UK & without Independence, Scots interests are always going to be a minority interest in their own country due to Scots being a minority in the UK
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  565. With the uks energy industry in Scottish territorial waters. theyl be compromise , not on everything ., thatl be for the negotiations you must be bricking it with may in charge!
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  566. @mc 007 Thank you something called brexit party
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  567.  @mc-ec3bu  Thank you , for ending the uk union. yer doing a great job superb 😂 and can i order a bag of chips and can of irn bru? thanks
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  568. ''''Like I just came across this video via YT recommendations and was like''' ''''Wait...They (America) still haven't gave representation to the 4 states/territories US denies it too''' '''Puerto Rico being one'''
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  569. Because westminster won't transfer drugs policy to scotgov
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  570.  @Krytern  A population share of the UK State Assets and Liabilities is reasonable. Scotland's population is nothing? there are around 80 nations with smaller populations. No it doesn't.
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  571.  @ED-zs2si  Magna carta is not Scotlands, we have our own. Its 700th anniversary of Scotlands next year. The british union doesnt have a constitution as the british union is made up of former independent states. The law systems stayed separate too. Scotland has different laws from england etc.
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  572.  PatchesRips  Good for canada, their first pm and the one who united the provinces was Scottish from my city
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  573.  @whitewolf4851  Yes because health and education in Scotland are Separate from the ruk and wastemonster, Policy choice. also Principles of My Country. Nothing to do with ruk. Mind your business (unless you live here)
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  574.  @thejoin4687  Wrong
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  575.  @whitewolf4851  Free Tuition – Students in England face tuition fees up to £27,750 – Scottish students receive university tuition free. Prescriptions – Prescription charges abolished in Scotland – now £9 per item south of the border. Advantages of having your own parliament and gov. https://www.snp.org/record/ Where is the parliament.gov of England? Oh ,Defunct since 1707
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  576. Look at the state of you lot chatting about a Non uk constitution as there none. Enjoy your dictatorship , Scotland can escape fortunately Ha hahaha
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  577.  @whitewolf4851  Scotland has higher gdp combined than eu countries Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania , Slovenia and Croatia Combined. Whats your point? Scotland contribution to the british union is 10% of the whole 'uk' economy & sterling area and the assets which Scotland will be inheriting from the former british union. And the Scottish regiments and assets of the military union that is the british army will be coming with us too.
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  578.  @whitewolf4851  Who's we are you being a botched english exceptionalist again?
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  579. Like the bishops in church of England for England's PM?
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  580. Come o'er the border and yer getting arrested weeman 👮💪 Turn & run bojo
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  581. 99.86% of the british union has not voted for bojo the dictator
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  582.  @ElysianBelabour  😂 Kung Fu Fighting Bojo in jail fast as lightening🎵
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  583. Dont worry mate, they dont stand in your England. Whens england going for its independence?
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  584.  @johnhanson1419  Great! Hurry up ...the triplelock mandate kicks in the scotgov were re elected in 2016 with . '''We believe that the Scottish Parliament should have the right to hold another referendum if there is a significant and material change in the circumstances that prevailed in 2014, such as Scotland being taken out of the EU against our will.''' Lets Finish the british union once and for all! Best sympathies to you John,, nice knowing you
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  585.  @johnhanson1419  Oh they are anti self determination. Totally biast. Thats the same crowd that refused to turn up to a debate. We dont have control over fiscal ,economic, and monetery policy. I totally disagree with her. Her and 'scotland in 'union'' wants us to be some kind of colony or something. Thats alien to me sorry ,. 60+ Countries have left wastemonster including such as Malta ,Cyprus, So shes totally discredited there . Scotlands transaction with the EU £303Million for the single market etc, scots exports to the eu countries £15Billion so nonsense. Scotland contributes £192Billion to 'uk' and gets 75billion back.
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  586.  @johnhanson1419  Scotland spends 4.4% gdp on defence (taken & spent by ukgov as defence is reserved to ukgov) That is higher spending by % than England who spends 1.9% or America who spends 2.5% , Norway 1.7% Denmark 1.3% Netherlands 1.3% Sweden 1% Finland 1.3% Belgium 0.97% Ireland 0.3% Scotland 4.4% wtf theiving rouges! 2012 Edinburgh Agreement (the legal agreement between scotgov and englishgov) Didnt contain the words 'once in a lifetime' so you'v hit a caldesac there. All areas in Scotland voted to stay in the eu. 'uk' is not a country it is a political union (like the eu) which your against so why are you defending a political union as you leaving a political union? Slipping on banana skins. Ye wouldny call the eu a country would ye?😂. Naw i want a new state.
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  587. The Scottish Budget 2022 was published in July.
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  588.  Purple Monkey Dishwasher  What for?
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  589.  @kethughes8266  Conned with what?
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  590.  @Stephen-ye8eh  I see junior doctors in England are on strike. Not in Scotland.
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  591.  Craig Wilson  The bill was passed by 86 to 39 and members of all parties voted for it.
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  592.  @Stephen-ye8eh  What bill is that? What nursery case? Lying about what? Multiple corruption? Clarify your comments please?
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  593.  @poowey  The Bill Passed by 86 votes for and 39 against. MSP's of All Parties voted in favour. Why should Scotland have the human right of access to self government undermined like UK is doing? Why is the UK violating human rights in part of the UK ? Why should human rights be deterred here but not in the rest of UK? UK government's use of section 35 has to be challenged as the precedent they have set could affect All future Scottish Bills being passed but then blocked. The UK is therefore threatening the Devolution Settlement, Scottish Parliaments ability to function, access to Human Right of Democracy & inability to improvement of rights, living standards, opportunities, social, economic & cultural development Future Bills could be blocked by the UK government such as Cost of Living Tenant Protection Scotland Act 2022 (from being extended) United Nations Convention for the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women Incorporation Scotland Bill United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Incorporation Scotland Bill European Charter of Local Self-Government Incorporation Scotland Bill National Care Service Scotland Bill Universal Free School Meals Scotland Bill Abortion Services Safe Access Zones Scotland Bill Tackling Misogyny Scotland Bill Women’s Entrepreneur Business Centre Bill Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Scotland Bill Charities Regulation & Administration Scotland Bill Employment Injuries Advisory Council Scotland Bill
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  594.  @Stephen-ye8eh  Wit ye oan aboot?
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  595.  @Stephen-ye8eh  Who paid for UK Labour parties ''Battle Bus'' at 2019 UK Election? Who paid for Bus with pledge of £350 million a week for NHS during 2016 EU Referendum? How come Junior Doctors (In England) are on strike if the NHS was pledged extra £350 million a week during EU Referendum? Who paid for UK Torie parties ''Battle Bus'' at 2015 UK Election?
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  596.  @TheAArmstrong  Can't see what you asked
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  597.  @Stephen-ye8eh  Silly partisan questions
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  598.  @Stephen-ye8eh  Pathetic 🇬🇧
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  599.  @poowey  What's to stop UKgov blocking all legislation Passed by Scotland's Parliament?
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  600.  @poowey  What's to stop UKgov blocking all legislation Passed by Scotland's Parliament?
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  601. No new powers offered to Scotland.
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  602.  @anothersucker-Youcantfixstupid  Cashing out of the union, Currently 38% of taxation collected in Scotland is in the form of taxes under the control of the Scottish parliament and 62% of all taxation collected in Scotland goes directly to the UK government in taxation that is a reserved matter of the UK parliament. https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers/pages/6/ England with the Tories Scotland self governing with 38% devolved, University education upto £27.750 free since 2008 perscriptions from £9 per item free since 2011 free personal care no since 2002 Lowest income tax rate 20 percent 19 percent voting age 18 16 Torie UKgov bedroom tax yes mitigated Baby box no since 2017 free school meals no since 2015 Queensferry crossing no aye Motor/Bridge tolls abolished upto £5.50 aye since 2008 New Borders railway no aye national investment bank no aye Total tax receipts 2019 Scotland £65.339 pop 5.4 mil South West England £63.873 pop 5.6 million West Midlands £58.763 pop 5.9 million Yorkshire & Humber £55.828 pop 5.4 million East Midlands £50.256 pop 4.8 million £1.466 billion more than South West £6.576 West Midlands £9.511 Yorkshire & Humber £15.083 East Midlands https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/datasets/countryandregionalpublicsectorfinancesrevenuetables
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  603.  cashyf_88  Right, you recognise you've f-all to moan about hence no riots here
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  604. @jmendes9376 We're weak because we didn't have riots? England's meltdown showed it to be the weak link in the chain
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  605. Hows that going for you? GOny lose Scotland in the process
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  606.  @punisher6527  The language of Colonialism ,imperialism ,and dictatorship , keep it up daniel , 60 plus countries have previously got rid of the english parliament Heres what the Rejected by Scotland the dictator 'big borris' thinks about Scotland and Scots. https://evolvepolitics.com/boris-johnson-published-poem-caling-for-extermination-of-verminous-scottish-race/ You endorse that?
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  607. Their campaigning to deny Scottish democracy to Scotland. also labour party when Glasgow city council fought for 12 years against equal pay for Women, snp were elected the city council and cleaned up labour's mess and made the payouts. Look it up for yourself, You get what you vote for Emily.
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  608. Polling ahead of every other party
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  609.  @ArtVandelay00  Looking better by the day take a bow bojo
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  610. @Fhjthnl Lol Iuyo Bit rich or should i say poor, coming from a brexiteer. Wrecked this union hope your happy with yourself. I dont hate the english atall. '''The main criticism to civic nationalism comes from ethnic nationalism, which considers that the first was invented solely to act against the latter''' Your wrong on tantrum 2 , 3 , 4 . Following Scottish devolution in 1999, Health and social care policy and funding became devolved to the Scottish Parliament. There is no waiting line to join eu. The Solway–Tweed line was legally established in 1237 by the Treaty of York between England and Scotland] It remains the border today, Following the Treaty of Union 1706, ratified by the Acts of Union 1707, which united Scotland with England and Wales to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Border forms the boundary of the two legal systems as the treaty between Scotland and England guaranteed the continued separation of English law and Scots law. EU can't set economic , defence and foriegn policies ''give up all control of you're borders'' Why didnt you say you hate fom and immigration in the previous 312years? Poor things Scots marauding doon sooth doing trade and vice versa. How demeaning and beneath you! Rather gastly! 😂 Article 4 of the Treaty of our own Union gave the subjects of Great Britain Freedom of trade and Movement within the kingdom and "the Dominions and Plantations thereunto belonging", meaning what were then the English overseas possessions. ''' probably you're education system too.''' Free Tuition – Students in England face tuition fees up to £27,750 – Scottish students receive university tuition free. Yes i know look at rape cases in England under English law jurisdiction no cases like that in Scotland. There is a famous pub in centre of Paris called The Auld Alliance! search the name Actual Scotland or our gov have never been allowed to be represented in the eu as ukgov is the member gov. We're held back. Wales and Northern Ireland too. British comes from Britannia - A conquered province the Romans named. Caledonia was the name given by the Romans to the land north of their province of Britannia, beyond the frontier of their empire, that they could not conquer.
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  611.  @davebox588  Britannia waves the rules 😂
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  612.  Albert Pike  No you are. Thinking you can imperially take Scotland anywhere against the majority will. Nae chance COme on big boy follow through with your Murder of the 312year 'british union' to get your english focused brexit. Go on big boy do it
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  613. Are you saying they havnt ? Barmey thinking there , maybe you should have took a second
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  614.  @Cullenjohnmichael  '''they don't make their way into the Snp'' 103k members in the Snp 16k members in Scottish Labour party 4k members in Scottish Lib-Dem Party can't find Scottish Torie party membership Nearly 2% of the Scottish population are Snp members 0,3% are Scottish Labour members
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  615.  @Cullenjohnmichael  SNP Westminster Spokesperson for Defence Davie Doogan MP, is also a NATO Vice President of its PA Economics & Security Committee.
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  616. @Bob Robertson Same as the other 65 countries thats became independent from Westminster
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  617. @Bob Robertson Following the 1993 peaceful Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, The Czechoslovak Defence Force disbanded and split into the modern day Czech Defence Force and Slovak Defence Force.
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  618.  Robert Vaughn  How hideously preposterous and gastly for you robert! 😂 should have said something in the previous 312years of it here in this union, Article of the treaty of our own union 4 gave the subjects of Great Britain freedom of trade and movement within the kingdom
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  619.  @genericusername3212  No as staying in the eu is the status que
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  620.  @JohnHoward_  "Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation", by Alastair Grey is engraved on a wall of the Scottish Parliament building re opened in 1999.
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  621.  @forza223bowe5  Scotland voted to remain in eu. Brexit is off. get back in your box
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  622. For the UN you mean? Lets see what power the say of 30Million Americans who claim Scottish decent has to say about that. Including the potus himself. Mary Anne MacLeod Born in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, she emigrated to the United States in 1930 was the mother of Donald Trump. https://youtu.be/trRkXXJV0gk As for our links with Russia, We share the same saint. 😂
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  623.  @ChewieOnTwoWheels  The English government not taking Scotland anywhere against our majority will. We are a nation and nations have rights. Come on big boy follow through with your england focused brexit. Go on Murder the 'british union' best sympathies on your brexit / loss of the 'british union' ps your welcome british brexit refugees welcome in the great british brain drain. Thanks for your doctors, nurses, teachers and other professionals etc.
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  624.  @PiperTMTotalWar  There's more to the Snp than Sturgeon, for example Scotland has the best social contract in the UK which has been built up by the people and the Snp ScotGov.
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  625. The cuts are from Labour UK Government cutting Scotland's budget.
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  626.  @tisFrancesfault  No it doesn't. it receives less.
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  627.  @Me0wish  Not English?
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  628.  @amazer747  Vast new herring spawning grounds in Scotland were reported as being visible from space last month on satellite images.
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  629. Your party is opposed to reform of social care in Scotland via creation of National Care Service.
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  630.  @canavan85  Why isn't the RUK following Scotland's 3% higher top rate of income tax?
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  631. And Estonia and Latvia around the same time i read
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  632.  @dachoakley  The dictator can bring his no deal brexit in g.e to the scottish public who voted 62% remain. Scotgov will put political independence. No brexit is Scotlands vote being respected. Bring it on
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  633. ''British dependencies'' Isle of Mann, Gibraltar have full control of their taxation but Westminster denies the same too Scotland, Westminster is addicted to take take take from our pocket, Tories not offering this ,Labour not offering the people their own money back. Both votes SNP
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  634. Fixed Term Parliament.
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  635.  @frankcouper9377  Starting from strong position & this is without a full campaign underway. Polling on Independence 5th March Redfield Yes 45% No 55% 20th Feb Yougov Yes 46% No 54% 17th Feb Savanta Yes 49% No 51% 7th Feb Survation Yes 49% No 51% 26th Jan Yougov Yes 47% No 53% 12th Jan Survation Yes 46% No 54%
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  636.  @frankcouper9377  What are the advantages of Scots being a minority in the Union and therefore a minority in their own Country? You'l be able to outline the benefits of the union if normalisation is ''dead in the water with nowhere to go'' ?
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  637.  @blackislepeastoo  Democracy is an ongoing thing not a one of, for example the current election.
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  638. Economic development is Devolved.
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  639. @UCVlFSO4aC-Y0yYuBCP7QsHA 30million Americans claim Scottish descent , We're the 3rd biggest group in Canada, What are you on
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  640.  @blackhatter011  No no , shoe is on the other foot now:) 62% remain in eu in scotland. btw wastemonster Owe's scotland £15Billion per annum in compensation for loss of scots exports to the eu countries. Pay up with interest
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  641.  @kevinallsop5788  Uks debt is £1.8 Trillion. scotsgov is not allowed to have debts
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  642.  @kevinallsop5788  I fancy a republic too. Have you seen our parlie? Its 20years old my bairn. Looks modern . We'v outgrown the royals
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  643.  @GavinGas  They must be with centre right politicians being welcomed in
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  644. Bigger Market
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  645. Privately owned versus Publicly owned P&O Ferries boss admitted to a Westminster Committee to paying the firm’s workers as little as £4.87 per hour. CalMac Ferries became living wage employer 9 years ago and pays atleast £11 an hour.
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  646.  @topnotchpiperdad  Yer sums are a bit off there
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  647. Surprised you havnt called for dictatorship in scotland too. Since that seems to be your fetish
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  648.  @shelleyphilcox4743  Scotland does pull its weight, we don't have 1 million unemployed, England does that live of fiscal transfers from Scotland whilst England being prejudice against refugees that England could put into work to help ease the burden on Scotland having to support Englands 1 million unemployed on our back. Scotland generates more per capita, in foreign currency exchanges from exports Scotland £16111 per capita England £8672 46,2% more per capita than England. ''why aren't you helping thousands or millions more people come and settle in Scotland'' you contradicted yourself mentioning 500k from England live here
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  649. If the 40 to 50% independence supports vote for the SNP, wouldn't they be the biggest party?
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  650.  @franceshanna4430  Scotland + EU Market 454 million consumers = 7x larger market England & Wales Market 59,6 million consumers . Scotsman Adam Smith is considered the father of modern capitalism. Economic Advantage is a position that allows a nation to outperform others. Standard of Living is the level of national income & public services provided.
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  651. It has worked well for Scotland since 1900. We have rejected the tories since 1955.
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  652.  @BusinessBoys725  So is yours ''terribly''
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  653.  fridajaspers6066  Not having the news saying ''UK'' riots when there are none in Scotland so its not UK riots its English riots.
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  654. Scots law is distinctly separate legal system of Scotland, Following Scottish devolution referendum in 1997, health policy and funding became devolved to the Scottish Parliament. also devolved matters; public administration local government Policing transport town and country planning
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  655.  @ricardosmythe2548  The European Union Membership Criteria states Any European Country can apply to join. Albania, Montenegro, Macedonia and Serbia are in Negotiations. Ukraine, Moldova, Bosnia and Georgia are Candidates. Scottish Government doesn't have any budget deficit.
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  656.  @ricardosmythe2548  Why would Scotland be worse of as an Independent State with by the vast natural resources it has?
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  657.  @ricardosmythe2548  No it doesn't. Shetland council doesn't have the competence to become independent from Scotland. Independent Scotland is entitled to a share of the 660,000 sq ft British Antarctic Territory.
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  658.  @kaya051285  Last year's electricity Transfers from Scotland to England was 15,2 GWH and from England to Scotland was 1,4 GWH. A ratio of nearly 11 to 1. England is very dependent on Scotland for transfers of electricity.
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  659.  @tombarry2523  Will UK Government step in to save Teeside Shipyard from closure as announced last week? Or will it be left to close like they left Doncaster Airport, Hartlepool & Redcar steel works and England's last aluminium smelter factory to close in that part of England?
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  660.  @johnrea2115  Drug Deaths in Scotland Decreased 21% last year while Increased 1% in England & Wales.
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  661.  @bobrail2647  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Scottish_Parliament_election SNP 1,059,897 or 46% and 59 seats in the Constituency vote and 953,587 or 42% and 4 seats in the pr vote. Something Southern called 'ukip'. did notstand in the constituency vote and got 46,426 or 2% in the pr vote and No seats.
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  662. *England & N Ireland riots. Stop damaging reputation's of Scotland & Wales!!
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  663.  @Robert-vw3od  Why when we can just withdraw from the union treaty in an democratic event such as winning this years UK election in Scotland?
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  664.  @Take_Me_Back_To_The_1980s  Don't need permission, there is no article in the Treaty of Union stating that and no UK Constitution exists therefore nothing in it stating that.
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  665. 100% of Scotland's taxation would be repatriated from Westminster.
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  666. Why hasn't England followed SNP in Scotland?
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  667.  @Dude0000  Wish us well
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  668.  MrKingdig  Wastemonster Owe's Scotland £15 Billion per year in compensation for your mess and loss of scots exports to the eu countries. Pay up with interest , first 2years payment up front thanks
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  669.  @sobo5476  Averting disruption to folk at college, bin collections and in the health service is something to be proud of.
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  670.  @Calcearius  The cuts are coming from Westminster cutting Scotland's budget.
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  671.  @LuzdoSol00  We remove 27 borders imposed on us and put up 1. Westminster deals with a 28th border to the 27 they'v put up on themself. And Scotland regains access to the 448 million European Single Market, which is 7x larger than the UKs
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  672.  @LuzdoSol00  Hugs!
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  673. The same as every other nation is the answer
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  674.  @richardhutchinson5546  Fault of the previous owners of the yard
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  675.  @johnrea2115  Then how come its previous owners crashed it into administration and it had to be saved?
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  676. No more oil, gas, electricity, food & drink supplied to England if England done that. forced union, we have the right to self determination
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  677. Currently 38% of taxation collected in Scotland is in the form of devolved taxes under the control of the Scottish parliament and 62% of all taxation collected in Scotland goes directly to the UK government in taxation that is a reserved matter of the UK parliament. https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers/pages/6/ Total tax receipts by UK country and region 2019 Scotland £65.339 pop 5.4 million West Midlands £58.763 pop 5.9 million Yorkshire & Humber £55.828 pop 5.4 million £6.576bn more than West Midlands , £1.217 more per head £9.511bn more than Yorkshire & Humber, £1.761 more per head https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/datasets/countryandregionalpublicsectorfinancesrevenuetables https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Scotland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_have_gained_independence_from_the_United_Kingdom
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  678. Go back to France, Germany or Denmark, English Out
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  679. The centralised outdated incompetent Union is the probelm, last year the UK government took 40% of tax in Scotland. Time to move on from this union Scotland is charged 5x more than should for being in this 'Union' Scotland is 8% of the population and 40% of tax goes to the UK Total tax revenue. got back Cost of the Union 2019 65,3 38,3 £27b 40% https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/datasets/countryandregionalpublicsectorfinancesrevenuetables https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_budget https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2019/3/part/1/crossheading/the-scottish-consolidated-fund
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  680.  @chrisj9700  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Results Clause 46 of the UK Internal Market Bill gives the Tory Government powers over Scottish nhs, education, justice, transport, culture, sport, housing, & economic development, publicly owned assets such as Scottish Water, provision of heat, electricity, will be stolen by Westminster to no benefit to Scotland. Stealing our resources without paying. It is a direct attack on the people of Scotland and their power and their parliament, as endorsed by 74% in 1997 devolution referendum. The United Nations Charter placed the right of self-determination into the framework of international law. By virtue of that right any people can freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social development The Referendums Scotland Act 2020 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which was passed by Parliament on 19 December 2019 In 1982, Canada made its final step toward full sovereignty. It became a completely independent country from Westminster In 1986, The Australia Act made Australia a completely independent nation from Westminster In 1986, New Zealand gained full independence from Westminster
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  681. 1. Dissolve the Union. 2. Division of its Assets & Liabilities. 2. Start again as Independent States.
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  682. What don't you like?
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  683.  @thebunit6492  Only if joining the Euro Currency Area.
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  684.  @monkeynews8311  The Gender Recognition Reform Scotland Bill Passed on 22nd December by 86 votes for and 39 against. For the Bill 86 39 Against the Bill Labour 18 2 Lib-Dems 4 0 Tories 3 28 Greens 7 0 Nationalist 54 9
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  685.  @elliswellington4553  The British Army HQ is in Marlborough, England. The British Navy HQ is in Portsmouth, England. The British Air Force HQ is in Wycombe, England. No one here has opportunity to sign up to Scotland's own National Defence Force. The United Kingdom discriminates against Scots in its historic failure to spend Scottish Taxpayer Money in Scotland setting up a defence force serving taxpayers in Scotland. The United Kingdom's failure denies careers to Scots.
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  686. @Hocko90 Thanks. hasnt England got a £350 billion deficit from its £350 billion covid borrowing? their are 180 currencies in the World, recognised by the United Nations Their are 200 central banks in the World, recognised by the United Nations we're gony have our own currency
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  687. Vote SNP if you want to keep the jobs and the yard open.
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  688.  @johnbull9195  Jawdropper. John talking-Bull defending this unelected uk burocracy yet slanders Scotlands elected parlie 😂 Couldnt make it up could you! We dont have an 'upper house' everyone in scotland is thee upper house! ,800 unelected burocrats (more than eu par) enjoy your brexit
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  689.  @R0B1NG5  Im duke of my street let me in!
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  690.  @Purple_flower09  But majority of Scots are not religious
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  691. The lowest in the UK.
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  692. In Employment Scotland 2,703 mil Finland 2,618 mil Scottish Labour Market Trends September 2022 Stats Finland Labour Force Survey September 2022 Growth Growth Growth! Independence from Westminster, to correct the failure of the Union in Scotland. All the Reserved Powers still with-held from Scotland at Westminster come home. Independent Scotgov becomes its own Currency Issuer. withinUK, Scotland does not have its own Central Bank, Treasury, Financial Services Regulator, National Sovereign Wealth Fund, Customs, Stock Exchange, Norwegian style Housing bank to provide lower deposits. National Energy Supplier for example become currency issuer & nationalise Scottish Gas, Scottish Power along side already nationalised Scottish Water. Higher State Pension for example matching Ireland's which is 11% per week higher than the UK state pension in Scotland. Foreign Affairs department, Consulate, Diaspora, Visa, Immigration, Asylum service. Join EFTA, the Artic Council, the Nordic Council, Form Celtic Council with Island of Ireland. Removal of next doors nuclear weapons from Scotlands Territory. The Union has failed to create National Defence Force in Scotland, creation of new National Defence Force, Scotlands first since 1706. Denmark style Integrated Defence, Police & Intelligence Service. Satellite system, launches over North Pole, Scotland is the best placed European Country for satellite launches over N Pole. National Telecommunications corp FinnAir style Flag Carrier International Airline & monopoly to Workers of jobs in the Manufacturing, Cargo services, Maintenance, NHS Scotland Humanitarian Relief, Civil Aviation Authority, Administration, Customer Service, spawn a Travel Insurance Company etc Scots Airport RAF Leuchars was closed in 2015 by UK Independence to re-open it as Scottish Defence Force Base, Air Force, Air Cadets, Training, engineering, Put in Search & Rescue service covering between Aberdeen & Edinburgh. Put in NHS Patient Transfer service covering between Aberdeen & Edinburgh. Put in Police Scotland Helicopter service covering between Aberdeen & Edinburgh. St Andrew's University Toon does not have a Rail Link, put in a new Rail Link. Trade/Cargo services, Build up Aviation Manufacturing cluster of businesses & jobs like Scotgov has done with Prestwick Airports Aviation Manufacturing cluster, 7200 people in Ayrshire work in aviation industry. new West Coast Container Port at Hunterston in Ayrshire Distance in miles shipping goods to New York metropolitan area Hunterston 3404 Bergen 3660 Gothenburg 3864 Copenhagen 3999 Hamburg 4195 Rotterdam 3918 Antwerp 3727 Le Havre 3662 Liverpool 3476 London 3803 UK Beeching Cuts cut of Peterhead from the Rail Network, new Rail link to Peterhead for Passengers & Freight Peterhead is the largest fishing port in Europe. Faroe Islands style sub-sea Tunnel System to link Orkney & Western Isles to the Mainland National Business Cooperative for SME's like Mondragon Corp in Basque Country Spain, for example take over derelict business property National Storage Facilities on West & East coast for Storage/Supply/Export/Import of grain, salt, cement ,farm fertilizer, aggregates, transport & specialist construction equipment etc New Zealand style department for the Community & Voluntary Sector
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  693. How much does the torie's 1 million unemployed in England cost a day?
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  694.  @Steven-vo4ee  Shuved out the door with Brexit remember?
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  695.  @hardyed3  It was imposed, Scotland voted to stay in.
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  696.  @peterpaszczak4013  Thanks Westminster for opening Scots eyes last night, the lack of respect shown to Scotland's Representatives being thwarted from voting in its opposition day debate.
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  697.  @peterpaszczak4013  BS, their motion was about Gaza. It was Labour causing disruption and politicking via thwarting the legitimate SNP Opposition Day Debate. Instead of wasting time at Westminster, An Independent Scottish Parliament in control of its own foreign policy could do much more regarding aid, evacuate women & children and join the rest of the world that have called for ceasefires instead of being part of the UK that Abstained from the most recent United Nations ceasefire vote.
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  698.  @TemplarBoe  Poor man of Europe. Sympathies darren
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  699. The Scottish Budget for 2022 was published on 5th July.
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  700. The red-tories wont back ours though which has 3mandates! Bring it on leave hurry up too so we can have ours
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  701. Trident Removal with Independence as it isn't Scotlands
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  702. Scotlands needs a much bigger market to trade into, fact Scotland + EU Consumer Market 452,4 Million
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  703. @Croccy C If the dictator comes o'er the border hes getting arrested! 👮💪 you tae 😂
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  704.  @MSDosPrompt  No. Each retain responsibility for their own fiscal policies as exemplared by uk currently. well boe its not part of gov , founded by a scot canny
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  705.  @andyf7973  Totally agree & thats brilliant to see
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  706. Keir Starmers Conservative party would rather do a deal with Rishi Sunaks Conservative party than the Snp.
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  707. Stability ie Conservatism.
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  708. 10 million people not in work.
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  709.  @Klos19871  Total tax revenue. got back Not Devovled 2019 £65,8 £38,3 £27,5 42% https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers-2019-20/pages/3/ https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2019/3/part/1/crossheading/the-scottish-consolidated-fund https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/datasets/countryandregionalpublicsectorfinancesrevenuetables East Midlands region Scotland £50,2 £65,8 Scotland generates £15,6 billion more in tax, £2800 per person Yorkshire region Scotland £55,8 £65,8 Scotland generates £10 billion more in tax, £1800 per person West Midlands region Scotland £58,7 £65,8 Scotland generates £7,1 billion more in tax, £1300 per person
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  710.  @ericcooper1709  The UK's balance of payment deficit was £25,2 billion in 2019, https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/bulletins/balanceofpayments/apriltojune2019 The value of the UK’s net liabilities was £302 billion in 2019 total revenue. got back Cost of the Union 2019 65,8 38,3 27,5 42% https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers-2019-20/pages/3/ https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2019/3/part/1/crossheading/the-scottish-consolidated-fund Scotland’s Natural Capital Assets are valued at 34 per cent of the UK total. https://www.businessforscotland.com/scotland-is-one-of-the-worlds-most-naturally-wealthy-nations/
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  711.  @ericcooper1709  https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/chris-grayling-defends-awarding-brexit-ferry-contract-to-firm-with-no-ferries https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/may/01/chris-grayling-cancels-ferry-contracts-at-extra-50m-cost-to-taxpayers-brexit Calmac Ferries, owned by the Scottish Government, is the major operator of passenger and vehicle ferries, and ferry services, between the mainland of Scotland and 22 of the major islands on Scotland's west coast. There are 34 vessels in current service. MV Hallaig (2013; for Raasay), MV Lochinvar (2013; for Tarbert) and MV Catriona (2015; for Lochranza), built by Ferguson Marine Engineering. Two new dual fuel ferries are being built by Ferguson Marine Engineering MV Glen Sannox is due to enter service on the Arran station in 2021 Hull 802 is due to enter service in 2022 https://www.calmac.co.uk/article/1969/The-Fleet https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g186501-d2507321-r317276133-Caledonian_MacBrayne_Oban_Day_Trips-Oban_Argyll_and_Bute_Scotland.html https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/18735174.glasgows-govan-graving-docks-welcome-ships-restoration/ https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/traffic-through-perth-harbour-increases-22579960 https://www.montroseport.co.uk/news/1.5million_investment_made_into_Montrose_Port.html
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  712.  @Klos19871  Debt servicing is £4,5bn, in 2019/20, UK government gross debt interest payments were £48 billion; (£43,5bn excluding Scotland 9% of the UK's. 91% of the debt servicing is the rest of the UK's. Remember 42% 27b goes next door? - 60% of the UK's debt interest payments.
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  713.  @Klos19871  Scotlands account and reserves in the UK Union central bank and 18,4% of the assets of the UK will be transferred on Independence. Scotlands International Exports were £33,8 billion in 2018, of Foriegn Currency to fill the new Scottish Reserve Bank with, and if we get our own currency, thatl be £52 billion in Exports to the UK and foreign currency to back the new scottish currency with
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  714.  @Klos19871  What would you do with the transfer of 42% of Scotlands revenue ?
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  715.  @Klos19871  North West England income 74 expenditure 94 deficit -20 West Midlands income 58 expenditure 73 deficit -15 https://www.scotfact.com/scotland-share-of-uk-deficit
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  716.  @Klos19871  The United Nations Charter placed the right of self-determination into the framework of international law. By virtue of that right any people can freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social development The Referendums Scotland Act 2020 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which was passed by Parliament on 19 December 2019. This act requires an additional act, such as a Independence referendum. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Results https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_have_gained_independence_from_the_United_Kingdom The Ireland Act 1948, provided for the abolition of the last remaining functions of the British State in relation to Ireland and it effectively ended Ireland's status as a British dominion. Scotland total tax revenue 2020 £65,8 billion https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers-2019-20/pages/3/ Ireland 2020 total tax receipts, £52,9 billion Pounds) https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/2857fa-annual-taxation-report-2020/ £13 billion, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe_by_GDP_(nominal) Scotland $400 billion - £302 billion pounds Ireland $384 billion - £289 billion pounds NorthWest and NorthEast England £270 billion https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/bulletins/regionaleconomicactivitybygrossdomesticproductuk/1998to2018
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  717.  @Klos19871  Brexitland next door, needs what Scotland produces In 2018, The UK's Top Ten Biggest trade partners of Imports 1st Germany £79.3bn 2nd America £78.1bn 💪3rd Scotland £67.5bn (£51.2bn Excluding o&g) 4th Netherlands £49.9 bn 5th China £44.9bn 6th France £44.1 bn 7th Spain £32.2 bn 8th Belgium £29.3 bn 9th Italy £26bn 10th Ireland £25 bn Page Top 10 Import markets into UK. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/868378/200227_UK_trade_in_Numbers_full_web_version_final.pdf https://www.gov.scot/publications/export-stats-scotland-2018/ In 2018, 82% of all primary oil and gas energy in Scotland was exported. Scottish offshore oil and gas exports stands at £24.5 billion in 2018, of which £16. billion is exported to the rest of the UK https://scotland.shinyapps.io/sg-scottish-energy-statistics/?Section=OilGas&Chart=OilGasExports https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_trading_partners_of_United_Kingdom Total trade with India £18bn Canada £17bn Australia £16bn South Korea £13bn
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  718.  @Klos19871  Total revenue. got back Goes Nextdoor 65,8 38,3 27,5 42% https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers-2019-20/pages/3/ https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2019/3/part/1/crossheading/the-scottish-consolidated-fund The Union of the two parliaments in 1707 created Westminster and at that point, Scotland effectively became a colony and its revenue was counted towards the wider UK, in 1706 the nominal GDP of the UK was £71,000,000. In 1708, it increased to £87,000,000.That’s an increase of £16,000,000. That is 18.4% of the £87,000,000 1707 figure, and can by all intents and purposes be attributed to Scotland as her share. In 2019, using the same source as for the above GDP (nominal), the UK figure was 2,177,724,000,000. 18.4% of that is 400,701,210,000 14th Norway $417 - £313 billion 5,3m 15th Scotland $400 - £301 billion 5,4m 16th Ireland $384 - £289 billion 4,9m 17th Denmark $347 - £261 billion 5,8m https://macalbasite.wordpress.com/2020/03/06/scotlands-true-wealth-exposed-again/ https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/knowledgebank/what-is-gdp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe_by_GDP_(nominal)
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  719.  @derekbrettell8121  42% of Scotlands revenue goes to the UK i want Scotlands money back and to cash out of the ''union''
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  720.  @benowen8321  No i want to become a normal nation and participate in these things. taking our inheritance of 10% of the whole british union economy & sterling area that is our share. , and the uk is not one country , scotland voted 62% to remain , All 32 council areas voted to. England & Wales can leave im not out to stop that , Im out to end the british union and form our new state. Thanks very much enjoy your brexit
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  721. But Tories are joining Labour, Labour is Conservative now.
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  722. Since ww2 60+ countries has gained independence from Westminster
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  723. England could start by following Scotland's 3% higher income tax rate than England's? Scotland's Income Tax system is forecast this year to raise an additional £1,7 Billion more than if the Scottish Government still matched the English Government's income tax rates. England has 10x larger population so pro rata it would raise an additional £17 Billion if it followed Scotland's income tax rates.
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  724.  @fintamaria2429  Scottish students graduate with three times less debt than English counterparts. According to 2023 figures from the Student Loan Company, Scottish students graduated with an average debt of £15,400 compared to around £45,000 in England. The SNP Scottish Government abolished tuition fees for Scots in 2008, a year after they came to power.
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  725.  @ozzy8286  Why are you pursuing race politics and in same comment acknowledging majority of Scots are not into race politics?
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  726.  @Andrew-ri5qo  Its a fact aslong as the Union with-holds the powers over drugs policy
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  727.  @RichardFraser-y9t  The average electricity cost per mwh is £37 in Scotland's booming renewable energy sector compared with £92 per mwh in England's hinkley point nuclear power station.
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  728. 2021 Scots Election Result
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  729. What's anything got to with incompetent basket case under educated England?
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  730.  @kleinweichkleinweich  Evidently yes. I dont know what England contributes to the eu. Nothing but hassle😂 'uk'gov takes 27bn from Scotland In contrast, ''Scotland's makes an annual net contribution to the EU budget of £455 million (based on a four year average). This represents roughly 0.6% of total public sector expenditure for Scotland in 2017-18'' https://digitalpublications.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefings/Report/2018/9/28/European-Union-funding-in-Scotland The 'uk' 'union' costs Scotland 27bn a year, which google says is 29.7 percent of our approx 70bn tax rev, (dont quote me on that 29%) the eu costs Scotland 0.6% , Scottish Exports to the eu countries £15 Billion a year. - Im no einstein but seems like better deal to me
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  731.  @rokketron  The 27.5billion of scottish tax revenue 'uk' gov currently takes is way bigger. Scottish income tax is devolved. its just one tax of many , dont have all taxation powers and revenue.... ''over half of all taxes collected in Scotland remains under the direct control of the UK parliament which has remained a reserved matter to itself all powers over Corporation tax, National Insurance, Value-added tax, Capital gains tax, Inheritance tax, Aggregates Levy Insurance Premium Tax and Motoring taxes''
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  732.  @rokketron  ''over half of all taxes collected in Scotland remains under the direct control of the UK parliament which has remained a reserved matter to itself all powers over Corporation tax, National Insurance, Value-added tax, Capital gains tax, Inheritance tax, Aggregates Levy Insurance Premium Tax and Motoring taxes'' 4.4% of scots gdp is taken and spent on defence by the uk government meanwhile same uk government spends just 1.9% of Englands gdp on defence = scots subbing wastemonsters pretendy superpower facade as defence is a reserved matter not devolved. https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers/pages/5/ Table 3.1: Total Expenditure: Scotland 2018-19 Defence £3.3Billion or 4.4% Higher Spending by Percentage than England! who spend 1.9% and America! who spend 3.5% '''there are currently no Royal Navy vessels patrolling Scottish waters''' Scotland 4.4% (taken by another countries government) England 1.9% Norway 1.7% Denmark 1.3% Netherlands 1.3% Finland 1.3% Sweden 1% Belgium 0.97% Ireland 0.3% Read the McCrone report. ''The document gave a highly favourable projection for the economy of an independent Scotland with a chronic surplus to a quite embarrassing degree and its currency would become the hardest in Europe with the exception of the Norwegian kroner. This led successive iterations of the British government to classify the McCrone report as "secret". This was so to avoid fuelling independence sentiment in Scotland. Professor McCrone stated that Scotland's GDP would increase by around 20% if North Sea oil were counted as part of it. In an interview for Holyrood Magazine on 19 May 2013, ex-Labour chancellor Denis Healey (who served in the Cabinet at the time the McCrone Report was submitted) stated: "I think we did underplay the value of the oil to the country because of the threat of [Scottish] nationalism... I think they [Westminster politicians] are concerned about Scotland taking the oil, I think they are worried stiff about it ''' take take take
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  733.  @rokketron  And you come up with 'offset by 'uk' funding' which your link says they didnt even match the offset! despite taking half of all tax in Scotland.
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  734. No, Westminster elections are first past the post voting system
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  735.  @sjm2721  All 32 Scots council areas voted to stay in the eu. 2million re elected snp the scotgov in 2016 scottish general election. 46%
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  736.  @ianscott3180  Survation poll of 4000 people on the 18th said SNP will win the election in Scotland with 35 seats. That is a loss of 8 seats from the 43 currently and still win the election.
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  737.  @comanchio1976  Officers from Police Scotland were deployed to Northern Ireland earlier this week to provide reinforcement. So far 40 people in N Ireland have been arrested this week to do with the riots.
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  738.  @chucky2316  Are you illiterate on geography ?
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  739.  @chucky2316  Hope the folk in white coats show up
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  740.  @chucky2316 Crack on weeman. mind the lawn.
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  741.  @chucky2316  Go for it. My Country was voted Most Beautiful Country in the World
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  742. Times up on the british union. Scotland voted to remain. Wastemonster gony have to let us go. Your leaving a union so slipping on banana skins telling us we cant leave a union
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  743.  @nikamota  Finland has the presidency of the eu council at the moment. What are you scared of? End the british union.
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  744.  @nikamota  Wastemonster gony have to let us go. We'l inherit our 10% of the wealth of the whole british union economy & sterling area , On top of our gdp being higher than eu countries combined Estonia ,Latvia ,Lithuania,Slovenia and Croatia , governor of the bank of british union ''''Scottish Financial Sector Assets Worth North of a Trillion'''' https://youtu.be/WGpayte7KTE
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  745.  @ermining1  Not atall. They have a population same size as Scotland! the eu council presidency rotates between member nations every 6 month , Next turn is Croatia , with a smaller population , gdp , exports than Scotland , What are they so scared of 😂😂 Scotlands staying in the eu , wastemonster will take us leaving on the chin, like they done the previous 60+ countries that left
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  746. @bucketsandshims Aye. Our border is 96miles long and 6 main roads , the british border in ireland is 310miles and 280+ crossings. . it would be safer here and gfa respected!
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  747.  @kennethperry5500  What 😂 that all you have? pathetic , come on big boy press on with your dictatorship Scotland wont be dictated to. il see the british union end , thanks very much your a star can i have your autograph
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  748. @Frank Nolan 😂 Dearie me.Scotland is endowed with some of the best energy resources in Europe, 3rd largest oil resources in the European Union – Scotland is the EU's largest petroleum producer, Scotlands North sea oil produced from Petroleum reservoirs beneath the North Sea. Grangemouth pretroluem refinary where 25% of the 'uk' s petrol comes from . from the north sea pipes that end there.
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  749.  @TheAArmstrong  I'm not British ,i don't subscribe to that particular political ideology.
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  750. Clipping bojo's words on Respecting the outcome of free and fair elections , and referendums. thanks bojo a referendum is coming
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  751. Hopeless , the labour party when Glasgow city council fought for 12years against giving women workers equal pay. It wasnt til snp were elected the city council did they clean up labours mess and made the payouts. Look it up fir yerself folks
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  752. Will there be barnett consequentials for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland or is our national insurance to rise and to be taken and be spent in England? or will Scotland and/or Wales and Northern Ireland be exempt for the nat insurance torie tax hike?
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  753. How much incompetence are the English gony put up with, bless them
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  754.  @thomassmith4467  The failure of the UK to set up Scotland's own national defence force with Scotland's own taxation?
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  755.  @thomassmith4467  UK Interest rate now 5% Independent Denmark 3,25% Norway 3,75% Ireland 4%
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  756. Interesting id be up for that. For trade etc. We can give scottish canadians citizenship and via that ,eu citizenship too. also canadian businesses european hq
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  757. Can't wait til England really has water shortages..... Oi downthere, want to buy any water from Scotland's over 30,000 freshwater lochs?
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  758. NHS England's budget this year is £179 Billion, so £350 Million is equivalent of just 0,2% of its activity.
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  759.  @Mark-k3b9q  No its being cut by Labour at Westminster. Also ScotGov cannot overspend.
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  760.  @Mark-Haddow  Has to be challenged because Westminster could block All future Scottish legislation that passed. Leaving Scotland without a functioning democracy
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  761. 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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  762.  @ericlackford6718  No its in preparation for Labour Government cuts next month in the UK budget.
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  763.  @sandramartin5809  Agriculture budget is 700 Million this year.
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  764.  @peteralflat281  Yorkshire Energy was took over in 2020 by Glasgow based Scottish Power. Yorkshire Water business customers were took over in 2019 by Business Stream, a subsidiary of Scottish Public Owned Scottish Water. Yorkshire Bank was took over by Clydesdale bank in 2005.
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  765.  @peterjd  You'l find the ONS figures show Scotland generated 2,5% more per capita in tax than England last year.
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  766.  @danielwhyatt3278  I'm not
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  767.  @JustYAPhotographer  How so?
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  768.  @John-c4r1o  Generating electricity from tidal energy is a new technology. The cost Per KWH is £200 in the contracts its won suppling Orkney. Because its a new technology of energy generation the cost is quite high compared to other energy sources. With more uptake the cost Per KWH will come down like it does whenever any new technology comes along. Hopefully Dundee manufacturing and exporting more Orbital O2 like the one in the vid. Also i see the port of Nigg in the Cromarty Firth has won contracts to manufacturing its turbines.
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  769.  @djstuc  Don't be to hard on them
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  770.  @davefitzpatrick4841  Perhaps they should. English border town Berwick has had 3 unofficial referendums on re-joining Scotland and voted yes everytime. The last time Berwick voted to leave England, Scotland's First Minister at the time Alex Salmond promised to make Berwick Scottish if its residents voted in an official referendum. The newly elected at the time SNP run Scottish Government was accused of cynically exploiting the poll to capture for Scotland the lucrative 6,000 square miles of English waters, English North Sea energy resources and English fishing rights from Westminster. England's PM at the time Gordon Brown must have been infuriated, to much laughter in the Scottish Parliament and Public.
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  771.  @stephencrowther524  Its England that can't afford things.
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  772.  @teelo523  Employment by Energy Sector Renewable Energy 42,000 = 11x larger Nuclear Energy 3,600 Fraser of Allander Economic Impact of Scotland's Renewable Energy Sector 2023 Report. UK Nuclear Industry Association 2023 Employment Report.
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  773.  @teelo523  Renewable Energy Employment by Country Scotland 42,000 Population 5,5 million Portugal 39,200 10,6 million Austria 37,800 9 million Finland 36,000 5,6 million IRENA Renewable Energy Employment by Country Fraser of Allander Economic Impact of Scotland's Renewable Energy Sector 2023 Report.
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  774.  @georgelonghurst2672  Do you get kicks out of sowing division not crediting and misappropriating Scottish Successes in engineering as British?
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  775.  @eldridgep2  The right to freedom of association in the UN Universal declaration of human rights.
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  776.  @georgelonghurst2672  British is a political ideology as its the name of a political union.
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  777.  @georgelonghurst2672  Its revealing that you doubled down continuing misappropriating a Scottish Success as British, Very of putting
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  778.  @eldridgep2  You pointed out 3 examples of discrimination towards Scotland by the British. I'm Scottish. British is a political ideology, i have the choice to not be associated with a particular ideology.
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  779.  @georgelonghurst2672  Its not a Country. No Single system of justice, tax, health, education, social security, church, sport
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  780.  @georgelonghurst2672  Both Germany & USA are constituted as Federal Republic's. The Union of Scotland & England is constituted as a Political Union via a Treaty.
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  781.  @georgelonghurst2672  The act of what Georgie ?
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  782.  @georgelonghurst2672  So its not a country?
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  783. @Chris_1024_ There are over 112 active offshore oil rigs in Scottish Waters alone.
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  784.  @georgelonghurst2672  Why is there a record of England entering into a Union with Scotland if its not a Country? England's Union with Scotland Act 1706.
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  785.  @georgelonghurst2672  Its a union not a country.
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  786.  @georgelonghurst2672  Contradicting yourself
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  787.  @georgelonghurst2672  Why is there a Minister for the Union in the UK Government if the UK is not a Union?
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  788.  @georgelonghurst2672  No, there are multiple entities that must be respected as such. Scotland and England In the case of this Union. The Border is the boundary of the 2 separate legal systems as the Treaty of Union between Scotland & England guaranteed the continued separation of Scots Law and English Law.
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  789.  @georgelonghurst2672  They are separate.
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  790.  @georgelonghurst2672  It doesn't. There is no single UK law system. The UK Supreme Court has no authority in Scottish Criminal Law and can only hear appeals in Scottish Civil Law cases.
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  791.  @georgelonghurst2672  No, appeals in Scots Civil Cases can go there if given permission from Scotland's Supreme Civil Court. It has no authority in Scots Criminal Law.
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  792.  @nervousfrog101  Manufacturing Productivity Rankings across all UK Nations & Regions in 2023 1st Scotland at 116% of the average. = 17,5% higher than Yorkshire 6th Yorkshire at 98,5% of the average. Scotland gained 10 thousand jobs in manufacturing in 2023. Yorkshire lost 8 thousand jobs in manufacturing in 2023. Value of International Goods Exports in 2023 Scotland £33,3 Billion = 42,3 percent larger Yorkshire £19,2 Billion Median Weekly Pay Rankings by all Nations & Regions 4th Scotland £702 = 10% higher a week on average 11th Yorkshire £632
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  793.  @nervousfrog101  Sphere of Influence is a Nation having economic exclusivity in others. The Eastern Sub-Sea Electricity link will see Scotland take over supply to Yorkshire. Yorkshire Energy was took over in 2020 by Glasgow based Scottish Power. Yorkshire Water's business customers were took over in 2019 by a subsidiary of Scottish Water. Yorkshire Bank was took over in 2005 by Glasgow based Clydesdale Bank. Aberdeen based FirstGroup Transport recently took over York Pullman Bus Company. Cumbernauld based Irn Bru recently took over Leeds based Boost Drinks. Perthshire based Taylor's Snacks recently took over South Yorkshire Foods, reportedly the largest Independent popcorn producer in the UK. Edinburgh based Law firm Gilson Grey recently took over Property law firm in York. Glasgow based tech firm Iomart recently took over Leeds based data management specialist Oriium and Sheffield based Pavilion IT.
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  794.  @georgelonghurst2672  Scotland's Supreme Criminal Court is the final court of appeal in all Scottish criminal cases. The UK Supreme Court is the final court of appeal in English Criminal Law.
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  795.  @georgelonghurst2672  The UK Supreme Court is suspicious in Scotland as it was created by the English Government and is a non-ministerial department of the English Government so likely to take the English Government's side in disputes between the English and Scottish Government's. Nothing binding it to use Scots Law in cases its hearing re Scotland. Which nations law system do it use since there is no single UK Law system. Its logo shows a Scottish Thistle beneath an English rose and not equal. No UK Constitution exists for it to uphold or enforce which makes it pointless. Its also not an international court so not competent in matters of international treaties between nations such a the Treaty of Union between Scotland & England.
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  796.  @Nathan-jb4gd  We're always told we're shite, everything here is shite and anything good is claimed as ''british.''
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  797.  @nervousfrog101  There are no British companies. Scottish Registered company numbers have a SC. English ones don't have a prefix. We're always told we're shite, Summary of England HQ BBC News in Scotland this morning ''your roads are shite, your ferries are shite, your Olympians are shite, your nurses are shite.'' The worlds most powerful tidal turbine made in Dundee, Scotland - claimed as British. Why would i want cooperation with England with its 50% over cost and 11 years late Hinkley point c nuclear power plant?
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  798.  @georgelonghurst2672  UK Government is the English Government. Scotland, Wales & NI have their own governments
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  799.  @georgelonghurst2672  Yes why is it called the UK Government when its clearly England's Government. UK Government Cabinet Ministers Prime Minister MP for London, England Deputy Prime Minister MP for Ashton-under-Lyne, England Chancellor MP for Leeds, England Health & Social Care MP for London, England Education MP for Sunderland, England Social Security MP for Leicester, England Justice MP for Birmingham, England Defence MP for Rawmarsh, England Foreign Affairs MP for London, England Home affairs MP for Pontefract, England Energy & Net Zero MP for Doncaster, England Environment MP for London, England Transport MP for Sheffield, England Business & Trade MP for Stalybridge, England Innovation & Tech MP for Hove, England Culture, Media & Sport MP for Wigan, England Women & Equalities MP for Oxford, England Leader of the Commons MP for Manchester, England Duchy of Lancaster??? MP for Wolverhampton, England Treasury MP for Tynemouth, England Treasury MP for Bristol, England
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  800.  @georgelonghurst2672  Labour are novices having been out of government for 14 years. SNP are very experienced in government as they've been in for 17 years. Last month, the SNP Motion calling for an end to the 2 child cap caused divisions, arguments & splits in the new Labour Government and it suspended 7 of its own MP for voting in favour of the SNP Motion. The SNP Government's Scottish Child Payment is in its 3rd year. To Capitalise - to gain advantage from a situation. Persuasion - the process of persuading people to your cause. Divergence - moving apart, becoming different, opposite of alignment.
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  801.  @georgelonghurst2672  British is a political ideology therefore open to not being associated with like any political ideology. I'm Scottish. My Country is Scotland and my political ideology is Scottish Nationalism. UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 15 Everyone has the right to a nationality. Article 19 Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion & expression. Article 20 (2) No one may be compelled to belong to an association.
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  802.  @georgelonghurst2672  Its not, its a union, there is a treaty called the treaty of union. British is the political ideology favouring continuing the union. The Union is not a unitary sovereign country. Show me the non-existent UK Constitution to read the article defining the UK as that? Scotland is a kingdom. There are 2 crown offices and 2 crown estates. Charles had to come up to have a separate Scottish Coronation Ceremony where he was shown The Honours of Scotland (as they belong to the people of Scotland.)
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  803.  @georgelonghurst2672  Which article dissolved either kingdom?
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  804.  @georgelonghurst2672  No UK Constitution exists. What basis is there for saying its a unitary sovereign country if no official attempt has been made to create a codified constitution defining it as such? In an non-existent un-readable uncodified constitution like the UK's, no provisions are formally entrenched like your good self said.
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  805.  @georgelonghurst2672  Here are just some relevant Scottish Constitutional documents regarding Scotland's sovereignty. Treaty of York in 1237 established the Border with England to this day. Treaty of Perth in 1266 gained The Western Isles & Isle of Man from Norway. Declaration of Arbroath in 1320. Seizure of the Northern Isles Act 1471 due to failure of payment by Norway. Education Act 1496. College of Justice Act 1532. Papal Jurisdiction Act 1560. Convention of the Royal Burghs Act 1581. Act of Salvo 1663. Claim of Right 1689. Securing The True Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Act 1707. Union with England Act 1707. Treaty of Union 1707. National Health Service Scotland Act 1947. Claim of Right 1989. Scottish Devolution Referendum in 1997. Scotland Act 1998, 2012 and 2016. UK Withdrawal from the European Union Continuity Scotland Act 2021.
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  806.  @georgelonghurst2672  Its in documents.
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  807.  @georgelonghurst2672  Yes. International Law defines sovereign states as having a defined territory, permanent population, a government and the capacity to interact with other states.
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  808.  @georgelonghurst2672  Yes as i'm not saying a union is a unitary sovereign country with absolutely nothing to back it up. In the Scottish Government's Building a New Scotland Independence Prospectus Paper number 4, it proposes a written constitution in an Independent Scotland.
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  809.  @georgelonghurst2672  Just read a bit of Canada's Constitution Act 1982 and New Zealand's Constitution Act 1986.
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  810.  @georgelonghurst2672  You can't prove that it is as its not defined anywhere.
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  811.  @georgelonghurst2672  I did a few answers ago, we have constitutional documents going back 787 years clearly establishing that Scotland is a sovereign people and country.
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  812.  @georgelonghurst2672  Then what's the name of the act or law that established the UK as a unitary sovereign country? Presumably you have it at hand?
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  813.  @Pixiesforever7  Scots workforce best educated in the UK, according to the CBI. Protectionism is improving economic activity within a domestic economy. Scotsman Adam Smith is considered the father of modern capitalism. The renewable energy industry in Scotland supports 10 Billion of economic output and 42 thousand jobs. The Port of Aberdeen won business of the year at the 2024 Maritime UK Awards. Port of Dundee’s development as offshore wind turbine hub resulted in 29% increase in revenue in 2023. Motherwell steel factory was saved by Scottish Government in 2016. Birkenhead steel factory closed in May 2024. Redcar & Hartlepool steel works were left to close in 2015. Fort William Aluminium Smelter was saved by Scottish Government in 2016. England's last Aluminium Smelter was left to close in 2012. Wales last Aluminium Factory was left to close in 2009.
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  814.  @georgelonghurst2672  Which article dissolved either or both kingdoms?
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  815.  @georgelonghurst2672  Then show me the existing codified written constitution?
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  816.  @georgelonghurst2672  You admitted ''Scotland has more privileges than England.'' You then go on to assert the UK is a unitary country. Despite contradicting your own assertion in the previous sentence.
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  817.  @Pixiesforever7  Success here is politicised and claimed as British, a political ideology. Having gained advantage over the rest of these Islands 8 years ago, I don't think the only smelter in these Islands will go under at any moment. Press & Journal article from August 2023 titled, ''New starts come home: Fort William’s new apprentices to the UK’s only aluminium smelter.''
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  818.  @Pixiesforever7  There are no ''UK companies.'' Scottish Registered Companies start with a SC. Look up the Registered Company Number of Alvance British Aluminium.
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  819.  @georgelonghurst2672  You ''The Union is a unitary sovereign country.'' Me ''Put a constitution infront of me to read where its defined as that?'' You ''I can't as no constitution exists.''
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  820.  @georgelonghurst2672  Nothing about either kingdom being dissolved
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  821.  @georgelonghurst2672  Its not your fault you are unable to show me one to read. I wish you'd stop making unfounded assertions.
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  822.  @Pixiesforever7  Exactly, there are no UK companies.
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  823.  @georgelonghurst2672  Whats that from?
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  824.  @georgelonghurst2672  What pack of lies?
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  825.  @Pixiesforever7  Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 15 Everyone has the right to a nationality. Article 19 Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression. Article 20 Everyone has the right to freedom of association. No one may be compelled to belong to an association.
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  826.  @Pixiesforever7  In 1953, a number of post boxes were attacked in Scotland in a dispute over the regnal number adopted by the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II. Post boxes were to be displayed with an EIIR Cypher. Many Scottish people did not believe Queen Elizabeth II had legitimacy to use that title in Scotland because Scotland never had a First Elizabeth Queen of Scots. After a 1953 court case in the Scots Courts, The Crown of Scotland replaced the EIIR Cypher on all pillar boxes in Scotland and the EIIR Cypher continued to be used in the rest of the United Kingdom.
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  827.  @terryhoath1983  That's 20% of the households in Orkney.
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  828.  @Pixiesforever7  ''This is a voluntary union'' Keir Starmer interviewed up here.
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  829.  @blackislepeastoo  The RUK has a huge need for imports from Scotland like your figures say.
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  830.  @Grunzgesetz  Yep, how to engineer a incy wincy box for one's self.
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  831.  @masseffect8294  As opposed to the coal mine in Cumbria?
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  832. I see England has the highest Unemployment rate in the UK
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  833.  @johnbrown5559  Tories havnt won an election since 1955 in Scotland. Its been Dictatorship most of that time. Bojo the clown isnt elected in Scotland
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  834. Just the 800 unelected uk burocrats says timothy. 😂 more than elected eupar btw.
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  835. Wastemonsters loses its cash cow
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  836. It doesn't.
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  837.  @lisaf7909  No one as Scotland doesn't have its own currency
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  838.  @lisaf7909  No central bank, no currency
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  839. What debt?
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  840.  @monkeynews8311  What for?
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  841.  @TheRaminski  Record school leaver positive destinations last year.
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  842.  @saxglend9439  Then i'l expect a cheque for per capita share of the funding to be sent up the road
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  843.  @Gillemear  Dont think anyone noticed . Cant say anything 'its their culture'
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  844. Priti patel broke the ministerial code - nae resignation matt hancock broke the ministerial code - nae resignation robert genrick broke the ministerial code - nae resignation bojo the clown broke the ministerial code - nae resignation
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  845. 262,000 people in England & Wales identify as transgender, England & Wales 2021 census found
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  846.  @andrewq159  Similar to the 48,000 trans women recorded in England & Wales 2021 census ?
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  847.  eljay5009  Its not. The BF is Scotland's own taxation paid into UK Treasury and coming back to Scotland. Are you suggesting Scotland should pay in taxation to the UK and not get back its own money? Easily. Scotland's NHS budget is equivalent to around 26% of Scotland's tax revenue.
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  848. Crapping it down there rn't you
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  849.  @claired7055  Correct, England used the Groat or Pigs Ear
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  850. Such as the petrol you buy
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  851.  Jimmy Mac  Also they'd have to put tariffs on the whole eu if we're in it so thats a bit daft considering England imports 30% more than it exports. Also check this out ''In 1989 in England & Wales the uk government privatised the ten public regional water authorities through divestiture (sale of assets).'' Scottish Water is a statutory corporation owned by the Scottish government that provides water and sewerage services across Scotland. It is accountable to the public through the Scottish Government https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/14bn-plan-to-share-scots-water-with-england-1-3613430 Straight intae the new scots treasury im assuming? Our parlie could make water free up here for All Scotland of the back of that essential trade. Cheers Jimmy 😂
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  852.  @snowtfl5617  They won't want an oil,gas and vast renewable energy producing country?
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  853.  @stephenwalker2924  All political party funding is audited yearly and published yearly by the UK Electoral Commission and they haven't found any money missing. Snp President ''The fact the that party accounts have been fully audited and audited and audited and meet all the legal requirements doesn't seem to matter. The repetition is malicious, there are some people who will go on believing no matter what.''
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  854.  @arealscotsman  Shame on me for asking which SNP MSP has not been voted in by the public?
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  855. Your pathetic with a dictator fetish , another letter on the lgbtqp'df'
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  856.  @alansbinnie1446  Can you tell me 1 new power Labour pledged to Devolve to Scotland's Parliament? Or are those that voted Labour going to have gained nothing voting Labour?
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  857.  @michaelrb9837  Westminster is England's government
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  858.  @robertyoung8785  50 grand is alot to pay back to Labour friends for Israel if he disobeys them.
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  859.  @stopthetories  Not in education policy.
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  860.  @stopthetories  That's an England & Wales Law. Scotland's criminal law is separate.
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  861.  @stopthetories  The Criminal Law Scotland Act 1995, Section 49A.
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  862. What damage?
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  863. Scots workforce Best Educated in UK, according to the annual CBI Scottish Productivity Index 2024. NNG Offshore Wind Farm became operational in October. Viking Onshore Wind Farm became operational in August. Moray West Offshore Wind Farm became operational in July. UK Government received NO BIDs for its offshore wind auction last year. Eastern Sub-Sea Electricity link will see Scotland take over a larger supply to England. Western sub-sea electricity link became operational in 2018. At The 2024 International Water Association Awards, Publicly Owned Scottish Water was 1 of 12 winners globally of its Climate Smart Utilities Recognition Award. St Andrews University has again ousted Cambridge as the 2nd Best University in The Guardians Best UK Universities Rankings 2025. Dundee University was named the UK Entrepreneurial University of the Year in the 2024 Times Higher Education Awards. Glasgow up 5 places and Edinburgh up 4 places In the Global Financial Centres Index Ranking Site. Glasgow based Arnold Clark Automobiles recently named 2024 most profitable car dealer in the UK by the car dealer magazine. All major Royal Navy warships now being built in Scotland, according to UK Defence Journal. Port of Aberdeen won business of the year at the 2024 Maritime UK Awards. Publicly Owned ScotRail recognised as a top employer by the Top Employers Institute. Publicly Owned Prestwick Airport recently posted its 5th consecutive year of profit. 100% of The UK's aluminium smelter production now exclusively in Scotland. Fort William Aluminium Smelter was saved by Scottish Government in 2016. England's last smelter was left to close in 2012 and Wales last smelter was left to close in 2009.
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  864.  @adrianczaplinski7774  What was the name of the Country that won against your country Poland when they played in football on 18th November in Polska?
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  865. Brilliant! we'l be your pals too. Gony be a good laugh lol
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  866.  Coeus 2.0  60+ Countries have previously left wastemonster coeus. You british union puppet. Ironic as your against political unions. Not selling out Scotland , We're joining the world to participate. Coeus your gony be the only ones stick with wastemonster dictatorship. Go on big boy follow through with your english brexit. Go on murder 312year 'british union' Think you can imperially take Scotland anywhere against the majority will. Think again wee man , every penny up the road. FInished. of ye goo
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  867.  @kevburke  😂😂😂 A Nation once again! 🎵 A Nation Once Againnnn , big grins
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  868.  @kevburke  Ohh now your talking! a man with plans lol yep 50/50 all the way
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  869.  @isking1715  They have. With independence Scotland would have 100% of its own taxation. This is not the case within the UK. The majority are going to have suffer from the UK cutting Scotland's budget. The Labour government has announced 22 Billion of cuts.
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  870.  @isking1715  You can vote in 2026 for realignment with the UK and pay for university tuition, prescriptions, eye tests, dental care, personal care, bridge tolls, higher train fares, higher ferry fares, direct water bills and higher council tax.
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  871.  @isking1715  CalMac record is 95% sailings to timetable so far this season. Fares 1 Adult Return £23.40 Wightlink Portsmouth to Isle of Wight £23.20 Red Funnel Southampton to Isle of Wight £9.20 CalMac Ardrossan to Isle of Arran £8.50 CalMac Oban to Isle of Mull
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  872.  @isking1715  So you receive very generous ferry subsidises from The SNP run Scottish Government but want SNP gone?
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  873.  @isking1715  What ferry issue with 95% performance to timetable this season so far?
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  874.  @isking1715  The 2 ferries being built in Turkey for Harris?
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  875.  @bally1208  uk is not a country it is a union. You wouldnt call the eu a country would you😂
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  876.  @robgrant1540  Due to the UK's failure to set up Scotland's own national defence force, An Independent Scotland will have Scotland's own national defence force to establish and build up therefore there will be lots of defence contracts.
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  877.  @robgrant1540  Paper 11 of the Building a New Scotland Independence Prospectus Papers. The part titled Defence and Security capability in an Independent Scotland.
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  878.  @FFContent  As Scotland has paid into the UK MOD for the previous 317 years, In divorce negotiations an Independent Scotland is due inheritance of the MOD land holdings in Scotland and its population share of the MOD Defence Assets.
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  879.  @FFContent  That's you admitting the UK navy fleet is small as Scotland is due inheritance of its share of the UK navy fleet.
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  880.  @saxglend9439  Naw 'In 2018, Scottish GDP per person is estimated at £32,800 including a geographical share of oil and gas output and £29,800 excluding of oil and gas output. This compares to a UK figure of £31,900 (including oil and gas output)' 'Secondly, in 2018, the figures tell us that Scotland’s GDP was boosted by around £3,000 per person simply because of a geographic share oil and gas output being included in the Scottish figures.' At a UK level that boost to the economic statistics is equivalent to around £300 per person.' Oil and Gas Production Statistics 2017-18 https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Economy/oilgas1718 more than Italy they produced 70 million tonnes of oil equivalent (mtoe). population of 60million more than Turkey they produced 50 population of 80million more than Germany they produced 46 population of 82million more than Ukraine they produced 31 population of 42million more than Netherlands they produced 18 , population of 17million more than Bahrain they produced 20 more than France 5,4million population Read the McCrone report. '' The document gave a highly favourable projection for the economy of an independent Scotland with a chronic surplus to a quite embarrassing degree and its currency would become the hardest in Europe with the exception of the Norwegian kroner. This led successive iterations of the British government to classify the McCrone report as "secret". This was so to avoid fuelling independence sentiment in Scotland. Professor McCrone stated that Scotland's GDP would increase by around 20% if North Sea oil were counted as part of it. In an interview for Holyrood Magazine on 19 May 2013, ex-Labour chancellor Denis Healey (who served in the Cabinet at the time the McCrone Report was submitted) stated: "I think we did underplay the value of the oil to the country because of the threat of [Scottish] nationalism... I think they [Westminster politicians] are concerned about Scotland taking the oil, I think they are worried stiff about it ''
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  881.  @saxglend9439  You too. Edinburgh is biggest financial centre in the ''british union'' outside London. Not Birmingham, Manchester,Liverpool,Yorkshire, Geordieland. Scotland has just 8.4% of the UK population but lands at its ports over 60% of the total catch in the UK Peterhead, the biggest white fish port in Europe, Fraserburgh, the biggest shellfish port in Europe Scottish whiskey making up a quarter of all UK food and drink revenues. It is also one of the UK's overall top five manufacturing export earners largest oil resources in the European Union – Scotland is the EU's largest petroleum producer, net exporter of electricity, 30% of Englands is bought/imported/dependant on Scottish renewable electricity ''The natural resource base for renewable energy is extraordinary by European, and even global standards, with the most important potential sources being wind, hydro, and tide.'' At the start of 2019, Scotland had 11.0 gigawatts (GW) of installed renewable electricity capacity. Renewable electricity generation in Scotland was 26,708 GWh in 2018, making up 74% of gross electricity consumption.Scottish renewable generation makes up approximately 25% of total UK renewable generation. In 2015, Scotland exported over 28.9 per cent of generation Scotland has an estimated potential of 36.5 GW of wind and 7.5 GW of tidal power, 25% of the estimated total capacity for the European Union and up to 14 GW of wave power potential, 10% of EU capacity. Scotland has 85% of the UK's hydro-electric energy resource The Pentland Firth between Orkney and mainland Scotland has been described as the "Saudi Arabia of tidal power" In 1989 in England & Wales the Torie UK government privatised the ten public regional water authorities through divestiture (sale of assets) The ten privatised Regional Water Authorities were: Anglian Water Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water North West Water Northumbrian Water Severn Trent Water Southern Water South West Water Thames Water Wessex Water Yorkshire Water Average water charges in England & Wales Three people - £576.90 per year and £48 per month Straight into companies probably based outside England & Wales in the ....EU and elsewhere. Scottish Water is a statutory corporation (owned by the Scottish government) that provides water services across Scotland. It is accountable to the public through the Scottish Government the average Scottish Water household charge in 2019/20 will be £369 – around £1 a day* https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/14bn-plan-to-share-scots-water-with-england-1-3613430 Straight into what will be the new scots treasury for public spending in all scotland. 🚰💪 cheers
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  882.  @saxglend9439  No ty , westminsters getting in our way!! get out of our way!! Not Leaving anywhere with you. Brainless! Every council area in Scotland All voted by Majority to stay in the eu.
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  883. 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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  884.  @jerome_morrow  Scotlands NHS is the best performing in the UK more staff per head best paid in the UK, a Nurse after tax is £1300 better of than Counterparts in England, Coming down to recruit more English nurses soon. more hospitals per head
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  885.  @jerome_morrow  Atleast we have a ferry building industry, unlike torie ran England
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  886.  @jerome_morrow  It is
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  887.  @jerome_morrow  Nursing Staff by headcount Scotland 64,193 Rep of Ireland 48,703 = 24,13 percent 15,490 more NHS Scotland Workforce Stats Released September 2022 Irish Health Service Workforce Report Released August 2022
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  888.  @jerome_morrow  % of population educated to Tertiary Level Scotland 50,4% Rep of Ireland 49,9% England 43,2% Northern Ireland 41,6% Wales 38,6% University Tuition Scotland Free Rep of Ireland Free England £9,250 a year Northern Ireland £9,250 a year Wales £9,250 a year
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  889.  @harrymcfadden2572  Don't see what democracy in Scotland has to do with folk in rUK or Westminster
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  890.  @duo7809  Scotland isn't a region its Nation in a Treaty with another Nation (England) “Every state has the right to withdraw from a treaty if that treaty is not anymore compatible with its interests.” Geoffrey Cox MP, England's Attorney General, March 2019 during Brexit withdrawal negotiations.
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  891.  @duo7809  Majority of Independence Supporting MP's elected to Westminster in its first past the post system is enough to begin negotiations on winding up the Union. Seek international recognition and start state building in currently reserved areas such as establishing Scotland's central bank, currency, defence force, overseas consulate service etc UK is not a Country its 2 Countries in a Political Union via a Treaty. Show me the non existent written UK Constitution to read? which article in the unwritten constitution does it say its constitutionally a Country? What is the official full name of the Conservative party? If the Union is a Country, What does Article 19 of the Treaty of Union 1707 say? Why is there 2 separate Crown Office's ? Why is there no single national church? Why is there no single education system? health service? police force?
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  892. Your wrong ,every parliament in Europe has approved your deal and also approved this extension , Bojo is up shits creek and the only union ending is our own. Hope your happy with yourself
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  893.  @keithlongley362  Your personalising too much. I hate that! Itl be the electorate and to the golden standard
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  894.  @janetross8601  Things have changed massively
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  895.  @simongarthwaite7695  Illegal for people in another country voting on matters in another country.
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  896.  @janetross8601  Snp & Greens have 72 seats Unionist Parties have 57 seats
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  897.  @Calcearius  In saving jobs? yes.
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  898. & Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption & Gordon Ramsey's new Mobile game Chef Blast
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  899.  @URBeingLiedTo  In other words no the UK is not a nation as it doesn't have single UK ''national'' systems. Show me the non-existent UK Constitution to read? Which article states its a nation?
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  900. Fisheries and Scotlands seas are Devolved, English Seas 142.894 miles, Landmass 50.345 miles =193.239 miles Scottish Seas 287.236 miles, Landmass 30.918 miles =318.154 miles Scotlands territory is One Hundred Twenty Four Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifteen Miles Larger. Total tax revenue Yorkshire & Humber Region pop 5.4 mil Scotland pop 5.4 mil 2019 £55.878 bn £65.339 bn 2018 £53.921 bn £62.185 bn 2017 £52.514 bn £59.926 bn 2016 £49.596 bn £56.799 bn 2010 to 19 Yorkshire & H £438.535bn Scotland £531.345bn £92.81 billion bigger https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/datasets/countryandregionalpublicsectorfinancesrevenuetables
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  901. We can under scots law which applies in wastemonster
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  902. No. 60+ Countries have previously left imperial england. I want entirely New Scottish State. Total Decoupled.
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  903. He's not, but Ex UK PM Boris Johnsons anti scottish poem is there for all to read
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  904.  @titteryenot4524  A single positive in favour of the Union?
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  905.  @titteryenot4524  Top Unionist Gordon Brown last week admitted the Independence Campaign is Stronger than Unionism and he also warned Unionists of the need for a positive argument if they wanted to keep the United Kingdom together.
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  906.  @Mister_Superfly  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsGjh6ul7mE
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  907. Glaswegian.
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  908. It really is , its certainly not aimed at reality or aimed at scotland or ni but daft torie voters
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  909. Quack quack what nonsense your quacking.
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  910. @UCf0nHlFWZA-anDv9ojFmIng You seem to have deleted your comment. i hope the demon'sss didnt get you
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  911. Transport is devolved to scotland , we have our own transport minister. Grayling doesnt have a say here or the uk transport minister.
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  912.  @Mike_5  Soviet Britian , yel get away with it the dictator is
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  913.  Teresa Watts  English dictatorship not taking Scotland anywhere against our majority will. Come on hen follow through with your england focused brexit. Go on Murder the 'british union'
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  914.  Albert Pike  There is no 'british' law, scots law and english law are separate.
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  915.  Teresa Watts  Aye it can be revoked. I want it revoked for Scotland. and apologies from the english government and also reparations.
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  916.  Teresa Watts  Im against the Bu dictatorship. English politicians call the british union a country all the time. when its not it is a political union and you dont like them do you
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  917.  Teresa Watts  Revoked for Scotland. I want a referendum as the scotgov have a mandate , triple lock mandate infact. The english dictatorship and the brexiteers are the undemocratic ones. taking Scotland out against the majority of scots. No mandate No consent for anything. Dictator
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  918. Within the UK, why doesn't Scotland have its own Central Bank, Currency issuing powers Sovereign Wealth Fund from Scotlands own natural resources Energy Policy, National Energy Supplier Powers to increase the state pension , UK's is 1 of the lowest in Europe National Stock Exchange Foreign Policy, department, Consulate, Diaspora, Immigration service National Defence Force International Airline West Coast Container Port sub-sea Tunnel System to link Orkney & Western Isles to Mainland
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  919.  @MIEJ4  In 1966 The UK signed upto The UN International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights. Article 1 states ''All peoples have the right to self-determination.'' The UK therefore recognises the unalienable right of a people to exercise their right to self determination. The Velvet Divorce in 1993 was the peaceful self determined breakup of Czechoslovakia into 2 Independent States.
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  920.  @greigsanderson  ''she's been voted for, yes''
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  921. 2million in the 2016 Scots parlie election though. We get two votes in Scottish elections. and a million in the 2017 'british' imperial union elections. Thanks for missing that bit out. Grudge Scotland even having our own democracy do you? Imperialist dictator
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  922. And 5.4Million. Get one thing right ffs
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  923.  Ronijb  Eligibility to vote Under the terms of the 2010 Draft Bill, the following people were entitled to vote in the 2014 Scottish referendum: British citizens who were resident in Scotland; Citizens of other Commonwealth countries who were resident in Scotland; Citizens of other European Union countries who were resident in Scotland; Members of the House of Lords who were resident in Scotland; Service/Crown personnel serving in the UK or overseas in the British Armed Forces or with Her Majesty's Government who were registered to vote in Scotland And It was Scottish National Party Policy to lower the voting age to 16 for the referendum and all Scottish elections after. There is a new refernendum bill going through Scotsparlie just now.
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  924.  Albert Pike  60+ Countries have previously left wastemonster , Statute of Westminster 1931. the route taken by Canada, Australia ,New Zealand ,South Africa when they ditched wastemonster . ''immediately or upon ratification, effectively established the legislative independence of the self-governing Dominions of the British Empire from the United Kingdom'' ''As the statute removed all of the British parliament's authority to legislate for the Dominions''
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  925.  Albert Pike  Half the landmass & 790 islands?
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  926.  @finianlacy8827  Wantae buy uny water England? we've over 30,000 freshwarer lochs
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  927.  @finianlacy8827  What
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  928.  @nhlazyarse  New currency for scotland is agreed ,
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  929. Hadriens wall is not never was the border and it goes through...Newcastle in the north of ...England😂😂😂 Are you ceding us newcastle?
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  930. Stopping brexit is Scotlands vote respected.
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  931.  fran bran  He can bring his no deal in the g.e to the scottish public who voted 62% to stay in eu. Scotgov will put political independence
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  932. Cutting barnet would mean all of Scotlands taxation staying here and not going to Westminster anymore clarity act? English law doesnt apply in Scots law, there is no single UK law system.
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  933.  @mmmoroi  Reform UK has no policies for Scotland and Scotland was not mentioned once in its westminster election manifesto.
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  934.  @viviorko  Scotland didn't have a government in 1997 so how could records have begun in 1997?
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  935.  @tisFrancesfault  That's not true.
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  936.  @Man_fay_the_Bru  Scotland is not mentioned in the report.
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  937. *England
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  938.  @tranvu2010  I think it is a good idea
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  939.  @Quadro2k  😂 That was an open goal! turn and run
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  940. Independence is normal, being in the UK is not
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  941.  @williamredpath861  What about the colonial Reserved Powers still with-held from Scotland's people, parliament, government, by the English government?
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  942. Taking our 55,5 percent of the 'UK'' territory
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  943. Come on big boy follow through with your england focused brexit Absolutely Murdering the 312year 'british union'. Go on do it. Colonialist English goverment think they can take Scotland anywhere against the majority will. Nae chance. Go on with your brexit kill the 'british imperial union' go on Hanging it was on your ballot wasnt it. Lose half the landmass and the rest of the scottish subsidies. come on big boy
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  944. The clowns even outsourced his job. England must be hollowed out, nothing left to govern, tories privatised all englands sevices. Bojo's not very bright, its all falling apart 😂
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  945. Its not just that its what youv bent over allowing the dictatorship. What next close the scotpar and democracy? Wales? NI's has been closed for 2and half years. Now england in dictatorship what next? Folk rounded up ???
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  946. The 181st national currency in the world to come into use. The 215th national central bank in the word to come into use. Monetary Reserves will be for negotiations on division of the UK's Assets. As will the border. BF ends as Scotland's tax will no longer be paid into the UK treasury in England therefore no formula will be required for Scotland's own taxation coming back. Nothing will be paid to the EU as we're not a member.
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  947.  @alistairmcdougall4914  Nothing, ScotGov runs Scotland on 60% of Scotland's own taxation, On Independence 40% of Scotland's own taxation goes to ScotGov instead of being kept by Westminster. Scotland gains full powers over all taxation. We could scrap some taxes and simply the entire tax system. (keeping some for Public Health reasons such as alcohol & tobacco duty) Look up interesting Proposal on Annual Ground Rent Scotland Surface Area 90.4 Billion m2 Proposed annual revenue 78 Billion Scot Governments Budget this year is 59.7 Billion With AGR proposal Scot Government budget will be 23,4% larger than now = more to spend on the People, Public Services, Infrastructure and so on
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  948. *in England only.
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  949.  @Zakuto34  No riots in Scotland. its not UK wide.
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  950.  @eastchchkea6475  Nemo me impune lacessit - in Scots Wha daur meddle wi' us? alternatively translated into English as No one can harm me unpunished is the national moto of Scotland & on oor coat o arms😂
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  951.  @teddypicker6969  Meaningless, 54.6% of the UK legislator are Unelected. Scotland has to withdraw from the Union. 2006 Dissolution of Serbia-Montenegro 1993 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia 1992 Dissolution of Yugoslavia 1991 Dissolution of Soviet Union 1947 Dissolution of Prussia 1922 Dissolution of Great Britain & Ireland 1922 Dissolution of Ottoman Empire 1918 Dissolution of Austria-Hungary 1905 Dissolution of United Kingdom of Norway & Sweden 1839 Dissolution of Peru-Bolivia 1831 Dissolution of Gran Columbia 1825 Dissolution of United Kingdom of Portugal & Brazil 1795 Dissolution of Poland-Lithuania
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  952.  @williamlong7188  UK cannot be fairer due to one part having 84% of the UK population
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  953.  @prideofdurham4776  How much to buy NorthEast England & Cumbria for incorporation into Independent Scotland?
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  954.  @ericatkinson9285  No the Scottish State will negotiate with the English State about buying them parts of England
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  955.  @Plaw01  Scotland is a Nation in a Treaty with another Nation (England) Yorkshire & London are Regions of England.
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  956.  @Plaw01  No single UK legal system. No written codified UK constitution. Not an international court therefore not competent to rule on Treaties between 2 Nations.
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  957.  @ScruffyTubbles  Scotland is a left leaning nation. Snp are social democratic party.
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  958.  @routeman680  Correct, well done Routeman
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  959.  @routeman680  Odd confusion of a comment Scotland's votes for Westminster are ''irrelevant'' but Westminster is the ''continuation of Scottish Parliament after 1707''
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  960.  @routeman680  ''Scotland's votes count in electing MPs but it does not matter'' You are contradicting yourself. Scotland is a separate nation, you say so yourself in your comment about being a constituent nation in the Union, so you acknowledge it is a separate and distinct nation as are the other constituent nations in the Union.
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  961.  @Darren-fm3pe  What?
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  962.  @Darren-fm3pe  Not a Nation its a Union. Fascism is right wing. Scotland is a left leaning Nation.
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  963.  @polaris7122  Countries with similar or smaller size of population to Scotland do really well without the English as you put it. Why not Scotland? 2023 World Happiness Report Country Rankings 1st Finland 2nd Denmark 3rd Iceland 7th Norway 9th Luxembourg 10th New Zealand 14th Ireland 19th United Kingdom
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  964.  @Zakuto34  They don't count as the English shoved them out the door in the Brexit deal.
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  965.  @Zakuto34  Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression. No one may be compelled to belong to an association. United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article's 19 and 20.
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  966. @jackarcher9652 The Trussell Trust Food Bank Network End of Year Stats for 2023 show emergency food packages issued in England & Wales were 10x higher than in Scotland. It also shows an increase in England & Wales and Scotland had a small decrease.
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  967. @jackarcher9652 Scottish Income Tax Receipts outgrew the RUK Income Tax Receipts in 2023 with 10,71% growth in Scotland compared with 9,27% in RUK in 2023 from 2022. Scotland has a 6 rate system, RUK has a 3 rate system.
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  968. @jackarcher9652 Sure you can
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  969. @jackarcher9652 Why hasn't RUK followed Scotland's 3% higher top rate of income tax?
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  970. @jackarcher9652 HMRC recent report found since Devolution of Income Tax to Scottish Government and divergence away from the UK income tax system, Thousands more people each year migrated to Scotland from RUK more than left Scotland for the RUK. By 2022 HMRC's most recent figures, Scotland was benefitting from 200m a year in extra taxable income from people migrating here from RUK. Scottish Budget 2024/2025 85m Funding for College Capital Infrastructure. 65m Funding for Agriculture Less Favoured Area Support Scheme. 35m Funding for Manufacturing Property Challenge Programme. 9m Funding for Free Scottish Baby Box. 3m Funding for Islands Air Fare Discount Scheme for Island Residents. = 197m
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  971. @jackarcher9652 I can't look at the other parts of the union you want to stay in a union with?
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  972. @jackarcher9652 You ''You can't reasonably compare'' Me ''sure i can'' You 'no you can't''
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  973. @jackarcher9652 Why isn't England following Scotland's income tax rate? Why is England's top rate 3% lower than Scotland's?
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  974. @jackarcher9652 Suicides registered England & Wales 6069 in 2023 Scotland 792 in 2023 = Suicides were 7x higher in the Union you want us to stay part of. Abortions latest figures England & Wales 252,122 in 2022 Scotland 16,607 in 2022 = Abortions were 15x higher in the Union you want us to stay part of.
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  975. @jackarcher9652 Recorded Crime end of year 2023 England & Wales 6,7 Million Scotland 302 Thousand = Recorded Crime was 22x higher in the Union you want us to stay part of
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  976. @jackarcher9652 Scotland's economic growth rate matched the UK's in the 2nd quarter of 2024, according to the official Scottish GDP first quarterly estimate for Q2.
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  977.  @alexanderwilliamson6780  Russian probably. Hows the weather in Moscow alexi? Scots law is separate than english law. and eu law is incorporated into Scots law. therefore we have access to it. There is no eu supreme court. The european court of justice is separate from the eu but nevermind facts like that.
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  978.  Albert Pike  English law does not apply here
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  979.  @alexanderwilliamson6780  Great ty , come on big boy follow through with your english brexit Murdering the 'british union' in the process. Come on big boy do it lose half the landmass. The imperial english dictatorship think they can take Scotland anywhere against the majority will. Think again wee man, youl be the only ones stuck with the wastemonter dictatorship hahahahah do it come on big boy ye want to a power in the world ? Casting wee Scotland aside and losing half the landmass shouldnt be a probelm for your imperial amibitions should it? Hanging the 'british union' was on your ballot wasnt it come on big boy
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  980.  @alexanderwilliamson6780  Aye We can divert from english legislation , sickner to you alexi , lets hope our parlie dose eu pensions, where ireland state pension is £229 meanwhile the british union dictatorship pension is £129.
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  981.  @alexanderwilliamson6780  Example of scottish law diverting from imperial englsih dictatorship law .....Free Tuition – Students in England face tuition fees up to £27,750 – Scottish students receive university tuition free.
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  982.  @alexanderwilliamson6780  "Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation" by Alasdair Grey is engraved on a wall of the Scottish Parliament building. Re opened in 1999.
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  983.  @alexanderwilliamson6780  A Man's A Man For A' That (Opening of Scottish Parliament) - Sheena Wellington https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hudNoXsUj0o
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  984.  @alexanderwilliamson6780  What? comrade alexi
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  985. Why does Westminster steal 40% of Scotlands revenue? What is it we're paying for? and for the 40% of our money, why has our majority for staying in Europe been ignored the whole way through?
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  986.  @robertfawcett332  The United Nations Charter placed the right of self-determination into the framework of international law. By virtue of that right any people can freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social development https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Results https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_have_gained_independence_from_the_United_Kingdom The Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, which took effect on 1 January 1993, was the peaceful self-determined split of Czechoslovakia into the independent countries of Czechia and Slovakia.
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  987. 2021 Tax Revenue Scotland £73,7 Billion Ireland £60,1 Billion (sterling) = 18,4 percent £13,6 Billion larger Scotgov Gers Accounts 2021 The Irish Journal article Ireland Tax Take for 2021 Latest In Employment Scotland 2.703mil Ireland 2.554mil Scottish Labour Market Monthly Trends September 2022 cso Ireland Labour Force Survey Q2 2022 Business Base Scotland 364,310 Ireland 353,193 Scots Parliament Publication Scotlands Business Base Facts 2021 Hithorizon Businesses in Ireland Global Financial Centres Index Ranking site (Europe) 10th Edinburgh 17th Glasgow 21st Dublin Construction Industry Scotland £19 Billion Ireland £15,8 Billion (sterling) Scottish Construction Leadership Forum Building Recovery Article Linesight Ireland Construction Review 2020 Turnover New Housing Completions upto Quarter 2 2022 Scotland 9757 Ireland 7654 = 21,6 percent more completions Scottish Housing Market Review Q2 2022 Affordable Housing cso Ireland New Dwelling Completions Q2 2022 ScottishRenewables 2022 Economic Contribution of Renewable Energy Sector. Irena Renewable Energy Employment by Country Ireland. Maritime Industry Transport Scotland 59 million tonnes Ireland 51,4 million tonnes = 12,8 percent larger New Aberdeen South Port nearly complete, welcome 1st ship New Cork Container Port opened on 27th September Transport Scotland 2021 Stats - Water Transport Eurostat Maritime Freight - Seaborne Freight Handled Tourism Income Visit Scotland Key Tourism Facts 2019 pdf Failite Ireland Tourism Facts 2019 pdf
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  988. Ukgov and state has to be dissolved after this. I dont want that incompetence anywhere near scotland! UKgov should be jailed. But the windowlickers and racists down there wont want scutiny as might affect their brexit. Its an total disgrace and rudderless and ukgov now has to be broken up.
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  989. Next human rights bill is to improve womens rights.
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  990.  @strangemagic5502  UKgov have to be challenged on it blocking Scottish legislation that has Passed as it threatens the Devolution Settlement, ability of the parliament to function and access to democracy in Scotland. All Future Bills could be blocked by the UK government such as Cost of Living Tenant Protection Scotland Act 2022 (from being extended) United Nations Convention for the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women Incorporation Scotland Bill United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Incorporation Scotland Bill National Care Service Scotland Bill Universal Free School Meals Scotland Bill Abortion Services Safe Access Zones Scotland Bill Tackling Misogyny Scotland Bill Women’s Entrepreneur Business Centre Bill European Charter of Local Self-Government Incorporation Scotland Bill Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Scotland Bill Charities Regulation & Administration Scotland Bill Employment Injuries Advisory Council Scotland Bill
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  991.  @RealOGfikey  Wales and Cornwall isn't in a union as far as i know.
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  992.  @RealOGfikey  No such people as British, its a political ideology of people who support a political union. (btw the same political union that just scrapped pensioner winter fuel payments)
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  993.  @RealOGfikey  You just said its not true then go on to say it is true.
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  994.  @Behindstage  England is a Country that is correct.
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  995.  @tudormiller887  Starmer in April ''Labour are the true party of English patriotism''
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  996.  @tudormiller887  The Isle of Man, Jersey & Guernsey are not part of the Union.
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  997.  @tudormiller887  Yes normality
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  998.  @RealOGfikey  No its not, its England's.
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  999. Not anti democratic as passed overwhelmingly as you yourself state. Its anti democratic for UKgov to block Passed legislation
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  1000.  @DrumToTheBassWoop  Majority of Nato members are non nuclear
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  1001.  @medorajoe7542  ''Scotlands resources coming to the rescue of the UK'' Guardian Article 14th August ''the woeful state of Englands Water Industry'' Scotland possess over 31,000 Freshwater Lochs !
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  1002. They should drop the reputational damage to Scotland by their refusal to call it English Riots.
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  1003. Naw not budgiing. As Every council area in Scotland voted by Majority to stay in the eu.
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  1004.  Kevin Feeney  Thanks for Fuelling independence sentiment. Then equally no one cares what england voted. + wastmonster faces Loss of half the landmass & 790 islands. How is the weather in Moscow?
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  1005. The ferry is £5 (for foot passengers) 😂
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  1006.  @emm_arr  Iv been to Portpatrick alot and a bridge is not realistic. Its not to appeal to folk up here or over there its too appeal to daft torie bojo voters who know nothing. The tories are set to be Wiped out in Scotland losing all 13 of their seats 😂 Lets get more ferries Caledonian MacBrayne owned by the Scottish government doesnt sail to Ireland. do folk over there want a bridge ? @Patrick O'Keeffe
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  1007.  @emm_arr  For one its not a port its a harbour village
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  1008.  @emm_arr  😂 We got a new bridge over the forth under our own scotgov. the Queensferry Crossing so it can be done but over to NI im not so sure
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  1009.  @patrickokeeffe539  Freight too . If Northern Ireland is being kept in the single market in the 'backstop' Its gony have an advantage over Scotland who's being took out eu. I'd prefer independence from wastemonster and have our own state. Safe border here too. Ours is 96miles long and 6 main roads , The British border in N Ireland is 310miles and 280+ crossings NHS Scotland is separae from ruk Following Scottish devolution in 1999, Health and social care policy and funding became devolved to the Scottish Parliament
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  1010.  @patrickokeeffe539  Scotland should stay in that too as its what we voted for. Im up for more links over there wether it be ferries , stepping stones😂 i can't see a bridge though , iv been to Portpatrick as i said. We have to get something if Northern Ireland in regard to the eu trade ,NI exports to the eu £5billion Scotlands exports to the eu countries £15billion
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  1011. Scottish Salmon exports to EU down 98% Sea Fish and Shellfish exports to EU Down 83% Scotch Beef exports to EU down 91% Scottish Pork exports to EU down 87% Scottish Cheese exports to EU down 85% Scotch Whisky exports to EU Down 63% Scottish Manufacturing exports to EU down 41% Total Scottish exports to EU down 63% ''we're better together''
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  1012. Good point , '''scottish labour''' too as it is '''not a registered political party under the terms of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act''' The Scottish Labour Party is registered with the UK Electoral Commission as an Accounting Unit (AU) of the UK Labour Party and is therefore not a registered political party because its answerable to uk labour based in another country called England They'l try anything in their desperation
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  1013. Or end the union
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  1014. Not here to prop up England and England's government.
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  1015.  @TomAdamson-m9i  Can't have a 'british government'' that is elected in England and has been rejected at ballot box in Scotland, Wales & N Ireland.
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  1016. Remember Scotlands 62% remain in eu vote?
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  1017.  Albert Pike  Scotlands vote will be respected. We dont do dictatorship up here. Bojo the dictator is being brought down tomorrow who's the dictator gony run to? the eu?😂 Burnt all yer bridges. , at this point the snp trying to save jobs here and also down there!, thats what 'unions' are. Tough luck if you dont like it , no apology 💪
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  1018. We dont have any debts as our gov is not allowed to borrow.
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  1019. Edinburgh is biggest financial centre in the ''british union'' outside London. Not Birmingham, Manchester,Liverpool,Yorkshire, Geordieland. Scotland has just 8.4% of the UK population but lands at its ports over 60% of the total catch in the UK Peterhead, the biggest white fish port in Europe, Fraserburgh, the biggest shellfish port in Europe Scottish whiskey making up a quarter of all UK food and drink revenues. It is also one of the UK's overall top five manufacturing export earners largest oil resources in the European Union – Scotland is the EU's largest petroleum producer, net exporter of electricity, 30% of Englands is bought/imported/dependant on Scottish renewable electricity ''The natural resource base for renewable energy is extraordinary by European, and even global standards, with the most important potential sources being wind, hydro, and tide.'' At the start of 2019, Scotland had 11.0 gigawatts (GW) of installed renewable electricity capacity. Renewable electricity generation in Scotland was 26,708 GWh in 2018, making up 74% of gross electricity consumption.Scottish renewable generation makes up approximately 25% of total UK renewable generation. In 2015, Scotland exported over 28.9 per cent of generation Scotland has an estimated potential of 36.5 GW of wind and 7.5 GW of tidal power, 25% of the estimated total capacity for the European Union and up to 14 GW of wave power potential, 10% of EU capacity. Scotland has 85% of the UK's hydro-electric energy resource The Pentland Firth between Orkney and mainland Scotland has been described as the "Saudi Arabia of tidal power" In 1989 in England & Wales the Torie UK government privatised the ten public regional water authorities through divestiture (sale of assets) The ten privatised Regional Water Authorities were: Anglian Water Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water North West Water Northumbrian Water Severn Trent Water Southern Water South West Water Thames Water Wessex Water Yorkshire Water Average water charges in England & Wales Three people - £576.90 per year and £48 per month Straight into companies probably based outside England & Wales in the ....EU and elsewhere. Scottish Water is a statutory corporation (owned by the Scottish government) that provides water services across Scotland. It is accountable to the public through the Scottish Government the average Scottish Water household charge in 2019/20 will be £369 – around £1 a day* https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/14bn-plan-to-share-scots-water-with-england-1-3613430 Straight into what will be the new scots treasury for public spending in all scotland. 🚰💪 cheers
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  1020. Hopeless. its over ,save yourselfs
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  1021.  @flitsertheo  Or Scottish
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  1022. I am tooo
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  1023. English mps at wastemonster do have a say on Scottish matters, 59scottish seats ,600 odd english seats can vote on reserved matters in scotland. so its a pretty weak statement to say scottish mp's at wastemonster has a say on english matters? What english matters? There is no english parliament or gov. Defunct since 1707
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  1024. The Scottish Elections Reform Act 2020 set a 5 Year Fixed Term of Parliament. The 2021 Scottish General Election Result.
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  1025.  @johnfarrell8714  Its not a union ,we're a prison colony its confirmed. ''a country under the full control of another country''
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  1026.  @tommycrush2086  And the 'uk' is not a country its a political union (like the eu) but we're not a country we're a colony its confirmed
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  1027.  Albert Pike  ''English Tories laugh at the history of Scots as colonial slaves.'' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG40P_CJaws
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  1028.  @johnfarrell8714  Unlike the 'british colonising union'' the eu can't set scotlands income tax , cant' set scotlands economic, foreign ,defence policies, can't impose imperial englands trident wmd's on us . can't impose a torie government on us england wanted but scotland rejected, can't steal devolved powers voted for by 75% of voters in scotland , dosnt take 70% of tax in scotland
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  1029.  @johnfarrell8714  Scotland ''a country under the full control of another country''
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  1030.  @johnfarrell8714  One of the majority of european countries who are members of it. Its also what the majority voted for. But as we're a colony of england its denied to us
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  1031.  Harry Walters  The fact we have to ask permission of another countries government for a referendum proves the 'british union' is a imperialist dictatorship and we're a disabled conquered colony
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  1032.  Albert Pike  Nah i see the opportunities
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  1033.  Albert Pike  We dont exist as a state at the moment. being a vassel of england
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  1034.  @fainitesbarley2245  Tut tut you'v not done your homework, What union? participates in a union are ment to be equal right?
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  1035. 21 of the 56 signatures of the American declaration of Independence, were from Scotland.👍 Father of the US Navy was from Scotland👍
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  1036. So are you
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  1037. 2004 North East England Devolution Referendum Yes 22% No 78%
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  1038. The 40% of Scotlands revenue that goes to the UK will be transferred to Scotland
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  1039.  @Rocky-rq6mb  The Union of the two parliaments in 1707 created Westminster and at that point, Scotland effectively became a colony and its revenue was counted towards the wider UK figure. in 1706, the nominal GDP of the UK was £71,000,000. In 1708, it increased to £87,000,000.That’s an increase of £16,000,000. That £16,000,000 is 18.4% of the £87,000,000 1707 figure, and can by all intents and purposes be attributed to Scotland as her share. In 2018, using the same source as for the above GDP (nominal), the UK figure was 2,177,724,000,000. 18.4% of that is 400,701,210,000 Norway $417 billion Scotland $400 billion Israel $395 billion Ireland $384 billion Singapore $372 billion Denmark $347 billion https://macalbasite.wordpress.com/2020/03/06/scotlands-true-wealth-exposed-again/ https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/knowledgebank/what-is-gdp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe_by_GDP_(nominal) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States_by_GDP
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  1040.  Jimmy Mac  Thanks im bringing Scotlands 40% of revenue back up the road in the barrel! want a higher pension jimmy? what would you spent 40% more on?
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  1041.  Jimmy Mac  The Mondragon Corporation is a corporation and federation of Worker Cooperatives based in the Basque region of Spain. Its the tenth-largest Spanish company in terms of asset turnover and the leading business group in the Basque Country. By 2019 81,507 people were employed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_privatisation_in_England_and_Wales#Process https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/01/england-privatised-water-firms-dividends-shareholders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Strathclyde_water_referendum https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/ps14bn-plan-share-scots-water-england-1520284 The Royal Norwegian Navy consists of approximately 70 Vessels, including 4 heavy frigates, 6 submarines, 14 patrol boats, 4 minesweepers, 4 minehunters, 1 mine detection vessel, 4 support vessels and 2 training vessels. It also includes the Coast Guard. Air Canada is the flag carrier and the national airline of Canada, originated from the Canadian government's creation of Trans-Canada Air Lines. The carrier's operating divisions include Air Canada Cargo, Air Canada Express, Air Canada Jetz, and Air Canada Rouge. Its subsidiary, Air Canada Vacations, provides vacation packages to over 90 destinations.
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  1042.  @marktaylor2249  Revenue from sales of international exports is going to create the new scottish currency £33,8 billion in International exports - Foreign currency to create our own with. And £52 billion in exports to the UK - Foreign currency to back it with. On independence and transfer of Scotlands assets, Scotlands economy/gdp will be around 14th Norway £312 5,3m £59,000 per person 15th Scotland £300 5,4m £55,000 per person 16th Ireland £287 4,9m £58,000 per person 17th Denmark £260 5,8m £45,000 per person 18th Finland £200 5,5m £36,000 per person The UK's will be £1,7 trillion div by 62,4m = £27,000 per person https://macalbasite.wordpress.com/2020/03/06/scotlands-true-wealth-exposed-again/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe_by_GDP_(nominal) https://www.businessforscotland.com/scotland-is-one-of-the-worlds-most-naturally-wealthy-nations/ https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-natural-capital-ecosystem-service-accounts-2019/pages/8/
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  1043. Indyref to secure. Yep she'l be lucky to keep her seat
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  1044.  @phildobson8705  Scotland removes 27 borders imposed on us and put up 1. Westminster deals with a 28th border to the 27 other borders they'v put up on themself by leaving the single market & the customs union. Customs duty, excise duty are taxes on cross border goods collected by customs as government revenue. ie for our nhs, new scots pensions etc. United Nations Charter states all peoples have the right to self determination United Nations convention on the law of Treaties governs the end of Treaties and break up of states Article 62 Fundamental change of circumstances (Scotland voted to stay in EU and been took out against our will) Article 65 Procedure to be followed with respect to invalidity, termination, withdrawal from or suspension of the operation of a treaty Article 66 Procedures for judicial settlement involving the International Court of Justice The UK Unions net worth is £10 Trillion Scotlands 8% population share is around £800 Billion National net worth by Nation in us dollars Denmark $1,271 Trillion Scotland $1,111 Trillion Portugal $1,098 Trillion Norway $1,096 Trillion Ireland $951 Billion Finland $795 Billion UK Union Balance Sheet by Asset Scotland's 8% population share of Natural Resources £456 Billion Property and Structures £141 Billion Investment and Pensions fund £58 Billion Machinery, Equipment and Weapons Systems £50 Billion Intellectual Property £25 Billion Currency Deposits and Foreign Reserves £43 Billion Financial Assets, Interest, Derivatives & Monetary Gold £10,7 Billion Insurance, Pension guarantee £1,2 Billion Local Government assets £6,5 Billion Common Services £3 Billion Defence budget £3,4 Billion 153,000 hectares 35% of the 432,500 hectares MOD UK land holdings 8% monetary share of All Overseas Bases 1 of the 3 UK Navy Operating Bases 8% of the 89 Navy Fleet 1 of the 2 Air Force Operating Bases 8% of 832 Operational Air Craft 8% of the Armaments, 4 Rocket Systems, 18 Tanks 14% of the 156,000 Armed Forces Personnel Foreign Affairs budget £1 Billion 8% monetary share of All 165 Embassies Network Rail £1 Billion
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  1045.  @phildobson8705  Number of homes in Scotland 2,6m Ireland 2m Scottish housing market total turnover 2019 £18,5 billion Irish housing market total turnover 2019 £13,5 billion 24,873 new houses built in Scotland in 19/20 20,676 new houses built in Ireland in 19/20 Construction industry size by employment Scotland 186,000 Ireland 144,000 https://www.ros.gov.uk/about/news/2020/property-market-report-2019-20 https://www.irishtimes.com/business/personal-finance/cash-could-be-king-in-2021-property-market-1.4474522 https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/statistics/2020/03/housing-statistics-scotland-quarterly-update-march-2020/documents/housing-statistics-scotland-quarterly-update-new-housebuilding-affordable-housing-supply/housing-statistics-scotland-quarterly-update-new-housebuilding-affordable-housing-supply/govscot%3Adocument/housing-statistics-scotland-quarterly-update-new-housebuilding-affordable-housing-supply.pdf https://www.cso.ie/en/statistics/construction/newdwellingcompletions/
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  1046. Scotland voted to stay in the EU disrespected by the UK Hence Independence vote coming
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  1047. 60+ Nations have previously left wastemonster. Enough is enough, the english government is not taking Scotland anywhere against our majority will.
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  1048.  @johnrussell3961  The European Membership Criteria states any Independent European Country can apply to join.
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  1049.  @covfefe1787  Catalonia, Basque and Corsica are not Scotland. Spain and France hasn't blocked Candidate Nations Ukraine, Bosnia, Moldova and Georgia. Negotiating Nations Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Spain and France didn't block Croatia joining in 2013. Romania & Bulgaria joining in 2007. Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Cyprus and Malta in 2004. Sweden, Finland and Austria in 1996.
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  1050.  @covfefe1787  If Scotland is ''too small and irrelevant'' why is the UK government desperate to hold on to us?
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  1051.  @oldskoolrools3087  North East England is the drug death capital of England and North West England is second highest in England. Drugs policy is not devolved to them either.
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  1052.  @alistairmonro  No, I'm for decolonisation and repatriation of All Scotland's taxation
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  1053. You dont accept the majority vote of Scotland staying in the eu. So your getting nothing.
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  1054.  @fatfat1877  'uk' is Not a Country, its a political union (like the eu)
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  1055.  @fatfat1877  Your leaving a political union so slipping on banana skins telling others who wish to leave a political union can't. As you said yourself it was a 'uk' vote which is 85% population of england. What your saying is our majority vote dosnt matter. Thats unsustainable and Not Budging. ps wastemonster faces Loss of half the landmass , 790 islands, all the natural resources and a gdp higher than 5 eu member countries combined , Estonia ,Latvia ,Lithuania,Slovenia and Croatia. (excluding our oil) Equal to 5 nations wealth leaving 'uk' treasury
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  1056.  Ayenbite of Inwyt Inwyt  The world you say? ahoyyyyyyyyy , Mary Anne MacLeod Born in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, she emigrated to the United States in 1930 was the mother of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States
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  1057.  @neardark369  And my bank the smallest scottish bank Owns Yorkshire bank.
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  1058. @ROBERT MCCLAIR Border between Scotland and britian will be safer here than british border in ni , allowing the britishgov to respect gfa . ours is 96miles long and 6main roads, the british border in Ireland is 310miles and 280+ crossings
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  1059.  @neardark369  And ruk (england) imports just £5Billion less from Scottish exports than englands total trade with ...China. as england is dependant on imports. from scotland and rest of eu , 54billion englands total trade with china and from Scotland £48.9billion https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Economy/Exports/ESSPublication
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  1060.  Ayenbite of Inwyt Inwyt  Scotsman founded Texas. You take a simplistic view and frankly illiterate sorry, another founded us navy
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  1061.  @neardark369  I want the british union ended and our new state formed. 60+ Countries have left wastemonster , 51 since the war. they'l take it on the chin 😂
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  1062.  @NLTops  Naw not buding ,62% to remain in this country. Wastemonster gony have to let Scotland go ,with our inheritance of 10% of the whole british union economy & sterling area that is our share. Enjoy your brexit
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  1063.  @neardark369  Wastemonster will owe scotland £15 Billion per annum in compensation for loss of scots exports to the eu countries. Pay up with interest! First 2years payment upfront thanks.... and can i get a bag of chips and a can of irn bru please , on you ,thanks
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  1064.  Ayenbite of Inwyt Inwyt  What? by immigrating? taboo subject over There hahahhaa
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  1065.  @neardark369  62% to remain in eu all 32 council areas voted to. . globalist??? your line dosnt get through here sorry. is trump a globalist? Mary Anne MacLeod Born in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, she emigrated to the United States in 1930 was the mother of Donald Trump, wee McPotus himself! 😂😂
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  1066.  @neardark369  Ayee wel be ruling 'uk' from within the eu as the ruk (england) is dependant on imports from scotland also rest of the eu
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  1067.  @rosspatterson1233  The british military is a military union as is 'britain' a union itself , - wel be inheriting our share of it all and the assets , for the new scots defence forces. Whats your point?
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  1068.  @neardark369  Most of them are muslims but i digress. 😂😂😂 Im looking forward to scotland and our gov getting powers over immigration as currently they do not as its reserved to guess who...wastemonster. scotgov doesnt have powers or a say. Hey dude what does this sound like ? cough eu. You must hate this 😂 Article 4 of the treaty of our own union gave the subjects of Great Britain freedom of trade and movement within the kingdom. You poor things! Scots marauding down south using fom ,doing trade etc (and vice versa respectfully) How preposterous!! Gastly! and beneath you dude! 😂 why didnt you say you hate fom in the previous 312years?😂😂😂 go to answer '''because of the eu''' ,,right? What a walloper!
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  1069.  @rosspatterson1233  They navy ships are built here, didnt the new queen lizzie ii aircraft carrier sail into Portsmouth ? Made In Scotland
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  1070.  @rosspatterson1233  British navy is pityfully cut cut cut down to 20 ships. that carcass is doable to overtake
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  1071.  @neardark369  😂😂😂 gonna rule wastemonster like ....Malta (within the eu)
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  1072. @ROBERT MCCLAIR Theirs no anti englishness , i want wastemonster cut of , infact here their are http://www.englishscotsforyes.org/
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  1073.  @neardark369  No thanks i want wastemonster Cut of.. In scots parliament we have a different system , we get two votes in Our elections.. one for the constituencies which are first past the post. and second vote which is proposional representation Scotgov currently has no powers or say over immigration as its reserved to ..wastemonster. We'd gain the powers and policy
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  1074. @ROBERT MCCLAIR They are a busted flush mate. They dont even own their water n 1989 in England & Wales the uk government privatised the ten public regional water authorities through divestiture (sale of assets). The ten privatised Regional Water Authorities were: Anglian Water Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water North West Water Northumbrian Water Severn Trent Water Southern Water South West Water Thames Water Wessex Water Yorkshire Water Water charges in England & Wales Three people - £576.90 per year and £48 per month straight into companies Scottish Water is a statutory corporation owned by the Scottish government that provides water and services across Scotland. It is accountable to the public through the Scottish Government. the average Scottish Water household charge in 2019/20 will be £369 – around £1 a day* https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/14bn-plan-to-share-scots-water-with-england-1-3613430 Straight into the new scots treasury for public spending here. 💪💧💰 cheers
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  1075.  @kebjenkins  And Scotland will be leaving british union with our gdp higher than eu countries Combined, Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania ,Slovenia and Croatia combined. and on top of that our inheritance of 10% of the wealth of the british union economy & sterling area that is our share. thanks very much enjoy your brexit
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  1076.  @rosspatterson1233  The Scottish regiments being ,Scotlands . funnily enough
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  1077.  @dan-jl8vg  Not that they would . they are a policy choice also principles of my country Free Tuition – Students in England face tuition fees up to £27,750 – Scottish students receive university tuition free. Prescription charges abolished in Scotland – now £9 per item south of the border. 94 per cent of the Scottish population are now registered with an NHS Scotland dentist
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  1078.  @kebjenkins  Dont need a referendum. Electing the majority of scottish seats at wastemonster in a general election will do to end the british union. (already have sitting majority) at wastemonster , scotpar , scottish local government, and at eu level.
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  1079.  @rosspatterson1233  Whitepaper for our indyref in 2014 said 15thosand scots forces so estimate around that., a new navy (which i would want a job in) i declare an interest😂💪
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  1080.  @rosspatterson1233  Nothing to qualm about then rossco 😂 yel have to find an english port to dock your weapons of mass destruction out of scotland. paying us rent til there towed oot!
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  1081.  @digger3606 New currency for scotland is agreed , saw the state of the british pound? on par with the euro 😂 you whipper nappers might not remember 10 , 15years ago on the randan in Mallorca when the british pound was £1.50 to 1euro , , Now shes dying a beggars death
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  1082.  @miacat1727  Only the 3rd biggest oil reserves of the EU is in Scottish territorial seas.
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  1083.  @miacat1727  Scotland has just 8.4% of the UK population but lands at its ports over 60% of the total catch in the UK Peterhead, the biggest white fish port in Europe, Fraserburgh, the biggest shellfish port in Europe. Scottish whiskey making up a quarter of all the UK food and drink revenues. It is also one of the UK's overall top five manufacturing export earners. 3rd largest oil resources in the European Union – Scotland is the EU's largest petroleum producer, Edinburgh is the biggest financial centre in the british union outside London toon , 4th in Europe for equity. Not birmingham ,manchester ,liverpool, yorkshire, geordieland , govenor of bank of british union ''''Scottish financial sector worth North of a Trillion''' https://youtu.be/WGpayte7KTE 30% of ruks electricty is imported from Scotlands renewable electricity , we're a net exporter of it
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  1084.  @rosspatterson1233  5.9% of scotlands gdp is spent on defence by ukgov as defence is reserved to wastemonster. So scotland but not our gov spends more by percentage on defence than America. The Nato norm is 2% yet scotlands is 5.9% explain? Most of it is spent hosting your weapons of mass destuction submarines and the subsidy they need because you feel your a big boy country but dont even have a port to host them cause your totally useless. (the granite that build liverpools docks came from Scotland) on a tangent there! no as i want my own state , i know they have , they are all made in Rosyth in Scotland HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier sailing in to Portsmouth (Made in Scotland) No probelms starting our own navy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7GKeEKEbds&t=24s
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  1085.  Brexit Monger  Englands total trade with China £54billion , Englands imports from Scotland , £48.9Billion , have wastemonster over a barrel weeman
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  1086.  Brexit Monger  No id rather end the british union , Scotland is 8.4% of the 'uk' population and wel be inheriting 10% of the wealth of the whole british union economy & sterling area. on top of our gdp higher than eu countries combined estonia , latvia ,lithuania, slovenia and croatia. and according to the governor of the bank of british union '''North of a Trillion''' in scottish financial sector assets. thanks very much @Brexit Monger enjoy your brexit
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  1087.  Brexit Monger  Flawed example and Not a good example because its occured while scotlands been within the brittish union. , with devolution some powers are devolved But most powers are reserved to guess who? Brittishgov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserved_and_excepted_matters Specific reservations (specifically reserved to wastemonster) fiscal, economic and monetary policy currency Deficts dont matter as much , scotlands deficits will be wiped out instantly if we end the british union and wel inherit our 10% of the british union economy & sterling area and the assets , on top of our current domestic gdp of higher than eu countries Estonia , Latvia ,Lithuania, Slovenia and Croatia Combined.. Governor of bank of british union ''''Scottish Financial Sector Assets Worth North of a Trillion'''' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGpayte7KTE&feature=youtu.be Its debt that matters and wastemonsters is £2 Trillion , Scotgov is not allowed to borrow, thats for big boys right? Scotland has subsidy'ed to uk with our oil for the last 40years, scotlands returned a surplus every year for last 30years , the extra spending scotland gets has been paid for by our oil proceeds . There is not an english treasury only a british union treasury so how is it english? Scotland exports more to the rest of the uk than imports. https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Economy/Exports/ESSPublication £48.9billion , englands total trade with China is £54Billion https://indyposterboy.scot/more-a5-flyers/
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  1088.  Brexit Monger  Being in the british union is worse than being in the eu Fortunately we can end the union and form a new state , currency central bank ,
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  1089.  @neardark369  Dearie me The Scotland Act 1998 gave the Scottish Parliament legislative control over all education matters Health and social care policy and funding became devolved to the Scottish Parliament. That means they are already separate from the wastemonster and ruk. They are paid for , by scottish taxpayer as their publically owned.
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  1090.  @neardark369  Corbyn will be taking a page out of ...the SNP's book who abolished them when they were first elected in 2007 , catch up fs
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  1091.  @Bungle-UK  Scotland's Highlands & Islands Medical Service worked long before the creation of the 4 NHS's.
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  1092.  @Bungle-UK  Someone that is pro UK describes people in the Highlands as animals? Very interesting. What do pro UK people describe people in the rest of Scotland as? and why not?
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  1093.  @Bungle-UK  Its you that deflected by comparing Scots to cattle, not a good look given your username is pro UK
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  1094.  @Bungle-UK  Its you who deflected.
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  1095.  @Bungle-UK  But it did, Highlands & Islands Medical Service was created in 1913 and NHS Scotland was created in 1948
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  1096.  @Bungle-UK  It was paid for from taxation, like NHS Scotland is.
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  1097. But the English themself arrived there on boats, the boats are England's heritage
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  1098.  @daviddenham1511  Before the English
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  1099.  @stephenparry6811  They did last year introducing the 45% advanced rate and 48% top rate.
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  1100.  @colinsmith1288  Scottish Labour isn't even a registered political party.
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  1101.  @colinsmith1288  You crack on and vote to Lower the standard of living here. Lose the protections from Westminster that SNP provides. Re-introduction of uni tuition fees. Lower employment rate. Higher council tax. Less housing completions. Neglect as you'l have handed power outwith Scotland and be forgotten about like last time.
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  1102.  @FFContent  Tale of 2 Governments... Fergusons Shipyard was saved by ScotGov in 2019. Teeside shipyard closure announced last week. Bristol Abels Shipyard was left to close in 2016. Portsmouth Bae Shipyard was left to close in 2014. Lowestoft Brookes Shipyard was left to close in 2009. Publicly Owned Prestwick Airport just reported its 4th year of profit. Wick airport was saved by ScotGov in 2021. Dundee Airport was saved by ScotGov in 2008. Doncaster Airport was left to close in 2022. Manston Airport and Blackpool Airport were left to close in 2014. Bristol Filton Airport was left to close in 2012. Plymouth City Airport was left to close in 2011. Sheffield City Airport was left to close in 2008. Glasgow based airline LoganAir became the largest regional airline in the UK after the collapse of English Airline Flybe in January 2023. Cross-Border Caledonian Sleeper Rail Nationalised by ScotGov in 2023. ScotRail Nationalised by ScotGov in 2022. German Government run England's Arriva Rail London. Italian Government run England's Avanti West Coast Rail. Dutch Government run England's MerseyRail. Fort William Aluminium Smelter was saved by ScotGov in 2016, England's Only Aluminium Smelter was left to close in 2012. Motherwell & Cambuslang steel works were saved by ScotGov in 2016. Scunthorpe steel works announced closure in 2023. Redcar & Hartlepool steel works were left to close in 2015. Walsall steel works was left to close in 2009. 1989 Torie Privatisation of England's Water Industry 1994 Scottish Water Referendum Scottish Water Subsidiary was sent into England, in 2019 took over Yorkshire Water's Business Customer Base. In 2016 took over Southern Waters Business Customer Base. Glasgow Bakery Morton Rolls collapsed in 2023. Morton Rolls was brought back into business with ScotGov support in 2023. Manchester's Robinson Bakers collapsed in 2023. Bradford's Marshall Bakers collapsed in 2023 Hull's Conquest of Bread Bakery collapsed in 2023 Birmingham's Ten Four Bakery collapsed in 2023 Grimsby Seafood Factory was left to close in 2022 New Western Isles Seafood factory opened in 2022 Uddingston Seafood Factory was saved in 2022
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  1103.  @FFContent  Tale of 2 Governments... Fergusons Shipyard was saved by Scot Government in 2019. Teeside shipyard closure announced last week. Bristol Abels Shipyard was left to close in 2016. Portsmouth Bae Shipyard was left to close in 2014. Lowestoft Brookes Shipyard was left to close in 2009. Publicly Owned Prestwick Airport just reported its 4th year of profit. Wick airport was saved by Scot Government in 2021. Dundee Airport was saved by Scot Government in 2008. Doncaster Airport was left to close in 2022. Manston Airport and Blackpool Airport were left to close in 2014. Bristol Filton Airport was left to close in 2012. Plymouth City Airport was left to close in 2011. Sheffield City Airport was left to close in 2008. Glasgow based airline Loganair became the largest regional airline in the UK after the collapse of English Airline Flybe in January 2023. Cross-Border Caledonian Sleeper Rail Nationalised by Scot Government in 2023. ScotRail Nationalised by Scot Government in 2022. German Government run England's Arriva Rail London. Italian Government run England's Avanti West Coast Rail. Dutch Government run England's MerseyRail. Fort William Aluminium Smelter was saved by Scot Government in 2016, England's Only Aluminium Smelter was left to close in 2012. Motherwell & Cambuslang steel works were saved by Scot Government in 2016. Scunthorpe steel works announced closure in 2023. Redcar & Hartlepool steel works were left to close in 2015. Walsall steel works was left to close in 2009. 1989 Torie Privatisation of England's Water Industry 1994 Scottish Water Referendum Scottish Water Subsidiary was sent into England, in 2019 took over Yorkshire Water's Business Customer Base. In 2016 took over Southern Waters Business Customer Base. Glasgow Bakery Morton Rolls collapsed in 2023. Morton Rolls brought back into business with Scot Government support in 2023. Manchester's Robinson Bakers collapsed in 2023. Bradford's Marshall Bakers collapsed in 2023 Hull's Conquest of Bread Bakery collapsed in 2023 Birmingham's Ten Four Bakery collapsed in 2023 Grimsby Seafood Factory was left to close in 2022 New Western Isles Seafood factory opened in 2022 Uddingston Seafood Factory was saved in 2022
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  1104.  @FFContent  Both way larger overspend and way later by UK Government.
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  1105.  @FFContent  HMS Vanguard refit cost 500m and was 7 years late. HMS Argyll and HMS Westminster are being decommissioned due to lack of staff to man them. New Liverpool Royal Hospital opened 5 years late and 500m over budget. London Crossrail opened 4 years late and 4 Billion over budget.
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  1106.  @FFContent  Tale of 2 Governments Port Glasgow Shipyard was saved by ScotGov in 2019 Middlesbrough Teeside shipyard announced its closure last week. Bristol Abels Shipyard was left to close in 2016. Portsmouth Bae Shipyard was left to close in 2014. Lowestoft Brookes Shipyard was left to close in 2009. Publicly Owned Prestwick Airport just reported its 4th consecutive year of profit. Doncaster Airport was left to close in 2022. Manston Airport and Blackpool Airport were left to close in 2014. Bristol Filton Airport was left to close in 2012. Plymouth City Airport was left to close in 2011. Sheffield City Airport was left to close in 2008. Cross-Border Caledonian Sleeper nationalised by ScotGov in 2023. ScotRail Nationalised by ScotGov in 2022. German Government run England's Arriva Rail London. Italian Government run England's Avanti West Coast Rail. Dutch Government run England's MerseyRail. Fort William Aluminium Smelter was saved by ScotGov in 2016, England's Only Aluminium Smelter was left to close in 2012. Motherwell & Cambuslang steel works were saved by ScotGov in 2016. Scunthorpe steel works announced closure in 2023. Redcar & Hartlepool steel works were left to close in 2015. Walsall steel works was left to close in 2009. 1989 Torie Privatisation of England's Water Industry 1994 Scottish Water Referendum Scottish Water Subsidiary was sent into England, in 2019 took over Yorkshire Water's Business Customer Base. In 2016 took over Southern Waters Business Customer Base. Glasgow Bakery Morton Rolls collapsed in March 2023. Morton Rolls was brought back into business with ScotGov support in 2023. Manchester's Robinson Bakers collapsed in 2023. Bradford's Marshall Bakers collapsed in 2023 Hull's Conquest of Bread Bakery collapsed in 2023 Birmingham's Ten Four Bakery collapsed in 2023 Grimsby Seafood Factory was left to close in 2022 New Western Isles Seafood factory opened in 2022 Uddingston Seafood Factory was saved in 2022
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  1107.  @FFContent  Tale of 2 Governments Port Glasgow Shipyard was saved by Scot Gov in 2019 Middlesbrough Teeside shipyard announced its closure last week. Bristol Abels Shipyard was left to close in 2016. Portsmouth Bae Shipyard was left to close in 2014. Lowestoft Brookes Shipyard was left to close in 2009. Publicly Owned Prestwick Airport just reported its 4th consecutive year of profit. Doncaster Airport was left to close in 2022. Manston Airport and Blackpool Airport were left to close in 2014. Bristol Filton Airport was left to close in 2012. Plymouth City Airport was left to close in 2011. Sheffield City Airport was left to close in 2008. Cross-Border Caledonian Sleeper nationalised by Scot Gov in 2023. ScotRail Nationalised by Scot Gov in 2022. German Government run England's Arriva Rail London. Italian Government run England's Avanti West Coast Rail. Dutch Government run England's MerseyRail. Fort William Aluminium Smelter was saved by Scot Gov in 2016, England's Only Aluminium Smelter was left to close in 2012. Motherwell & Cambuslang steel works were saved by Scot Gov in 2016. Scunthorpe steel works announced closure in 2023. Redcar & Hartlepool steel works were left to close in 2015. Walsall steel works was left to close in 2009. 1989 Torie Privatisation of England's Water Industry 1994 Scottish Water Referendum Scottish Water Subsidiary was sent into England, in 2019 took over Yorkshire Water's Business Customer Base. In 2016 took over Southern Waters Business Customer Base. Glasgow Bakery Morton Rolls collapsed in March 2023. Morton Rolls was brought back into business with Scot Gov support in 2023. Manchester's Robinson Bakers collapsed in 2023. Bradford's Marshall Bakers collapsed in 2023 Hull's Conquest of Bread Bakery collapsed in 2023 Birmingham's Ten Four Bakery collapsed in 2023 Grimsby Seafood Factory was left to close in 2022 New Western Isles Seafood factory opened in 2022 Uddingston Seafood Factory was saved in 2022
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  1108.  @FFContent  Tale of 2 Governments Port Glasgow Shipyard was saved by ScotGov in 2019 Middlesbrough Teeside shipyard announced its closure last week. Bristol Abels Shipyard was left to close in 2016. Portsmouth Bae Shipyard was left to close in 2014. Lowestoft Brookes Shipyard was left to close in 2009. Publicly Owned Prestwick Airport just reported its 4th consecutive year of profit. Doncaster Airport was left to close in 2022. Manston Airport and Blackpool Airport were left to close in 2014. Bristol Filton Airport was left to close in 2012. Plymouth City Airport was left to close in 2011. Sheffield City Airport was left to close in 2008. Cross-Border Caledonian Sleeper nationalised by ScotGov in 2023. ScotRail Nationalised by ScotGov in 2022. German Government run England's Arriva Rail London. Italian Government run England's Avanti West Coast Rail. Dutch Government run England's MerseyRail. Fort William Aluminium Smelter was saved by ScotGov in 2016, England's Only Aluminium Smelter was left to close in 2012. Motherwell & Cambuslang steel works were saved by ScotGov in 2016. Scunthorpe steel works announced closure in 2023. Redcar & Hartlepool steel works were left to close in 2015. Walsall steel works was left to close in 2009. 1989 Torie Privatisation of England's Water Industry 1994 Scottish Water Referendum Scottish Water Subsidiary was sent into England, in 2019 took over Yorkshire Water's Business Customer Base. In 2016 took over Southern Waters Business Customer Base. Glasgow Bakery Morton Rolls collapsed in March 2023. Morton Rolls was brought back into business with ScotGov support in 2023. Manchester's Robinson Bakers collapsed in 2023. Bradford's Marshall Bakers collapsed in 2023 Hull's Conquest of Bread Bakery collapsed in 2023 Birmingham's Ten Four Bakery collapsed in 2023 Grimsby Seafood Factory was left to close in 2022 New Western Isles Seafood factory opened in 2022 Uddingston Seafood Factory was saved in 2022
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  1109. Naw. Scots law is separate from english law. as the 'uk' does not have one law system.
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  1110.  @Evan490BC  The United States does not have a universal healthcare program, unlike other advanced industrialized countries such as........Scotland. Unlike most developed nations, the US health system does not provide health care to the country's entire population study in five states found that medical debt contributed to 46.2% of all personal bankruptcies, and 62.1% of bankruptcy filers claimed high medical expenses A 2013 study found that about 25% of all senior citizens declare bankruptcy due to medical expenses The U.S. Census Bureau reported that 28.5 million people (8.8%) did not have health insurance in 2017 Look at the state of this https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/12/farage-calls-for-private-health-firms-to-relieve-burden-on-nhs https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/05/virgin-awarded-almost-2bn-of-nhs-contracts-in-the-past-five-years Following Scottish devolution in 1999, Health and social care policy and funding became devolved to the Scottish Parliament. Free personal and nursing care extended to everyone who needs it, regardless of age. Prescription charges abolished in Scotland – now £9 per item south of the border. Health spending in Scotland is £185 per person higher than in England. Record health funding – over £13.9 billion in 2019/20 Most nurses in Scotland are better paid than anywhere else in the UK, and none are paid less than their counterparts in NHS England.
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  1111.  @Evan490BC  No worries 'yall' 😂
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  1112. Parasite nation? Scotland voted most beautiful country in the world. Wastemonster is the parasite ,60+ Countries have left it since the war. We also export more to the ruk than we import (the petrol you buy) ,unlike england that is dependant on imports , We dont our contribution to the 'uk' is 10% of its whole economy & sterling area which we will be inheriting. ,
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  1113.  @hmq9052  Been voted the most beautiful country in the world by rough guide.
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  1114. He can bring his no deal brexit in g.e to the scottish public who voted 62% to stay in. Snp will put political independence. No brexit is scotlands vote respected. Check mate
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  1115. 65 other countries have left Westminster, Westminster is in the guinness world records for the amount of countries that has left a state
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  1116. Yes uk is gony get more centralised ,theyl probably close our parliament and thief its powers & revenue .its not asking the same question as circumstances changed , ukgov has nothing to offer us this time . last time it was eu membership that kept some in , Now your out of it. Scotland has a bigger oppertunity at a bigger table (with vetos) , And Aberdeeshire council is sueing trumps company at moment
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  1117. ​ @scooby1992  Your the one saying it. Read back Your own comment . Trade between Scotland and ruk is 49billion so i think agreement will be had. Dont worry too much @SI C you snowflake, If you want tariffs your heating will get more expensive using our oil 😂
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  1118.  @hey12542  Oh wow
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  1119.  @hey12542  Its so anti English Over 18,000 Women from England have been attracted to migrating too Glasgow City Council Area since England's 2016 Brexit Vote. 👍😍🔥❤💪 also English defence firm Bae Systems new 675,000 sq ft Shipbuilding Academy Facility has started construction. English bank Barclays new 500,000 sq ft Glasgow Campus has opened. English fintech firm Previse chose Glasgow to set up its research & development hub. In May English fish & chips chain Mother Hubbard's opened its first in Scotland in Glasgow. In March English health retailer Superdrug opened its new 11,000 sq ft store in Glasgow, the biggest Superdrug store in Scotland. English lifestyle retailer The White Company opened its new 5,000 sq ft store in December. English TV Firm Channel 4 choose Glasgow for 1 of its new creative media hubs.
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  1120. Desperate stuff Daniel
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  1121. @mhffc Sure weeman? ... 'In 2018, Scottish GDP per person is estimated at £32,800 including a geographical share of oil and gas output and £29,800 excluding of oil and gas output. This compares to a UK figure of £31,900 (including oil and gas output)' 'Secondly, in 2018, the figures tell us that Scotland’s GDP was boosted by around £3,000 per person simply because of a geographic share oil and gas output being included in the Scottish figures.' At a UK level that boost to the economic statistics is equivalent to around £300 per person.' Read the McCrone report. '' The document gave a highly favourable projection for the economy of an independent Scotland with a chronic surplus to a quite embarrassing degree and its currency would become the hardest in Europe with the exception of the Norwegian kroner. This led successive iterations of the British government to classify the McCrone report as "secret". This was so to avoid fuelling independence sentiment in Scotland. Professor McCrone stated that Scotland's GDP would increase by around 20% if North Sea oil were counted as part of it. In an interview for Holyrood Magazine on 19 May 2013, ex-Labour chancellor Denis Healey (who served in the Cabinet at the time the McCrone Report was submitted) stated: "I think we did underplay the value of the oil to the country because of the threat of [Scottish] nationalism... I think they [Westminster politicians] are concerned about Scotland taking the oil, I think they are worried stiff about it '' Oil and Gas Production Statistics 2017-18 https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Economy/oilgas1718 more than Italy they produced 70 million tonnes of oil equivalent (mtoe). more than Turkey they produced 50 more than Germany they produced 46 more than Ukraine they produced 31 more than Bahrain they produced 20 more than France and Netherlands. 5,4million population
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  1122. All 32 in Scotland voted remain.
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  1123.  @pauljamessquibbs.3945  The no voters were told to vote no to stay in the eu. They got stabbed in the back. Now the british union is adictatorship and Scotland will not be dictated too. Get out of our way we'l rid you lot of the dictatorship too by bringing down the british gov , ending the union and inheriting our 10% of the whole british union economy & sterling area which is Scotlands share. Thanks very much hope your happy with yersel and your dictatorship fetish. Enough is enough, Your botched english exceptionalism attempt can't be allowed to stand while in union.
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  1124. Because of skin colour? is that how low the opposition are?
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  1125.  @moraymac2922  Odd considering the Unionists have a ethnic PM of England
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  1126.  @nfa001  By winning this years UK Election in Scotland and gaining a mandate to do so?
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  1127.  @_Phoenix3  65 other countries have left Westminster, that is 65 precedents that have been set for Scotland leaving.
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  1128.  @_Phoenix3  It won't matter, the international community will have seen they were given a legitimate democratic mandate for Scotland becoming independent.
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  1129.  @robertandrew5768  Scotsman Adam Smith is considered the father of modern capitalism. Standard of living is the level of national income and public services provided. Scotland + EU Market 453,8 million = 6x larger Brexitland 67 million Value of Scotland's Exports into the EU Market 2023 £21.8 Billion = Up 46,5 Percent 2016 £11.6 Billion Proposed Scottish Budget 2024/25 £19.5 Billion Health & Social Care £533 Million Social Housing £525 Million Enterprise Agencies & National Investment Bank Capitalisation £488 Million Rail Infrastructure £466 Million Free Baby Box & Scottish Child Payment £196 Million Culture Sector Funding £144 Million National Council Tax Freeze = £21.8 Billion
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  1130. Isn't king charles your god?
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  1131.  eljay5009  But higher life expectancy than other Countries.
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  1132.  eljay5009  No such thing as ''once in a generation votes'' If there is then no more elections for a generation.
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  1133.  eljay5009  Not mentioned or agreed in the 2012 Edinburgh Agreement, the agreement between the Scottish and UK governments.
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  1134.  eljay5009  Boris Johnson Quote pre 2019 Election ''urges voters to back the Conservative Party in a Once in a Generation Election.''
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  1135.  eljay5009  Next UK Election the SNP is proposing to put a simple powerful statement to the people. Vote SNP for Scotland to Become an Independent Country. “Every state has the right to withdraw from a Treaty if that Treaty is not anymore compatible with its interests.” Geoffrey Cox MP, UK Attorney General during Brexit Treaty Withdrawal. The Treaty of Union 1707 between Scotland & England. United Nations Vienna Convention on the Law on Treaties Article 62 Fundamental Change of Circumstances Article 65 Procedure to be followed with respect to withdrawal from the operation of a Treaty.
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  1136.  @jameswhiteley6843  Come with us james you know you want to
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  1137.  @davelong9055  Its been done before , how dare you foist a scotsmans policy on us david!
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  1138.  @jameswhiteley6843  Brilliant! Ul need shortbread its the only easy import youl be able to get due to rationing. Being outside the bigger table and all , Il still buy blackpool rock if there again
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  1139.  @jameswhiteley6843  We havnt left uk yet with (10% of the uks sterling area and economy) enjoy your brexit why lurking about like the town tramp get out move over rename the english channel the scottish channel
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  1140.  @christopherflux6254  Shuved out the door in Brexit.
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  1141.  @Not-Getting-Political-Anymore  Everyone that cares about Scotland's reputation for tourism and hospitality is Nicola Sturgeon?
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  1142. Hel be the last pm of the uk
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  1143. @Rick V What country?
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  1144. They funded the councils to freeze council tax.
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  1145. We have a form of that in scotpar , 20th annversary year. of ours. Only one house too none of these gutters
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  1146.  @Fucccunt-ff2su  20th anniversary year of ours reopening.........England dose not have its own parliament of England and Gov of England. defunct since 1707. Not sure what your hahaha'ing at
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  1147. We have all the natural resources, oil,gas, renewables, water, timber, granite, food & drink
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  1148.  @saxglend9439  Whit's Fur Ye willnae Gan By Ye.
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  1149.  pammens miss  Edinburgh is biggest financial centre in the ''british union'' outside London. Not Birmingham, Manchester,Liverpool,Yorkshire, Geordieland. Scottish whiskey making up a quarter of all UK food and drink revenues. It is also one of the UK's overall top five manufacturing export earners largest oil resources in the European Union – Scotland is the EU's largest petroleum producer, net exporter of electricity, 30% of Englands is bought/imported from Scottish renewable electricity ''The natural resource base for renewable energy is extraordinary by European, and even global standards, with the most important potential sources being wind, hydro, and tide.'' At the start of 2019, Renewable electricity generation in Scotland was 26,708 GWh making up 74% of gross electricity consumption. Scottish renewable generation makes up approximately 25% of total UK renewable generation. Scotland has an estimated potential of 36.5 GW of wind and 7.5 GW of tidal power, 25% of the estimated total capacity for the European Union and up to 14 GW of wave power potential, 10% of EU capacity. Scotland has 85% of the UK's hydro-electric energy resource The Pentland Firth between Orkney and mainland Scotland has been described as the "Saudi Arabia of tidal power" In 1989 in England & Wales the Torie UK government privatised the ten public regional water authorities through divestiture (sale of assets) The ten privatised Regional Water Authorities were: Anglian Water Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water North West Water Northumbrian Water Severn Trent Water Southern Water South West Water Thames Water Wessex Water Yorkshire Water Average water charges in England & Wales Three people - £576.90 per year and £48 per month Straight into companies probably based outside England & Wales in the ....EU and elsewhere. Scottish Water is a statutory corporation (owned by the Scottish government) that provides water services across Scotland. It is accountable to the public through the Scottish Government the average Scottish Water household charge in 2019/20 will be £369 – around £1 a day* https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/14bn-plan-to-share-scots-water-with-england-1-3613430 Straight into what will be the new scots treasury for public spending in all scotland. 🚰💪 cheers
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  1150.  @thefinalwhistle1623  Alba gu brath
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  1151. So the incompetent English can f that up aswell? get tae f
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  1152.  @blacklisted4885  87% of Scotland's water environment is rated as good, The highest ever rating. The Scottish Parliament set a target of 92% rated in good condition by 2027, backed by 6 Billion for publicly owned Scottish Water's investment programme for 2021 to 2027. Its investment programme is 44 percent there already 1 Billion was invested in 2023/24. 886 Million invested in 2022/23. 799 Million invested 2021/22
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  1153.  @blacklisted4885  87% of Scotland's water environment is rated as good, The highest ever rating. The Scottish Parliament set a target of 92% rated in good condition by 2027, backed by 6 Billion for Scottish Water's investment programme for 2021 to 2027. Its investment programme is 44 percent there already 1 Billion was invested in 2023/24 886 Million invested in 2022/23 799 Million invested 2021/22
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  1154. England and Wales both have trade deficits in goods. Scotland & N Ireland whoop them both as we both have a trade surplus in goods.
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  1155. He is elected and has impressive record.
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  1156.  @XeNeXX  800 years? the union has only been around for 317 years.
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  1157. @cbushlittleone You said the police should go ai and young people shouldn't see doctors
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  1158.  @vgstb  An independent Scotland switching to a new currency will also do that.
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  1159.  @Man_fay_the_Bru  They should put them into work to help take the burden of the rest of us having to support England's 9 Million unemployed and inactive.
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  1160. @cbushlittleone How about England following Scotland's income tax rates?
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  1161. @cbushlittleone We do with the SNP. I see Torie run England recently increased prescription charges there by 2,5% to £9.90 per item. I see Labour run Wales recently increased tuition fees there by 2% to £9250 a year. Shame eh.
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  1162. @cbushlittleone Labour isn't offering free prescriptions & tuition fees for England. The SNP are the biggest political party in Scotland by membership. Bigger membership than UK Labour, Torie and LibDem branch offices in Scotland combined.
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  1163. @cbushlittleone Eh? you started it i didn't reply to you
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  1164. @cbushlittleone No mention in Labours manifesto of reversing the £18 Billion of cuts they abstained from opposing in the Torie UK Government Finance Bill 2024.
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  1165. @cbushlittleone SNP & Plaid Cymru voted against the Torie UK Government Finance Bill, Labour Abstained from voting in it.
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  1166. @cbushlittleone There are around 20 to 25 million Americans with Scottish Ancestry. In 1998, The US Senate adopted April 6th as National Tartan Day in the USA. The Scottish Government has an office in Washington DC. Scottish Development International has Trade hubs in Boston, Chicago, Houston and San Jose. US is the largest destination for Scotch Whisky Exports. US is the 2nd largest destination for Scottish Salmon Exports. Scottish renewable marine energy company Orbital Marine Power was selected as the partner for a tidal energy pilot project in the US. Glasgow based EV vehicle manufacturer Munro Vehicles has struck its first US distributor. Glasgow sensor specialist Novosound has signed a major deal in the US that will see the firm move into the US healthcare sector with its wireless ultrasounds. Edinburgh based global asset management firm Abrdn has acquired US healthcare fund management capabilities of Boston based Tekla Capital Management. Aberdeen based accounting firm AAB has acquired Michigan US based payroll firm Dominion Systems. The Scottish Government has launched its first Techscaler hub in Silicon Valley to help promising startups from Scotland build contacts with Us investors and customers. Aberdeen based industrial training company 3T Global Solutions has acquired industrial training company All Stop, based in Texas US. Kirriemuir based textile company Wilkie has acquired Bradford Coatings, based in Massachusetts US. New Macleod Isle of Skye Whisky recently entered US Market. Forfar based Gin Bothy has partnered with US retailer Total Wine to sell its gin in 229 of its stores across 27 US states. Glasgow based STV Studios Drama The Witness Commissioned By Netflix. Glasgow based STV Studios Quiz Show Bridge Of Lies Format Gets Big USA Order.
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  1167. @cbushlittleone The first Scottish Ship to sail to North America was The William of Aberdeen in 1596.
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  1168. @cbushlittleone Yes with Labour signed upto Torie fiscal rules and Labour also pledging no tax rises, there will be cuts in public services. How else are they going to meet the debt interest payments?
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  1169. @cbushlittleone The public sector cuts
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  1170. @cbushlittleone Nothing in the 2024 Labour manifesto pledging to restore the cuts.
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  1171. @cbushlittleone The SNP are correct? thanks for that.
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  1172. @cbushlittleone Starmer is quoted as wanting to use the private sector more in England's NHS. Trained armed forces personnel have shrunk 26 percent from 2010 to 2024 so no bother funding a hollowed out wee pipsqueek armed forces.
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  1173. @cbushlittleone I had a scotch pie, spaghetti & chips washed down with a beer. Yersel?
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  1174.  @xenosscape8573  Thats the figure for England.
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  1175.  @iansmith101  More than welcome to voting for realignment with the UK and loose all the gains here as the UK parties can't have different policies in one part of their UK.
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  1176.  @iansmith101  Labours Rachel Reeves has announced 22 Billion cuts to public spending. This is 44x higher than ScotGov's 500 Million. Drug law is a Reserved UK Government Responsibility in the Scotland Act 1998. Scotland does not have the lowest life expectancy in Europe. Gains Free university tuition, prescriptions, eye tests, dental care, personal care, baby box, scottish child payment, free bus travel to under 21s and over 60's, no road tolls, no bridge tolls, no direct water bills, lower council tax.
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  1177.  @iansmith101  Labours Rachel Reeves has announced 22 Billion cuts to public spending. This is 44x higher than ScotGov's 500 Million. Drug law is a Reserved UK Government Responsibility in the Scotland Act 1998. Scotland does not have the lowest life expectancy in Europe. Gains Free university tuition, prescriptions, eye tests, dental care, personal care, baby box, child payment, free bus travel to under 21s and over 60's, no road tolls, no bridge tolls, no direct water bills, lower council tax.
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  1178.  @haveanopinion  You voted to keep control at Westminster
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  1179.  @haveanopinion  Last year £88,5 Billion in tax and 67,5 percent came back.
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  1180.  @haveanopinion  The Scottish Government does show what it spends on. Independence is normal.
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  1181.  @charleshartung2690  & they don't like it
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  1182. Dependence supporter?
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  1183.  @scary19682  Can you clarify your comment please?
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  1184.  @deana1949  We're gony have our own defence budget etc. Are you aware Scotland currently spends more by Percentage on defence than England? 4.4% of Scotlands gdp is taken by the 'uk' english government. Meanwhile same 'uk'gov spends just 1.9% of Englands gdp on defence https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers/pages/5/ Table 3.1: Total Expenditure: Scotland 2018-19 Defence £3.3Billion or 4.4% Higher Spending by Percentage than England! who spend 1.9% and America! who spend 3.5% , Norway 1.7% , Denmark 1.3% Netherlands 1.3% Finland 1.3% Sweden 1% Belgium 0.97% Ireland 0.3% '''there are currently no Royal Navy vessels patrolling Scottish waters''' 'uk' state pension £129 (lowest in oced) - Independent Rep of Ireland state pension £211 We have our own devolved benefits
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  1185.  @shadowbreed29  The english government take 58% of Scotlands tax revenue. We export more to the ruk than we import from the ruk. You know the heating for your house? petrol for your car? We're also Englands fifth biggest trade partner, after EU as a whole then America then Germany then row as a whole. We Export £48.9 billion worth to ruk and import around £21 billion worth from ruk £2 billion more than England imports from Netherlands 46,9 £9 billion more than England imports from France 40,8 £27 billion more than England imports from Ireland 21,7 £17 billion more than England imports from Spain 31,3 £28 billion more than England imports from Belgium 28,2 £26 billion more than England imports from Italy 24.0 £28 billion more than England imports from Norway 21,3 £42 billion more than England imports from Denmark 6.3 £40 billion more than England imports from Sweden 9.0 £43 billion more than England imports from Portugal 5,9 £3.8 billion more than England imports from China 45,2 £35 billion more than England imports from Japan 14,1 £38 billion more than England imports from India 10,8 £41 billion more than England imports from Canada 7,1 £43 billion more than England imports from Australia 5,2 £48 billion more than England imports from New Zealand 1.2 £44 billion more than England imports from South Africa 4,4 Pound is 1 pound to 1.18Euros now. Decreasing not increasing. No not babysitting ruk anylonger. Want to end the whole show. Suck it up. 60 plus Countries have got rid of the english parliament. It is nothing new and also well known process.. Statute of Westminster 1931, the route took by Canada, Australia, New Zealand when they got rid of the english parliament, '''immediately or upon ratification, effectively established the legislative independence of the self-governing Dominions of the British Empire from the United Kingdom''' '''As the statute removed all of the British parliament's authority to legislate (for the Dominions)'''
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  1186. UK can take them out of Scotland
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  1187.  @lippydalips4537  Removal is part of decolonisation like the other 65 countries that have left Westminster
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  1188. Labour is doing the same thing in England
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  1189. The current Torie UK Government was voted in on just 43,6% of the vote
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  1190.  @teddypicker6969  Winning a majority of Scotland's Westminster MP's is the route to Independence
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  1191.  @hey12542  How was the 2016 vote fair?
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  1192.  @routeman680  Except in the Scottish Section of 2019 Westminster Election The Conservatives got 25,1% of the vote to the Snp's 45%. Conservatives were rejected at ballot box in Scotland but got a conservative government that it rejected at ballot box.
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  1193.  @routeman680  In Westminster's first past the post system which is decided on the number of seats won, Conservatives won UK-wide in 2019 on 43,6% of the vote and just 25,1% of the vote in Scotland. If Conservatives can govern Scotland on just 25,1% of the vote and just 6 seats, Independence parties winning the next UK Election in Scotland on a manifesto for an Independent Scotland is a mandate. You said the mandate can come from a Referendum, It can't that ship has sailed, UK government have repeatedly blocked Scotland from having Referendum's that Independence parties won elections on in 2021, 2019, 2017 and 2016.
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  1194. Scotland has the lowest child poverty rate in the UK.
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  1195. No brexit is Scotlands vote respected.
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  1196.  @hmq9052  Almost as grown up as the 20 year old somethings in the video Now pay them you're £9,000 a year English university fee's! Free to folk in skirt wearing bell end land. you just continue to debate cancel culture, and not cancel your fee culture. peter needs paid!
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  1197.  @hmq9052  Thanks, lets cancel culture you're muck slinging. Do buy our shortbread👍
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  1198.  @Lando-kx6so  Nah, have a read of Bojo the clowns anti scots poem he had published England endorsed by electing the clown
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  1199.  @achintobe5410  Maybe the Yoons
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  1200.  @achintobe5410  All inserted into Scotland by the disgusting union meanwhile 40% of Scotlands tax money is taken by the neighbour
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  1201. I knew something of the 'democracy' over there thanks though
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  1202.  @Fucccunt-ff2su  Arnt they just individual human beings though , us is big on that i thought
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  1203. Average Nurse Salary Scotland £27.409 rUK £27.055 = average £354 more per year Starting Primary School Teacher Salary Scotland £28.000 rUK £27.597 = average £403 more per year Starting Police Officer Salary Scotland £26.737 rUK £21.402 = £5.335 more per year % of Workers Receiving Payment of the Living Wage Scotland 91% Wales 88,2% England 87,5% NI 85,4% Scottish Income Tax Rates 19% 20% 21% 41% 46% rUK Income Tax Rates 20% 40% 45% 2021 Scots Election Result 2019 UK Election Result in Scotland
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  1204.  @sausagemeat2130  And naw i dont really, plug for Broadcasting Scotland 👍
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  1205. Norwegian Labour Party won the 2021 election there Snp, asocial democratic party won the 2021 election here Danish social democrats are the gov there Iceland left-greens are the gov there
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  1206.  @andrewq159  Blocked globally by the World Athletics global governing body.
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  1207. I see prison barges are trending in England...
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  1208. We have new borders railway open since 2015, the english government cant afford or dont want to connect it to ours
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  1209.  @lightworkeight4136  The bridge is unrealistic. Iv been to Portpartick alot. Im up for more ferries over to NI
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  1210.  @lightworkeight4136  Perhaps Caledonian MacBrayne Ferries , Owned by the Scottish government. It doesnt sail to Ireland . We dont need bojo the dictator or the britsh dictatorship thanks though
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  1211.  @davebox588  Whats the scotsparlie decision? Scared of the English? You joking😂 Them Poor battered folk Scotland and Scotgov will actualy Gain the powers of a Normal Country on immigration as currently they dont as its reserved to wastemonster as its a so called 'ukwide' matter
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  1212.  @davebox588  Aye i ken
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  1213.  @JebusHypocristosX  I don't think pointing out the illiteracy of channel 4 is triggering
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  1214.  @RandomDeforge  United Kingdom, British are political terms as it refers to the political union. ''No one may be compelled to belong to an association.'' UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. European Convention on Human Rights. The Border is the boundary between Scots Law and English Law. Treaty of York 1237 first defined The Border. Treaty of Union 1707 Article 19 guaranteed the continued separation of Scots Law and English Law. No ''British legal system'' as guaranteed on the creation of the union. UN Vienna Convention 1969: Article 60 Termination or suspension of the operation of a treaty as a consequence of its breach. 2022 Scottish Census Ethnic Group 77,7 percent said Scottish. 9,4 percent said British. Has there been such a case as described in this video within the Scottish Legal system history? The Lockerbie Bombing. Tartan Week takes place in New York every April.
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  1215. Gony lose Scotland.
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  1216. No new powers to be Devolved to Scotland, we're not a priority of UK Labour.
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  1217.  @URBeingLiedTo  It does/has/is. The Queen even said on its 20th anniversary in 2019 that its ''the centre of the nation's public life.''
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  1218.  @URBeingLiedTo  Yes it has, Scotland has things not available in RUK, for example Free National Bus Travel for Under 22's. Free Scottish Baby Box & Scottish Child Payment. Lowest Income Tax Rate in the UK. No Direct Water Bills. Free Prescriptions. Free University Tuition to Scots. Free Personal Care.
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  1219.  @ianscott3180  Ask France & Germany what ?
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  1220. All council areas in Scotland voted by Majority to stay in the eu.
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  1221.  @stephenisom6089  And snp scotgov were re elected in the 2016 scots parlie election with this commitment ''We believe that the Scottish Parliament should have the right to hold another referendum if there is clear and sustained evidence that independence has become the preferred option of a majority of the Scottish people – or if there is a significant and material change in the circumstances that prevailed in 2014, such as Scotland being taken out of the EU against our will '' https://www.snp.org/the-snp-2016-manifesto-explained/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Scottish_Parliament_election We can't get rid of the ukgovernment. Bojo is actually a dictator to scotland as hes not been elected in this country . neither has the whole ukgovernment. 59 scots seats However, 591 other mp's + another 775 Unelected british bureaucrats in the Unelected house of lords. (more members than elected 28member country par) So that is 59 to 1307 mp's .(up against almost 2 european parliaments in numbers) The snp does not have any members of the House of Lords, as it has always maintained a position of objecting to an Unelected upper house.
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  1222.  @emm_arr  He'l be playing peppa pig
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  1223. I was inspired by your username Toronto thanks very much . I had a quick rough glance at the example of Canada im assuming your own country?? They gradually moved away from from london too TO the canadian doller (that is there own) , . 'The British North American provinces nonetheless gradually adopted currencies tied to the American dollar ' Penny for your thoughts?
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  1224.  Albert Pike  2million re elected them in the 2016 Scots parlie elections, we get 2 votes in ours. and a million in the 2017 'british union' colonial parliament. Yeah minority . Michael and alberto grudge Scotland even having our own democracy? Couple of imperialist dictators probably wish Scots in chains orsome fantasy
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  1225. Her previous employer ...the bbc , will give her a job
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  1226.  @christinefiedor3518  Population Nursing Staff Staff Per Head of Population Scotland 5,4m 66,883 1 per every 80,7 people Rep of Ireland 5,2m 53,823 1 per every 96,6 people Wales 3,1m 38,494 1 per every 80,5 people N Ireland 1,9m 17,651 1 per every 107,6 people England 56,5m 389,621 1 per every 145 people Scotland has 1,2 more nurses per head than Rep of Ireland 1 more nurses per head than Wales 1,3 more nurses per head than N Ireland 1,8 more nurses per head than England
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  1227.  @christinefiedor3518  Population Nursing Staff Staff Per Head of Population Scotland 5,4m 66,883 1 per 80,7 Wales 3,1m 38,494 1 per 80,5 England 56,5m 389,621 1 per 145 1 more nurses per head than Wales 1,8 more nurses per head than England
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  1228. @dave brennan Scots too david? Forget the only border little england has is with ...scotland. Why didnt you say anything about fom and immigration in the previous 312years of it here agreed in our own union. Scots marauding doon sooth and vice versa! How demeaning and beneath you davie. I prefer scots law to 'british law' as there is not one legal system in 'uk' scots law being one of the three separate legal systems.
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  1229.  @davebrennan1509  Why didnt you say you hate fom and immigration in the previous 312years of it agreed by the two Countries in our own union? You mean the Scots too just say it Article of the treaty of our own union 4 gave the subjects of Great Britain Freedom of Trade and Movement within the kingdom and "the Dominions and Plantations thereunto belonging", meaning what were then the English overseas possessions.
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  1230.  @GrenMagg  No you wont, Scotland will have left the british union
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  1231.  @covfefe1787  The European Market is 7x larger than the UK. The EU have let in alot of smaller countries than Scotland.
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  1232.  @xenosscape8573  HMRC trade in goods figures to the EU from 2016 to 2023 shows Scotland's grew 39%, Wales 28% and England's just 16,5%.
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  1233.  @xenosscape8573  Aye ok
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  1234. *English far right
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  1235. @jackarcher9652 ScotGov doesn't have any fiscal deficit as its not a currency issuer so doesn't have the means to have deficit spending.
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  1236. @jackarcher9652 Control of one major tax power is not extensive. SNP's new policy is to switch to a new currency for Independent Scotland.
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  1237. @William Tell Starting Police Officer Salary Scotland £26.737 England & Wales £21.404 Crime Rate in 2021 per 1000 people Scotland 44 England & Wales 79 = 44% lower Recorded Crime in 2021 Scotland 286,464 England & Wales 6,5 million
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  1238. Its you who doesn't
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  1239.  @theprogrammerrolandmc3039  2021 Election Result.
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  1240.  @theprogrammerrolandmc3039  Territory Combined Land & Offshore Exclusive Economic Zone UK Union Total 375,952 square miles Scotland 55,571 Percent Aims in the Constitution of the Scottish National Party: (a) Independence for Scotland. (b) Furtherance of All Scottish Interests.
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  1241.  @theprogrammerrolandmc3039  Top Unionist Gordon Brown the other week admitted ''the Independence Campaign is Stronger than Unionism'' and he also warned Unionists of ''the need for a positive argument'' if they want to keep the United Kingdom together.
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  1242.  @theprogrammerrolandmc3039  A single positive argument in favour of Westminster?
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  1243.  @theprogrammerrolandmc3039  Notice still no single positive argument in favour of Westminster
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  1244. British Values?
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  1245.  @DavesGarden1714  Correct as there is no single ''British religion'' therefore no single ''British values.'' Scotland's national church being presbyterian and the foreign English national church being foreign Anglican
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  1246. Dont have a say in the colonial english prison. 59 scots mp's However 601 other mp's + another 775 Unelected british beaurocrats in the Unelected english house of lords. (More member than Elected 27member nation eu par) The SNP does not have any members of the Unelected english house of lords as its always been oppose to an Unelected house.
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  1247. Currently 32.4% of taxation collected in Scotland is in the form of taxes under the control of the Scottish parliament and 67.6% of all taxation collected in Scotland goes directly to the UK government in taxation that is a reserved matter of the UK parliament. over half of all taxes collected in Scotland remains under the direct control of the UK parliament which has remained a reserved matter to itself all powers over Corporation tax, National Insurance, Value-added tax (VAT), Capital gains tax, Inheritance tax, Aggregates Levy Insurance Premium Tax and Motoring taxes.
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  1248. Take take take with colonist imperial dictators England. Want the t shirt of my back too ? Take take take with you. You colonist imperialst supporter.
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  1249. The expansion opened last year.
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  1250.  @leannan070  The next human rights bill will be interesting if they oppose that to. United Nations Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Incorporation Scotland Bill Women's rights in Scotland should be expanded, due to there being more Women in work than Men. Employment Total Women Men March 2,738 million 1,371 million 1,367 million February 2,742 million 1,376 million 1,366 million January 2,725 million 1,374 million 1,350 million
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  1251.  @leannan070  Compared to Competitor Country Employment Total Women Men March Finland 2,582 million 1,278 million 1,304 million Scotland 2,738 million 1,371 million 1,367 million February Finland 2,558 million 1,235 million 1,323 million Scotland 2,742 million 1,376 million 1,366 million January Finland 2,605 million 1,294 million 1,311 million Scotland 2,725 million 1,374 million 1,350 million Birth Registrations Finland Scotland Outbred Finland by February 3,236 3,558 9% or 322 January 3,521 4,165 15,4% or 644 2022 44,933 46,959 4,3% or 2,026 Most Popular Baby Names in 2022 Finland Olivia Leo Scotland Olivia Noah
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  1252.  @OakleyANDSittingBull  Have to be elected to Scots Parliament to become First Minister of Scotland
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  1253. Varyag Monument to Russian Navy Ship on Ayrshire Coast, Scotland.
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  1254.  @lal2300  HMRC Research recently reported since Devolution of income tax rate powers to Scotland, Thousands more taxpayers moved to Scotland each year from the rest of the UK than left Scotland for the rest of the UK. By 2022, 200m of extra taxable income was brought here as a result of taxpayers moving here from the RUK. What 200m of tax revenue pays for (in 2024 Scottish Budget) 91m NHS 24 Scotland 65m Agriculture Less Favoured Area Support Scheme 31m Peatland Restoration 14m Marine Fund Scotland
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  1255.  @lal2300  Birkenhead steel works closed last week, Motherwell & Cambuslang steel works were saved by SNP Government in 2016. Teeside shipyard closed last month, Port Glasgow Shipyard was saved by SNP Government in 2019. Manchester's Robinson Bakers closed in 2023 Bradford's Marshall Bakers collapsed in April 2023 Hull's Conquest of Bread Bakery collapsed in April 2023 Glasgow's Morton Rolls collapsed in 2023 & was brought back into business by SNP Government.
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  1256. Democratically Elected.
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  1257.  @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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  1258. 😂 bitter
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  1259.  Albert Pike  Itl be none of your business respectfully , like the previous 60+ Countries who ditched wasteonster that your so badly shilling for. Ironic as your against political unions such as the EU or the 'UK'
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  1260.  @notleftvsrightnationalismv4666  leader of the Scottish National Party from 1942 to 1945 campaigned for the Scottish people to refuse conscription Young was imprisoned for refusing to be conscripted. ''''The main criticism to civic nationalism comes from ethnic nationalism, which considers that the first was invented solely to act against the latter'''
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  1261. In 2021 UK as a whole had a massive trade deficit in goods, Scotland was the only country to achieve a surplus in trade of goods at £2,2 Billion
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  1262. 65 countries have gained their independence from Westminster
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  1263.  @hey12542  Scotland is a Nation in a political union with another nation via a treaty.
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  1264.  @danielbailey5849  Will no longer be contributing to UK Defence budget. Why would we need England as we'l be joining NATO. We don't get money from England, or do you mean from what England imports/buys from Scotland? The UK defence assets will be divided. Scotland will have its own entire navy to build therefore massive longterm orders for the scottish shipyards.
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  1265.  @dannyfeller7034  Currently 38% of taxation collected in Scotland is in the form of devolved taxes under the control of the Scottish parliament and 62% of all taxation collected in Scotland goes directly to the UK government in taxation that is a reserved matter of the UK parliament. https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers/pages/6/ The dissolution of the union of Norway and Sweden by a resolution of the Norwegian Parliament (the Storting) in 1905 and a Norwegian plebiscite overwhelmingly backed dissolution, was the result of a conflict over the question of a separate Norwegian consular service. ... On 7 June 1905 the Storting passed a resolution unilaterally dissolving the union. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Scotland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_have_gained_independence_from_the_United_Kingdom Total Tax revenue South West England pop 5.6 mil Scotland pop 5.4 mil 2019 £63.873bn £65.339bn 2018 £61.375bn £62.185bn 2017 £59.577bn £59.926bn 2016 £56.300bn £56.799bn 2010 - 19 South West England £496.297 billion Scotland £531.345 billion £35.048 billion bigger West Midlands pop 5.9 million Scotland pop 5.4 million 2019 £58.763bn £65.339bn 2018 £56.331bn £62.185bn 2017 £54.711bn £59.926bn 2016 £51.574bn £56.799bn 2010 to 19 West Midlands £454.398 billion Scotland £531.345 billion £76.947 billion bigger Total tax revenue Yorkshire & Humber Region pop 5.4 mil Scotland pop 5.4 mil 2019 £55.878 bn £65.339 bn 2018 £53.921 bn £62.185 bn 2017 £52.514 bn £59.926 bn 2016 £49.596 bn £56.799 bn 2010 to 19 Yorkshire & H £438.535bn Scotland £531.345bn £92.81 billion bigger https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/datasets/countryandregionalpublicsectorfinancesrevenuetables Exports from South West England £21.6bn West Midlands £17.8bn Yorkshire & Humber £18bn Combined £57.4 billion, Combined pop 17 million Scotland total £85 billion, £27.6 billion more, divided by 5.4mil = £5.111 Per Head more. £63.4b more than South West £11.740 per head £67.2b more than West Midlands £12.444 per head £67b more than Yorkshire & H £12.407 per head https://www.gov.scot/publications/export-stats-scotland-2018/ https://www.business-live.co.uk/economic-development/south-west-exports-hit-record-16796901 https://www.wmca.org.uk/media/3267/state-of-the-region.pdf https://exportexchange.co.uk/yorkshire-exports-rise-to-18bn
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  1266.  @debb6393  UK declines, declines, declines
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  1267. The English arny indigenous go back to France, Germany or Denmark
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  1268.  @ianbarnes9947  316 years not thousands
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  1269.  @ianbarnes9947  The Scots - Foreigner Anglo Border was established in 1237 and remains the Border today.
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  1270.  @ChristianPatriarchy  Long before the English came on boats to England, therefore more native than the foreigner English
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  1271.  @janettewhitchurch5118  Scotland & England were not in a union then
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  1272.  @ChristianPatriarchy  Ye saying the English landed in England in in Small Boats? and that the English are today against people landing in England in small boats?
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  1273.  @ChristianPatriarchy  Useless, England needs immigration and folk coming there to work to pay for England's 1 million unemployed, these people should not be living of fiscal transfers from Scotland the burden should be of Scotland's back
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  1274.  @ChristianPatriarchy  Or can we have some of England's 1 million unemployed to be put into work & hotels here as compensation, or women of birthing age that are willing to help a ''rise'' in Scotland's birth rate
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  1275.  @janettewhitchurch5118  Needs disbanded
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  1276. Scotland has more human rights than the RUK.
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  1277.  @helicoptergunship  Seem a bit scarred of her
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  1278.  @Disgruntledbellyz  Birth Registrations in 2023 Scotland 45,914 Finland 43,320 out-birthed by 5,65 percent or 2594 Kuwait 39,901 out-birthed by 13,1 percent or 6013 Uruguay 35,643 out-birthed by 22,37 percent or 10,271 Singapore 33,541 out-birthed by 26,95 percent or 12,373
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  1279. The imperial english government think they can take Scotland anywhere against the majority will . Nae chance. Follow through with their brexit absolutly murdering the 312year political union of the 'british union' go on do it lose half the landmass.
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  1280. Scotlands direct tax revenue in 2021 62.8 billion Social Security expenditure 21.4 Billion = 34.1 percent
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  1281. 17th year in government.
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  1282.  @splendidrush1  The UK's top trade partners in Europe, of imports into the UK , where the UK imports most from, 1st Germany £79.3 2nd Scotland £51,2 excluding o&g 3rd Netherlands £49,9 4th France £44,1 Page Top 10 Import markets into UK. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/868378/200227_UK_trade_in_Numbers_full_web_version_final.pdf https://www.gov.scot/publications/export-stats-scotland-2018/
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  1283. Where's England's Assembly? that focuses on England & instead of interfering in other countries?
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  1284. Dougie flip-flop Ross 27th September ''Scotgov should follow UKgov in cutting top rate of tax for highest earners''' The FM ''matching UK tax cuts in Scotland would be a serious error'' Dougie flip-flop Ross 3rd October ''Welcomes chancellor's income tax U-turn'' FM proven right
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  1285. Scotland gets a block grant from wastemonster which they cannot overspend on. We raise approximately £70bn in tax - we get around half back to spend in Scotland’s Parliament. for example the 2019/20 Scottish government budget is £42.5Bn, look it up. 'uk'gov takes the guts of £27.5Bn this year alone which Westminster spend 'on our behalf' and overspend by the value of our deficit. The first challenge we have with Independence is to spend the remainder wisely, Unelected House of Lords, trident, illegal wars etc etc etc. I think we can do better. Thereafter, only with the powers of independence will have the levers to deal properly with our own economy - opportunities ! https://macalbasite.wordpress.com/2019/11/15/the-indisputable-thievery-of-the-uk-union/?fbclid=IwAR3SY4tokiuOIkF98UPWEB8wt71RLavQxbiQEB-WF5wH1Jkh0MoWk819huI Scotlands eu contribution £303 Million, Scots Exports to the eu countries £15 Billion per annum.
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  1286. Yes we do
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  1287.  @Bungle-UK  Lots of unionist bias then?
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  1288. Looking forward to Rishi Sunaks Conservative Party faithful's thunderous clapping for interest rates rising to 5%
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  1289.  @birtlee2078  Independent Denmark 3,25% Norway 3,75% Ireland 4%
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  1290.  @birtlee2078  Don't want to embarrass you
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  1291.  @birtlee2078  Just the 1 Labour Westminster MP in Scotland.
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  1292.  @johnathanpearson3203  And snp have a mandate. He can bring his no deal in g.e to the scottish public who voted 62% remain. Scotgov will put political independence.
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  1293.  @Roskellan  And uk is not a country it is a union , you wouldnt call the eu a country would you?😂 snp have a mandate
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  1294.  @gvdlpgg2406  Did you know Glasgow is a leading European City for the manufacture of Satellites?
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  1295.  @gvdlpgg2406  New National Manufacturing Institute Scotland opened just last week next to Glasgow Airport.
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  1296.  @wilsonflood4393  Annual Economic Growth Rate in 2022 Scotland 4.9% Finland 2.1% International Trade in Quarter 1 2023 Exports Imports Total Balance of Trade Scotland 37.2 Billion 36 Billion 73.2 Billion Surplus of +1.2 Billion Finland 28.3 Billion 29.2 Billion 57.5 Billion Deficit of -900 Million Number of Inward Investment Projects Secured in 2022 in 2021 Scotland 126 Up 3% 122 Finland 104 Down 16% 124 Latest Employment Stats Women Men Scotland 2.663 million 1.311 million 1.352 million Finland 2.606 million 1.273 million 1.332 million Top 6 Sectors by Employment Scotland Finland 561k 619k Manufacturing, Wholesale & Retail 540k 404k Financial, Property, Professional, Administrative 407k 397k Health & Social Care 338k 223k Tourism, Hospitality, Transportation & Storage 226k 191k Education & Skills 179k 182k Construction University Entrants in 2022 in 2021 Scots Born 33.880 Up 9.8% 30.490 Finnish Born 32.600 Up 4% 31.300 New Housing Completions in 2022 in 2021 Scotland 42.132 Up 8.3% 38.639 Finland 41.636 Up 6.24% 39.039 Birth Registrations Scotland Finland = Q1 2023 14.991 13.799 outbred Finn by aprox 7.95% or 1192 2022 46.959 44.951 outbred Finn by aprox 4,28% or 2008 Most Popular Baby Names in 2022 Scotland Finland Olivia Noah Olivia Leo
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  1297.  @wilsonflood4393  EY ''Scotland's Foreign Investment Grows with Record Results'' SDI ''inward investment continues to deliver for Scotland'' EY ''Scotland leads the way for FDI Investment'' EY report ''spotlights Scotland’s strengths in financial services'' Global Financial Centre Index Ranking Site 27th Edinburgh 45th Glasgow 28th Melbourne 46th Calgary 29th Minneapolis 47th Stuttgart 30th Atlanta 48th Dublin 31st Stockholm 49th Brussels 32nd Vancouver 50th Milan Edinburgh based Global Investment firm Arbn recently acquired US Healthcare Assets worth $3.3 Billion adding to its total assets in US valued at $30.7 Billion Glasgow fintech firm Beeks Financial Cloud recently signed a deal to fortify South Africa's Stock Exchange. Glasgow recently surpassed 50,000 business milestone for the first time in its history. Scotland’s first internet of things accelerator STAC the Smart Things Accelerator Centre has increased female entrepreneurship in Scotland’s tech industry in its latest cohort. Worlds First by a Scottish energy company generating the Worlds First 50GWH of Tidal Power, in the Pentland Firth between Orkney & Mainland. Worlds largest offshore wind energy leasing round is ScotWind World's First Driverless Buses started over the Forth Bridge. World's First Rewilding Centre opened in the Highlands. Edinburgh recently surpassed Oxford & Cambridge to become the UK's most AI ready City according to SAS AI Cities Index 2023. Dundee University has won the UK competition to host the UK governments visual effects technology research centre in boost to Scotland's creative industries. London School of Economics ''Scotland has more Tidal energy capacity than rest of the World Combined'' Savills insight ''2022 total commercial property investment in Scotland'' The Scottish Farmer ''Record Breaking year for Scottish Food & Drink Exports'' Insider ''Scottish hotel sector buoyed by increased demand'' 10% increase in Tourists from North America to Scotland in 2022. Passenger numbers have doubled on Edinburgh Trams since the new extension opened on June 6th. Cairngorm Mountain Resort has expanded its viewing terrace. Linlithgow Palace, birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots re-opened to visitors following conservation works. Shetland Space Port plans include a visitor centre and a hotel. Wavegarden Scotland is on construction, a near Edinburgh based development of a disused quarry into a leisure & tourist attraction, Scotland's First artificial Surf park. Top Golf Entertainment's new Glasgow venue recently opened, its first in Scotland. New Casino is to open in Aberdeen, Merkur's first in the UK. New eco-friendly Livingston Trade Park recently achieved full occupancy. Loganair has completed its first all-electric flight turnaround at Stornaway Airport. Loganair has started its first Dundee to London Heathrow flights. In August Scotland is hosting the UCI World Cycling Championships. In October St Andrew's is hosting a global seafood summit. The Borders Centuries old pub, The Crook Inn is back in business. The Cross-Border Union Chain Bridge has re-opened following restoration works. New Kildean Business Park in Stirling scoops UK-Wide award. Inward Investor German pharma firm Merck is creating 500 new jobs in Glasgow & Stirling in drug research & development, manufacturing and commercialisation. Inward Investor Dutch chemical firm DSM's new cattle feed additive Bovaer is being Globally manufactured at its site in Ayrshire. Inward Investor Austrian wellbeing firm Therme has announced Glasgow for its 2nd wellbeing resort in the UK. Inward Investor Italian Drinks Packaging firm Eurostampa is expanding its facility in Cumbernauld. Inward Investor Japanese Cable Manufacturer Sumitomo Electric is to build new cable factory in the Highlands to make sub-sea high-voltage cables. Inward Investor Singaporean manufacturer Mooreast is to establish a manufacturing facility in Aberdeen for the production of subsea foundations. Inward Investor Taiwanese bike manufacturer Giant Bicycles has opened its 1st store in Scotland in Stirling. Inward Investor US Satellite firm Mangata Networks is to opening new Satellite Manufacturing Facility at Prestwick Airport in Ayrshire. Inward Investor US Defence firm Raytheon is opening its new Anti Drone Laser manufacturing factory in Livingston. Inward Investor US Property firm CBRE has moved into its new office in Aberdeen. Inward Investor US IT firm Invisors has made European debut opening its new office in Glasgow. Inward Investor US Fintech firm Mirador Worldwide has opened its new office in Edinburgh. Inward Investor US Airline United Airlines has recently increased flights too Scotland following demand US Side. Inward Investor Air Canada Toronto Edinburgh flights back. Scotland's NHS has recruited over 800 nurses, midwives and allied health professionals from overseas in the last year. Social Security Scotland Workforce Growth since being established 3,854 employed in March 2023 170 employed in September 2018 Proposals for a 2nd Cruachan Hydro-Electric Power Station in Argyll. Scotland's First Offshore Solar panel array will come into use this year. New Electric Vehicle firm Munro Vehicles new MK1 4×4 starting production in East Kilbride this year. New Electric Vehicle firm HVS Systems is developing its hydrogen powered trucks in Glasgow. New Electric Vehicle firm Mako Aerospace developing worlds first all-electric jet engine in Fife. St Andrews University Scottish Hydrogen Train Project has tested the First Hydrogen Powered Train. Montrose Port is the first Scottish port to provide shore power to offshore energy vessels. Dundee based Vertical Farming Technology firm Intelligent Growth Solutions is one of Scotland's fastest growing exporters. Construction of a Debris flow Shelter selected as long term solution for Rest and Be Thankful road in Argyll. An online exhibition has gone live where the public can view. New Aberdeen South Port opened. Aberdeen Accounting firm AAB has made its first acquisition in US in the state of Michigan. Glasgow sensor specialist Novosound has signed a major deal in the Us that will see the firm expand into the US healthcare sector. The company has announced a series of international contract wins over the last twelve months, including with aerospace groups BAE Systems and GE Aviation and Israeli-based digital health company dSound. Glasgow health tech firm TalkingMedicines has expanded into the US healthcare sector opening a sales office in Boston to sell its wearable devices. Edinburgh Natural Skincare Company ENSC is expanding into Japan following selling its products in Isetan, the Japanese equivalent of Harrods Edinburgh's Campervan Brewery’s Extra Black beer as quickly become the company’s top-selling product. ScotRail recently announced fare reduction to £1 for Kids Carstairs Train Station in Lanarkshire reopened on 30th May Cross-Border Caledonian Sleeper Rail being nationalised. New Fife Levenmouth Rail Link half way through construction New East Linton Rail Station in East Lothian in construction New Inverness Airport Rail Station in February 2023 Aberdeen rail station redevelopment opened in December 2022 Perthshire rail freight hub opened in 2022 Reston station in Borders opened in 2022 Glasgow rail engineering depot opened in 2022 Glasgow's Cullen Eco-Friendly Packaging recently won a contract to supply Every McDonalds in the UK and is extending its facility with investment from Scottish Enterprise. Construction completed in Glasgow for Barrhead Travel's new HQ which opened in February. Newest Whisky Distillery for 138 years in Orkney is opening Newest Whisky Distillery for 130 years in Inverness opened Forfar's Gin Bothy has entered the US Market. Rutherglen based Ice Cream producer Equi has moved into its new 10,000 sq ft factory & will be able to produce 4x more of its product. Scottish Water has tripled solar energy production in Kirkcaldy New veterinary animal eye hospital has opened in Newton Mearns, its first in Scotland. Publicly Owned Fergusons Shipyard recently won MoD contract on manufacturing and fabrication on the UKs Type 26 Frigate HMS Belfast. Annan business park opened, South of Scotland Enterprise has done a deal to attract Screwfix and Howdens to the business park.
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  1298. Hopefully their far right English nationalism will push England on to demanding independence
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  1299.  @cockoffgewgle4993  Scotlands Muslim community is around 76,737 1,4% of the population. In 2012 new Tartan was created to help integrate, incorporate and celebrate Scotland's muslim community. Unlike England where no attempt is made. in the census, 71% of Muslims in Scotland consider their only national identity to be Scottish The census concluded "Muslims have a strong sense of belonging to Scotland in particular'' Chicken Tikka Masala was invented in Glasgow by a Bangladeshi chef, owner of the Shish Mahal restaurants in Glasgow In his autobiographical, Two Worlds: An Edinburgh Jewish Childhood, the eminent Scottish-Jewish scholar David Daiches wrote that there are grounds for asserting that Scotland is the only European country with no history of state persecution of Jews. Civic nationalism, is an inclusive form of nationalism that adheres to traditional liberal values of freedom, tolerance, equality, and individual rights. Social democracy is a political, social and economic philosophy within Socialism that seeks to humanise capitalism and create the conditions for it to lead to greater democratic, egalitarian outcomes.
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  1300.  @cockoffgewgle4993  96,251 Women have migrated from RUK too Scotland since the 2016 brexit vote down there. 🤩 💪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/migration/migration-statistics/migration-flows/migration-between-scotland-and-the-rest-of-the-uk not anti English atall. The FM's grannie was from Sunderland 65 other countries have gained independence from Westminster
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  1301.  @cockoffgewgle4993  What about Englands PM Bojo the Clown's anti scots poem he had published? that was endorsed by the right wing down there when they elected the clown/destroyer/scottish independence biggest asset
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  1302.  @cockoffgewgle4993  The tories are the English Nationalist party Scotland also voted to stay in the EU took out against our will having a new independence referendum
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  1303.  @cockoffgewgle4993  Yep against our will, weakening the case for the 'union' as it proves Scotlands votes dosnt matter within the 'uk' uk is a union, not a nation Not subject to UK decisions, because uk decisions are totally undemocratic and unrepresentative as it can only ever favour one country. what ''nationalist'' policies have the tories enacted? EVEL English Votes for English Laws, introduced in 2015 banned mps from Scotland from voting on matters effecting England, but English mps can still vote on matters not devolved to Scotland. Independence is normal, both should be independent
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  1304. He can bring his no deal brexit in the g.e to the scottish public who voted 62% to stay in the eu. Scotgov are putting political independence from wastemonster. We just got back farm payments sent to scotland by the eu but was stolen by ukgov and spent on farmers in England & Wales instead. Desperate stuff ,tories set to be Wiped out in Scotland losing all their seats , Bams
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  1305. https://evolvepolitics.com/boris-johnson-published-poem-caling-for-extermination-of-verminous-scottish-race/
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  1306.  Albert Pike  Ha! the romans couldnt do that , im soo fiert. The UK is slipping into dictatorship , non-elected pm
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  1307.  Albert Pike  You anti eu folk are the ones on the side of non electing a pm. You'v fatally fcuked up this time
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  1308.  Albert Pike  Wheres the eu published poem about anti scotland and scots?
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  1309. *England & NI riots.
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  1310.  @NPC-st7zv  Just an evidence based example @npc Now Answer @John W question!!
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  1311. @William Stewart Nah not good enough
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  1312. @William Stewart No it wasnt equalled whatever that means uk is not a country it is a union , you wouldnt call the eu a country would you😂
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  1313.  @miacat1727  No brexit is scotlands vote respected
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  1314.  @NPC-st7zv  I believe in normalcy for scotland aye. like the previous 60+ countries that left wastemonster.
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  1315.  @NPC-st7zv  Statute of westminster 1931 the root took by Canada , Australia ,New Zealand when they left. '''either immediately or upon ratification, effectively both establishes the legislative independence as the statute removed all of the British parliament's authority to legislate'''
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  1316.  @NPC-st7zv  And Scots law and English law are separate jurisdictions ,
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  1317.  @NPC-st7zv  No one did in 2014 , Gina miller is doing that in the english courts ,
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  1318.  @NPC-st7zv  The no voters were told by the ukgov to vote no to 'keep their place in the eu' How did that go
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  1319.  @Thegeneral588  Aye good that was good for Scotland!! the scotpar allowed 16 and 17 year olds the vote. also eu nationals living in scotland. How the tables turn Wastemonster excluded 16 and 17 year olds and excluded eu nationals from voting.
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  1320.  @Thegeneral588  What
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  1321.  @Thegeneral588  Their in line with what scotland voted hence polling to win 51 out of the 59 scottish seats
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  1322.  @Thegeneral588  Not all of them are 'against the English , Welsh and NIrish' the vote down in england was 46% remain 53% leave , Northern Ireland voted to remain
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  1323.  @Thegeneral588  Your an adult in scotland at 16. so can work etc pay tax so its fair they can vote in all Scottish elections. whatever you think.
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  1324.  @Thegeneral588  I disagree.
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  1325.  @Thegeneral588  Your first bit and dont understand the 2nd
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  1326.  @Thegeneral588  And have a mandate. '''Scottish nationalism is characterised as civic nationalism rather than ethnic nationalism in that the Scottish people are defined as those living in the country, regardless of race or culture.''
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  1327. @Sarah Miller A safe border between Scotland and britian could allow the british government to live up to the gfa Ours is 96miles long and 6main roads , the british border in n ire is 310miles and 280+ crossings
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  1328.  @Thegeneral588  Have a glance at the eu vote result map
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  1329.  @Thegeneral588  In the uk eu vote residents of the United Kingdom Commonwealth citizens resident in the uk Residents of the United Kingdom who were citizens of other EU countries were not allowed to vote
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  1330.  @Thegeneral588  Whats your point? Now they have the Opportunity to stay European Union Citizens if they want too aswell and with Scotland having voted 62% to stay in eu would suggest we want too
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  1331.  @Thegeneral588  Scotlands not leaving eu so wastemonster gony have to let us go. '''to run as far away from these fearmongering bureaucrats as possible'''
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  1332. @William Stewart And the wastemonster dictatorship ? 99.84% having not voted. where nothing gets done no bills have been passed for three years.
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  1333. @William Stewart 59 Scottish seats at wastemonster , The snp does not have any members of the House of Lords, as it has always maintained a position of objecting to an Unelected upper house 601 mp's from other countries , London having more mp's than the second biggest nation in the british union 784 Unelected uk bureaucrats aka Unelected house of lords all unelected ,More members than elected 27 member nation eupar
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  1334.  @Thegeneral588  After the dictator is brought down. He can bring his no deal brexit in the g.e to the Scottish public who voted 62% to stay in the eu. Scotgov has said they will put political independence. polls say tories facing Wipe out in Scotland losing all 13 of their seats to the snp. who is set to win 51 of the 59 Scottish seats. Bring it on
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  1335. @William Stewart Finlands national government has the presidency of eu council at moment . Same size population as Scotland. Remember when wastemonster had some say with 28 Countries 😂
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  1336.  @jaimes350  Whats the treaty of union?
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  1337.  @jaimes350  Scotlands transaction with eu , 303million . Croatia the newest member to join the eu. 387mil
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  1338.  @Jack-fs2im  Being in the british union is worse than being in the eu.
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  1339.  IAN WARD  You one of them who voted to get poorer and did you vote to break up the british union? Hows your brexit going ian?
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  1340.  @jayadams681  Uk pensions £129 lowest in oced. Ireland in eu pensions £221
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  1341.  IAN WARD  😂Yer da sells avon.
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  1342.  IAN WARD  Nice Tartan / eu passport of course
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  1343.  IAN WARD  £192billion gdp that we get 75back. Higher gdp than Englands defence and health spending combined
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  1344.  @marycull3607  Maybe the dictator will Mary Doll. In the separate scottish legal system as the british union does not have one legal system. You too if your lucky!
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  1345.  @marycull3607  He'l be breaching the treaty of our own union. Lets make it null and void shall we
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  1346.  @marycull3607  Scotlands pension within 'british union' £129 'UK' pensions are the lowest in the oced Irelands state pension £221 within the eu
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  1347. Dont have the power as immigration is reserved to ukgov. We'l Gain the powers of a normal country if we ended the british union as it is worse than being in the eu. I see you dont know what is devolved to scotsparlie and reserved (at wastemonster) hence the reasons to end the british union like 60+ Countries previously who left wastemonster. Its a dictatorship
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  1348. Dont have any say in the UK, 59 westminster mp's of 650 Scotland voted to stay in the EU - not respected by the UK Governments we dont vote for the failure of the union in Scotland, dont have currency issuing powers powers over raising the state pension dont have a stock exchange dont have a national defence force The Velvet Divorce in 1993 was the peaceful breakup of Czechoslovakia into 2 Independent States.
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  1349.  @keithmarshall8796  In 2022 Westminster scrapped its fixed term parliament act.
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  1350. US where they deny representation to 4 of its states/ territories ??? Peurto Rico being one. we really need american input.
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  1351.  @dave506  No we're starting a new currency for Scotland with our inheritence of 10% of the wealth of the former 'british union' economy & sterling area. which is our share which be leaving the english treasury. How will it cope 10% down davie? 1 pound to 1.15euro right now. They offered a currency union last time.Not offering that this time.
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  1352. *English
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  1353. Bigger market
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  1354. This one is the last pm of the 'uk'
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  1355. Imperialist dicator. Can't as we'l be another state , your pathetic. The Solway–Tweed line was legally established in 1237 by the Treaty of York between England and Scotland. It remains the border today, Following the Treaty of Union 1707, which united Scotland with England to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Border forms the boundary of the two legal systems as the treaty between Scotland and England guaranteed the continued separation of English law and Scots law. Article 19 provided for the continuation of Scotland's separate legal system.
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  1356. Scottish tax on traffic coming into Scotland? We'l introduce universal basic income for All Scotland of the back of that. Good idea john you mug ,,Imperialist dictator supporter.
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  1357.  @robertgalloway3771  In 1989 in England & Wales the Torie UK government privatised the ten public regional water authorities through divestiture (sale of assets). The ten privatised Regional Water Authorities were: Anglian Water Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water North West Water Northumbrian Water Severn Trent Water Southern Water South West Water Thames Water Wessex Water Yorkshire Water Water charges in England & Wales Three people - £576.90 per year and £48 per month straight into companies probably based in the ...eu etc. Scottish Water is a statutory corporation (owned by the Scottish government) that provides water services across Scotland. It is accountable to the public through the Scottish Government. the average Scottish Water household charge in 2019/20 will be £369 – around £1 a day*. https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/14bn-plan-to-share-scots-water-with-england-1-3613430 Straight into what will be the new Scots treasury for public spending in All Scotland. We'v played a good yin there :) 🚰 💪 cheers.
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  1358.  Albert Pike  Lol baked tattie
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  1359. Majority off Nato Members dont have nukes
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  1360. So are you though , Scotland voted 62% to remain in eu. We voted to remain what do you think your doing
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  1361.  @jpw6893  Total Tax revenue West Midlands pop 5.9 million Scotland pop 5.4 million 2019 £58.763bn £65.339bn 2018 £56.331bn £62.185bn 2017 £54.711bn £59.926bn 2016 £51.574bn £56.799bn 2010 to 19 West Midlands £454.398 billion Scotland £531.345 billion £76.947 billion bigger Yorkshire & Humber Region pop 5.4 mil Scotland pop 5.4 mil 2019 £55.878 bn £65.339 bn 2018 £53.921 bn £62.185 bn 2017 £52.514 bn £59.926 bn 2016 £49.596 bn £56.799 bn 2010 to 19 Yorkshire & H £438.535bn Scotland £531.345bn £92.81 billion bigger Exports from West Midlands £17.8bn Exports from Yorkshire & Humber £18bn https://www.wmca.org.uk/media/3267/state-of-the-region.pdf https://exportexchange.co.uk/yorkshire-exports-rise-to-18bn Scotland total £85 billion https://www.gov.scot/publications/export-stats-scotland-2018/ £67.2bn more than West Midlands, £12.444 per head £67bn more than Yorkshire & H, £12.407 per head https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Scotland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_have_gained_independence_from_the_United_Kingdom https://www.businessforscotland.com/scotland-is-one-of-the-worlds-most-naturally-wealthy-nations/ https://www.gov.scot/news/oil-and-gas-production-increases-4-6-percent-in-2018/ https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/scotland-wind-power-on-shore-renewable-energy-climate-change-uk-a9013066.html https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/ps14bn-plan-share-scots-water-england-1520284
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  1362.  @jpw6893  The Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, which took effect on 1 January 1993, was the peaceful self-determined split of the federal republic of Czechoslovakia into the independent countries of Czech Republic and Slovakia. The separation occurred without violence, and was said to be "velvet", much like the "Velvet Revolution" that preceded it, which was accomplished through massive peaceful demonstrations and actions Slovak National Party wanted complete independence, Czech parties had little or no presence in Slovakia..... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Scottish_Parliament_election#Result https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Scotland#Results In order to have a functioning state, the government demanded continued control from Prague, while Slovaks continued to ask for decentralization.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_have_gained_independence_from_the_United_Kingdom
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  1363.  @jpw6893  Its ok, Bojo the clown and their brexit is biggest recruiter to independence
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  1364. Flag of Tenerife
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  1365. Torie voters in Scotland are not interested in Scotland, they're democracy is in England
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  1366.  @moraymac2922  Snp have done more for Women than any other party in the UK
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  1367.  @Purple_flower09  Who pay's for England's 1,1 million unemployed ?
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  1368.  @stephenobrien3405  Same as the other 195 Independent Countries?
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  1369.  @stephenobrien3405  Yes Yes Devolution is limited, Independence is normal for the 195 Independent Countries in the World
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  1370.  @kimwarburton8490  Go & take a look at yourself talking utter guff
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  1371. @FuckILoveYouTubby None of my business i want wastemonster Cut Of.
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  1372.  @mc-ec3bu  From the english treasury that dosnt exist as there is no english money and treasury. Good one. Btw we're 10% of the uks sterling area and economy. Enjoy your brexit ,Kissy
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  1373.  @mc-ec3bu  And the mint is headquatred in .... Llantrisant , Wales , what english pound? 😂
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  1374.  @ryshow9118  Are you one of the brady bunch do you chant 'send her back' Mary Anne MacLeod Born in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, she emigrated to the United States in 1930 was the mother of Donald Trump
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  1375.  @LiftedBuddha  No i dont think that would be the policy
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  1376. Due a share of the UK's Assets if taking a share of the UK's Debt.
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  1377. Will that be under the one law system that dose not exist, their are three law systems
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  1378.  @headachecomix  What law ? The uk dose not have one law system , There are three separate law systems
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  1379. 62% remain in Scotland. Oh and the scottish law system is separate.
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  1380.  @rounsterbout  Lets hope their not as illiterate as you. Scotgov will Gain the powers over immigration as currently they have no power or say on immigration as it is reserved to wastemonster. So we'd Gain the powers and policy. 😂 british brexit refugee's welcome. Article 4 of the treaty of our own union gave the subjects of Great Britain freedom of trade and movement within the kingdom. What does this sound like to you? Cough EU. Why didnt you say you hate fom in previous 312years of it here agreed in our own union. 😂😂😂 Scots marauding down south doingo trade and same other way. and defending you too. How preposterous for you. How beneath you robin!! Scotland spends 5% of our gdp on defence (Germany spends 1.2% ) england 2%.the nato average is 2% ,we will inherit it all. as defence is reserved to wastemonster. The romans couldnt conquer scotland Ireland dont want to leave the eu either and Have You came up with your border solution over there yet!
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  1381. Will it be by dictatorship too? Your soft. Enough of the uk. End the british union get our 10% of the former uk economy & sterling area up the road!
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  1382. Are you a Presbie Anglican ?
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  1383. What advantages does the Union have to offer?
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  1384.  @ED-zs2si  That was when the english had to prostitute themself's out Ironically to Europe! and the dutch guy took the english throne. 😂 all over religion . bill of rights means nothing it was all sectarian
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  1385.  Vinny Mac  No theyl come with as our share of the former union. Tv channels itl become sbc or gtf 😂😂😂 our own new navy which i want a job with. Enjoy your dictatorship & your brexit , british brexit refugee's welcome
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  1386.  @whitewolf4851  No ones saying english out atall. infact their are http://www.englishscotsforyes.org/
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  1387.  @YusuphYT  Have what. Your talking alot of shite. Are you aware there are different laws in Scotland and England and the border is the boundary
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  1388.  @ED-zs2si  True if it did Scotland would have joined it instead of forming 'uk' what does this polticial construct sound like? cough eu. 😂😂 poor things! Scots marauding doon sooth using fom and doing trade and defending. , how gastly and beneath them! why didnt they say anything in the previous 312years abot fom. Article 4 of the*treaty* of our own union( gave the subjects of Great Britain *freedom of trade and movement within the kingdom and "the Dominions and Plantations thereunto belonging", meaning what were then the English overseas possessions.
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  1389.  @ED-zs2si  Scotlands bor is separate. as is the scottish legal system. , i want to cut of the british union parliament' . us might have a bill of rights come back when your out of the 17th century and have the right to a national health service.
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  1390.  @ED-zs2si  We dont have parliamentary privledge that is an english thing. In Scotland they must go to the people. we are starting citizens assemblies for example. Wouldnt get that in england as -parliament decides
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  1391.  @ED-zs2si  Ha hahaa therefore there is No british union constitution. Git it up ye! 😂 Your away back to the 17th century again wtf? the bill of rights are Separate here too. Sorry i thought you are a yank , their usualy the wingnuts banging on about constitution, Probably best not to offer it as something good when the uk has already slipped into dictatorship , they usualy bring it up in relation to guns , you'd think theyd move on to get a nhs in their constitution, or give representation to the 4 states./territories they deny representation too, Peurto Rico being one
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  1392. @Gazelle2802 In 2021 Election, more people voted SNP than Tories and Labour Combined.
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  1393.  @scp_sixtynine4203  Labour in Wales just changed its leader and didn't have an election.
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  1394. Don't even own your water
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  1395.  @proselytizingorthodoxpente8304  Useless New house building 18/19 Scotland 22,764 Burnhams GM 9,172 = 13,592 more https://www.gov.scot/publications/housing-statistics-scotland-2019-key-trends-summary/pages/3/ https://www.hbf.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-missing-out-social-and-economic-benefits-house-building/
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  1396. The bottle return scheme was sabotaged by Westminster because England's isn't ready
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  1397.  @Jack-fs2im  And Braveheart did actually go to Europe at the time. He was a diplomat. read about it.
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  1398.  @Jack-fs2im  Scotland in the 'union' being robbed to the tune of 32thousand per head per year. £1.4Trillion in exports alone since 2000. We contribute 3 times more in scottish exports alone. than we get back in the block grant. Wastemonster Owe's Scotland £1 Trillion We're making enough money in scottish exports alone to run Scotland twice over https://macalbasite.wordpress.com/2019/10/21/scotland-the-hidden-bank-of-the-uk-union/ since the establishment of the Scottish Parliament in the year 2000, If Scotland were assigned its average Export Value (based on othe EU countires of the same size – somewhere between Denmark and Norway, as established on todays values), Scotland would have generated $1,479,000,000,000 (that’s 1.47 trillion) in export value. Based on an 8.2% share, Scotland’s figures show only and export value of $551,286,000,000 over the last 20 years. That’s a missing 20-year total of $927,000,000,000… In other words, that a missing value of a Scottish Oil Wealth Fund in line with Norway’s current oil fund value. Now do you see where our oil fund has gone? The numbers don’t lie. The Union costs Scotland billions every single year and has cost Scotland a trillion in the last 20 years. Tory admits scotland isn't subsidised by england https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VOuSN2j5iU Can you name one? Heres three of Scotland to England , Subsidy number 1 : 117billion per annum of scotlands 192b gdp that the english government take and we get 75 back for our Limited parlie , our 192billion gdp is higher than 5 eu member nations combined , Estonia ,Latvia ,Lithuania,Slovenia and Croatia. *Equal to 5 Nations Wealth Leaving the uk treasury * (excluding our oil) governor of bank of ''british union'' ''Scottish Financial Sector Assets Worth North of a Trillion ' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGpayte7KTE Subsidy number 2 : 70% of all tax in Scotland goes to the uk government in another country , ''Currently 32% of taxation collected in Scotland is in the form of taxes under the control of the Scottish parliament and 67% of all taxation collected in Scotland goes directly to the UK government in taxation that is a reserved matter of the UK parliament'' ''over half of all taxes collected in Scotland remains under the direct control of the UK parliament which has remained a reserved matter to itself all powers over Corporation tax, National Insurance, Value-added tax (VAT), Capital gains tax, Inheritance tax, Aggregates Levy Insurance Premium Tax and Motoring taxes'' Subsidy number 3: 4.4% of scots gdp is taken and spent on defence by the uk government in another country meanwhile same uk government spends just 1.9% of englands gdp on defence = scots subbing wastemonsters pretendy superpower facade as defence is a reserved matter not devolved. https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers/pages/5/ Table 3.1: Total Expenditure: Scotland 2018-19 Defence £3.3Billion or 4.4% Colony of Scotland 4.4% (taken by another countries government) Norway 1.7% Denmark 1.3% Netherlands 1.3% Finland 1.3% Sweden 1% Belgium 0.97% Ireland 0.3% move royal navy back home along with wastemonsters trident wmd submarines that we host. Wastemonster can pay us Rent til they find a site in their own country. the rent is costed at £1billion per annum bagged and tagged. As the new scots navy will be taken over this territory which i want to join. safe border and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Travel_Area Created in 1923 Independent Rep of Ireland , Isle of Mann , Channel Islands are members of it for example. as theres no trouble at ours + itl create jobs on this side and whats left of your side , jobs badly needed on both side of the border you might even concede. Also force the british government to fullfill its end of the international peace agreement GFA. Practical too, ours is 96miles long and 6main roads, the british partition border in NI is 310miles long and 280+ crossings. Lets take it out of the whole island of Ireland (to potentially aviod a war because of your stupidity) The Solway–Tweed line was legally established in 1237 by the Treaty of York between England and Scotland. It remains the border today, Following the Treaty of Union 1707, which united Scotland with England and Wales to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Border forms the boundary of the two legal systems as the treaty between Scotland and England guaranteed the continued separation of English law and Scots law. Article 19 provided for the continuation of Scotland's separate legal system. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Scottish_border https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Union Not joining the euro. A New Currency for Scotland is agreed. They offered England a currency union last time. Not offering that this time. Starting our own currency with 10% of the wealth of the whole 'british union' economy & sterling area which is our share Out of the uk treasury. 1 pound to 1.16 euros right now. Dr Tim Rideout on currency at SNP conference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npP9WV97HsU can offer eu membership In Line With The Majority of Every council area in Scotland All voted for in the eu ref. Thanks for the gift. Unlike the 'british imperial union'' the eu can't set Scotlands income tax , can't set Scotlands economic ,foreign, defence policies , can't impose Englands trident wmd subs on us to host , Can't impose a Torie government England wanted but Scotland rejected, can't steal Devolved powers voted for by 74% of voters in Scotland like the English government is doing. In the GERS link ,Scotlands EU contribution / transaction £303 Million or 0.4% , Scottish Exports to the eu countries £15 Billion per annum. https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Economy/Exports/ESSPublication Read the McCrone report. '' The document gave a highly favourable projection for the economy of an independent Scotland with a chronic surplus to a quite embarrassing degree and its currency would become the hardest in Europe with the exception of the Norwegian kroner. This led successive iterations of the British government to classify the McCrone report as "secret". This was so to avoid fuelling independence sentiment in Scotland. Professor McCrone stated that Scotland's GDP would increase by around 20% if North Sea oil were counted as part of it. In an interview for Holyrood Magazine on 19 May 2013, ex-Labour chancellor Denis Healey (who served in the Cabinet at the time the McCrone Report was submitted) stated: "I think we did underplay the value of the oil to the country because of the threat of [Scottish] nationalism... I think they [Westminster politicians] are concerned about Scotland taking the oil, I think they are worried stiff about it ' Oil and Gas Production Statistics 2017-18 https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Economy/oilgas1718 'In 2018, Scottish GDP per person is estimated at £32,800 including a geographical share of oil and gas output and £29,800 excluding of oil and gas output. This compares to a UK figure of £31,900 (including oil and gas output)' 'Secondly, in 2018, the figures tell us that Scotland’s GDP was boosted by around £3,000 per person simply because of a geographic share oil and gas output being included in the Scottish figures.' At a UK level that boost to the economic statistics is equivalent to around £300 per person.' Devolved powers are the Scottish parliaments and Reserved powers are at the 'uk' parliament as clearly set out in the Scotland act 1998 ,extended by Scotland act 2012 and 2016. https://www.parliament.scot/visitandlearn/Education/18642.aspx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserved_and_excepted_matters https://indyposterboy.scot/more-a5-flyers/ https://macalbasite.wordpress.com/2019/10/21/scotland-the-hidden-bank-of-the-uk-union/ https://www.snp.org/record/ http://wiki.scottishconstitution.com/index.php?title=Constitution_Of_The_Scottish_State https://evolvepolitics.com/boris-johnson-published-poem-caling-for-extermination-of-verminous-scottish-race/ :)💪 We're no awa' tae bide awa' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YIA1i0pBtw
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  1399.  @Jack-fs2im  Aye their will
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  1400.  @Jack-fs2im  Not stopping your brexit. Only want our majority to stay in the eu respected. Wastemonster faces Loss of half the landmass, 790 islands, all the natural resources and a gdp higher than 5 eu member countries combined. Equal to 5 nations wealth leaving 'uk' treasury
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  1401.  @Jack-fs2im  Yep they wont , in line with the majority of all areas in scotland. Lets hope they all vote snp Statute of westminster 1931 , the route took by Canada, Australia ,New Zealand when they ditched wastemonster. ''immediately or upon ratification, effectively established the legislative independence of the self-governing Dominions of the British Empire from the United Kingdom'' ''As the statute removed all of the British parliament's authority to legislate''
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  1402.  @Jack-fs2im  Scots law is separate. You clearly dont know what your talking about. You'v had 3years too. Im no going anywhere with likes of you , brainless.
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  1403.  @Jack-fs2im  😂 voted Most Beautiful Country in the World (in 2018but forget about that) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlG6tbYaA88
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  1404.  @Jack-fs2im  and on wee mcpotus, ''Scotland the original trump haters'' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pbTmXsfiYk
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  1405.  @Jack-fs2im  Article 19 of 'treaty of union' provided for continued separation of scots law and english law. 312years ago. Eu law complies with scots law and vice versa. Scottish law has been used in the Netherlands check the case
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  1406.  @Jack-fs2im  What policy is a quote, ''doomsday cult'' ??
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  1407.  @Jack-fs2im  Utter guff, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Travel_Area created in 1923, Independent Rep of Ireland Isle of Mann , Channel Islands are members of it. Scotland voted to stay in the eu therefore we're staying in the eu. 'In 2018, Scottish GDP per person is estimated at £32,800 including a geographical share of oil and gas output and £29,800 excluding of oil and gas output. This compares to a UK figure of £31,900 (including oil and gas output)' 'Secondly, in 2018, the figures tell us that Scotland’s GDP was boosted by around £3,000 per person simply because of a geographic share oil and gas output being included in the Scottish figures.' At a UK level that boost to the economic statistics is equivalent to around £300 per person Dont blink first weeman!
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  1408.  @Jack-fs2im  We dont vote tory., havnt elected torie government since 1955 , gove is in an english seat. Nonsense
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  1409.  @Jack-fs2im  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjcBOhBdTHA
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  1410.  @Jack-fs2im  Corr blimey , See what you'v done yet?
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  1411.  @Jack-fs2im  Actually the scotgov and parliament will Gain full powers of a normal country on immigration as currently the powers are reserved at ukgov and ukpar. Why shouldnt we have our own system for our diaspora etc? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_diaspora 20–25 million Scottish Americans Up to 8.3% of the U.S. population 27-30 million Scots-Irish Americans Up to Up to 10% of the U.S. population Mary Anne MacLeod Born in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, she emigrated to the United States in 1930 was the mother of Donald Trump, 4,714,970 Scottish Canadians , third-largest ethnic group in Canada and amongst the first Europeans to settle in the country. http://www.scottishdiasporatapestry.org/thetapestry
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  1412. Pleasure, every one since 1955. for example my da was born in 54 😂
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  1413. Thick as mince
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  1414.  freaky Friday  I hopeso too. All Areas voted to stay in the eu. the voters up here arnt daft , canny😂 their on to something!
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  1415.  @damianeadie510  Doncaster was ceded to Scotland in the Treaty of Durham; it was never formally returned to England. The first treaty of Durham was a peace treaty concluded between kings Stephen of England and David I of Scotland on 5 February 1136
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  1416. Your're still a clown Bojo, never mind the supporting cast! Out!
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  1417.  @dave710  Fergusons Shipyard was saved by ScotGov in 2019 MV Glen Rosa launched today. MV Glen Sannox launched last month. Sub-contract won on the UK's navy frigate HMS Cardiff. MV Kallista Helen, MV Helen Rice & ACB Argymak built since takeover. Glasgow based airline LoganAir became the largest regional airline in the UK after the collapse of English Airline Flybe in January 2023. Publicly Owned Prestwick Airport just reported its 4th consecutive year of profit. Doncaster Airport was left to close in 2022. Manston Airport and Blackpool Airport were left to close in 2014. Bristol Filton Airport was left to close in 2012. Plymouth City Airport was left to close in 2011. Sheffield City Airport was left to close in 2008. Ipswich Airport was left to close in 1998. Cross-Border Caledonian Sleeper Rail Nationalised by ScotGov in 2023. ScotRail Nationalised by ScotGov in 2022. German Government run England's Arriva Rail London. Italian Government run England's Avanti West Coast Rail. Dutch Government run England's MerseyRail. Fort William Aluminium Smelter was saved by ScotGov in 2016, England's Only Aluminium Smelter was left to close in 2012. Wales Only Aluminium Factory was left to close in 2009. Motherwell & Cambuslang steel works were saved by ScotGov in 2016. Scunthorpe steel works announced closure in 2023. Redcar & Hartlepool steel works were left to close in 2015. Walsall steel works was left to close in 2009. 1989 Torie Privatisation of England's Water Industry 1994 Scottish Water Referendum Scottish Water Subsidiary was sent into England, in 2019 took over Yorkshire Water's Business Customer Base. In 2016 took over Southern Waters Business Customer Base. Glasgow Bakery Morton Rolls collapsed in March 2023. Morton Rolls was brought back into business with ScotGov support in 2023. Manchester's Robinson Bakers collapsed in 2023. Bradford's Marshall Bakers collapsed in 2023 Hull's Conquest of Bread Bakery collapsed in 2023 Birmingham's Ten Four Bakery collapsed in 2023 Grimsby Seafood Factory was left to close in 2022 New Western Isles Seafood factory opened in 2022 Uddingston Seafood Factory was saved in 2022
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  1418.  @dave710  Fergusons Shipyard was saved by ScotGov in 2019 MV Glen Rosa launched today. MV Glen Sannox launched last month. Sub-contract won on the UK's navy frigate HMS Cardiff. MV Kallista Helen, MV Helen Rice & ACB Argymak built since takeover. Glasgow based airline LoganAir became the largest regional airline in the UK after the collapse of English Airline Flybe in January 2023. Publicly Owned Prestwick Airport just reported its 4th consecutive year of profit. Doncaster Airport was left to close in 2022. Manston Airport and Blackpool Airport were left to close in 2014. Bristol Filton Airport was left to close in 2012. Plymouth City Airport was left to close in 2011. Sheffield City Airport was left to close in 2008. Ipswich Airport was left to close in 1998. Cross-Border Caledonian Sleeper Rail Nationalised by ScotGov in 2023. ScotRail Nationalised by ScotGov in 2022. German Government run England's Arriva Rail London. Italian Government run England's Avanti West Coast Rail. Dutch Government run England's MerseyRail. Fort William Aluminium Smelter was saved by ScotGov in 2016, England's Only Aluminium Smelter was left to close in 2012. Wales Only Aluminium Factory was left to close in 2009. Motherwell & Cambuslang steel works were saved by ScotGov in 2016. Scunthorpe steel works announced closure in 2023. Redcar & Hartlepool steel works were left to close in 2015. Walsall steel works was left to close in 2009. 1989 Torie Privatisation of England's Water Industry 1994 Scottish Water Referendum Scottish Water Subsidiary was sent into England, in 2019 took over Yorkshire Water's Business Customer Base. In 2016 took over Southern Waters Business Customer Base. Glasgow Bakery Morton Rolls collapsed in March 2023. Morton Rolls was brought back into business with ScotGov support in 2023. Manchester's Robinson Bakers collapsed in 2023. Bradford's Marshall Bakers collapsed in 2023 Hull's Conquest of Bread Bakery collapsed in 2023 Birmingham's Ten Four Bakery collapsed in 2023 Grimsby Seafood Factory was left to close in 2022 New Western Isles Seafood factory opened in 2022 Uddingston Seafood Factory was saved in 2022
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  1419.  @kethughes8266  Do you want it to close with job losses and become derelict land?
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  1420.  @kethughes8266  Do you want it to close with job losses and become derelict land?
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  1421.  @kethughes8266  Do you want it to close with job losses and become derelict land?
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  1422.  @kethughes8266  New health centres nearby have been built and opened. Clydebank Health Centre opened in 2022. Greenock Health Centre opened in 2021.
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  1423.  @kethughes8266  New Health Centres nearby have been built & opened. New Clydebank Health Centre opened in 2022. New Greenock Health Centre opened in 2021.
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  1424.  @kethughes8266  New Health Centres nearby have been built & opened. New Clydebank Health Centre opened in 2022. New Greenock Health Centre opened in 2021.
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  1425. 55% prefer to be a minority in their own country?
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  1426. https://www.snp.org/record/
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  1427.  @johnhanson1419  Being in the british union dictatorship is Worse than the eu. Dont think you are aware of what powers are devolved (at scots parlie) and reserved (held at wastemonster) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserved_and_excepted_matters At wastemonster 59 Scots seats ,However 601 other mp's from other countries can vote on reserved matters but not devolved matters. + Another 775 Unelected British bureaucrats aka Unelected house of lords can vote on reserved matters but not devolved matters. (more members than elected 27member Country euparliament) The SNP does not have any members of the House of Lords, as it has always maintained a position of objecting to an Unelected upper house. The Scottish Parliament is the unicameral (One house) legislature of Scotland. "Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation", by Alasdair Gray is engraved on a wall of the Scottish Parliament building re opened in 1999.
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  1428. @Sharon Suddady Aye lets turn the g.e into a plebiscite on...Ending the Union
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  1429.  @lizh1970  Democratically elected
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  1430. Any comment in particular?
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  1431. @John Balladear No but we can give our own education Free Tuition – Students in England face tuition fees up to £27,750 – Scottish students receive university tuition free.
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  1432.  Albert Pike  Who
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  1433.  @jpeps_8842  Our system is different it always has been ,normally 4year courses up here too
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  1434. Vice Versea the incompetent UK Polticians won't be involved in Scottish politics
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  1435.  cashyf_88  HMRC recent report found since Devolution of Power over Income Tax to Scottish Government, Thousands more people migrated to Scotland from RUK than left Scotland for the RUK. By 2022, HMRC's most recent figures, Scotland was benefitting from £200m a year in extra taxable income from people migrating here from RUK. Scottish Government Budget 2024/2025 £85m Funding for College Capital Infrastructure. £65m Funding for Agriculture Less Favoured Area Support Scheme. £35m Funding for Manufacturing Property Challenge Programme. £9m Funding for Free Scottish Baby Box. £3m Funding for Islands Air Far Discount Scheme for Residents of Shetland, Orkney, Western Isles, Sutherland, Caithness, Islay, Jura & Colonsay. £1,5m One time Cancellation of All School Meal Debt. = £198,5m
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  1436.  cashyf_88  HMRC recent report found since Devolution of Power over Income Tax to Scottish Government, Thousands more people migrated to Scotland from RUK than left Scotland for the RUK. By 2022, HMRC's most recent figures, Scotland was benefitting from 200m a year in extra taxable income from people migrating here from RUK. Scottish Government Budget 2024/2025 85m Funding for College Capital Infrastructure. 65m Funding for Agriculture Less Favoured Area Support Scheme. 35m Funding for Manufacturing Property Challenge Programme. 9m Funding for Free Scottish Baby Box. 3m Funding for Islands Air Far Discount Scheme for Island Residents. 1,5m Funding for One time Cancellation of All School Meal Debt.
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  1437.  @jesus2621  20,970 alcohol-related deaths in England in the most recent annual figures. 1,276 in Scotland. With England having 10x larger population, you'd expect around 10x larger alcohol-related deaths but the figure is 16x larger
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  1438.  @democolor42  So what if a particular political ideology is in trouble? What's it got to do with me?
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  1439.  @yorkiebuck  Spanish government didnt veto England leaving the EU, therefore why would they veto Scotland re joining?
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  1440.  @yorkiebuck  What has this got to do with Scotland?
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  1441.  @yorkiebuck  Surely Englands separatist brexit would have been seen as a green light? Not a requirement to join the euro, only if joining the eurozone. for example Danish krone is the currency of Denmark Sweden kruna is the currency of Sweden Polish zloty is the currency of Poland Englands brexit has imposed 27 borders on Scotland against our 62% majority that wanted to stay in EU. We would remove 27 borders and put up 1 and get Scotland access to the 448 million european single market, which is 7x larger than the UKs. And Westminster deals with a 28th customs border to the other 27 they'v put up on themself by leaving the eu single market & customs union
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  1442.  @yorkiebuck  Therefore we'l be able to collect 3 times more in customs revenue at the 28th customs border on top of the other 27 borders Westminster have put up on itself.
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  1443. @Soda King Iv been to Portpatrick alot. A bridge isnt realistic
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  1444.  @punisher6527  None of your business
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  1445. Trump will get chased out , he got humped in scottish court 5 or 6 times , Hes not been back. watch scotland the original trump haters on youtube , for a giggle ,its a yankie show aswell
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  1446. America can join Scotland though
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  1447. 65 other countries have gained their independence from Westminster
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  1448.  @chrisj9700  😂 A total of 65 countries have claimed their independence from the British empire. Its a guiness world record.
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  1449.  @chrisj9700  England lost its long ago, poor buggars have identity crisis and cannot even say England! it has to be UK thats said. No parliament, government , laws, institutions of its own. Abolished since 1707. it is a shame!
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  1450.  @chrisj9700  They wanted to leave the EU, Scotland voted to stay in the EU, Its best Both Countries go their own ways. Brexit = break up. Hurry up im sick of waiting! we have a referendum to hold!
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  1451.  @chrisj9700  And if brexit means Tariffs on goods from England, and brexit England has to pay more in tariffs for goods for goods from EU, then it must pay more for goods from Scotland.
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  1452.  @chrisj9700  Yes look what you endorsed, https://evolvepolitics.com/boris-johnson-published-poem-caling-for-extermination-of-verminous-scottish-race/ The Scotch – what a verminous race! Canny, pushy, chippy, they’re all over the place, Battening off us with false bonhomie, Polluting our stock, undermining our economy. Down with sandy hair and knobbly knees! Suppress the tartan dwarves and the Wee Frees! Ban the kilt, the skean-dhu and the sporran As provocatively, offensively foreign! It’s time Hadrian’s Wall was refortified To pen them in a ghetto on the other side. I would go further. The nation Deserves not merely isolation But comprehensive extermination. We must not flinch from a solution. (I await legal prosecution.)
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  1453.  @chrisj9700  The United Kingdom does not have a single legal system. Article 19 of the Treaty of Union, created the United Kingdom, but guaranteed the continued existence of Scotland's and England's separate legal systems. The Border is the boundary of the two separate legal jurisdictions.
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  1454.  @chrisj9700  😂
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  1455. Why have American anti abortionists been campaigning in Scotland and funding folk to stand around hospitals looking for women to harass ?
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  1456.  @for111  Everyone has a right to access healthcare regardless and free from harassment
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  1457. Wheres your evidence stevie wonder? stevie Blunder lol your hopeless
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  1458.  @jameswhiteley6843  Pay up buttercup! First 2years payment upfront, Thanks weeman 😂
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  1459.  @jameswhiteley6843  Every parlimanet in Europe is yet to approve your brexit. Not paying debts Thatl affect ukgov borrowing powers and confidence = further dip in pound. 10% of the wealth of the whole uk economy & sterling area Scotlands gdp is higher than EU Member Countries Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania , Slovenia and Croatia Combined.
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  1460.  @davebox588  EU Can't set economic ,,defence , foreign policies. You guys have been mugged 😂 Uncle Sam right up the rear
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  1461.  @johncuddy2669  The English who live in Scotland can vote ofcourse. 16 and 17 year olds (in scottish votes) eu citizens too. Hadriens wall goes through...Newcastle in the north of ....England. It isny the border either.😂 although the Geordies are welcome. We did name them afterall
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  1462.  @myrarobertson7157  Im trying Myra bless you
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  1463.  @baldrickscunningplan6154  For what? they dont owe us anthing ,wastemonster dose owe £15 in compensation for loss of scots exports to the eu countries pay up with interest
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  1464.  @jb3222  No its not we're owed £15Billion per annum https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Economy/Exports/ESSPublication
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  1465. @:: Tea , 2 sugers please
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  1466. @:: '''We should have slaughtered the lot of you''' Awww their so affectionate how could we leave them lol
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  1467. @:: Naw. just the exit door.leaving you alone stuck with the wastemonster dictatorship. good luck and best sympathies on your brexit / loss of the 'british union' sorry for your loss
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  1468. @:: Scots breakie is better. Square sausage weeman
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  1469. @:: Why do you admittedly 'hate' Scotland? Voted the most beautiful nation in the world! (in 2018 but still) :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlG6tbYaA88
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  1470.  Albert Pike  Panalbase poll yesterday said 54%. ,2014 turned on its head
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  1471.  @iainsmith6366  You have yours too. Alone stuck with wastemonsterdictatorship. We're not a nation we're a political union (like the eu) and you hate political unions dont you, so for consistancy against the political union of the british union. See what you'v done . come on big boy follow through with your english focused brexit. Absolutly murdering the 312year 'british union' wanty be a player in the world? Shouldnt have any probelms casting Scotland aside should they? Nor probelms losing half the land mass come on big boy do it
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  1472. Want the 42% of Scotlands revenue that goes to funding the UKgovernment, to be transferred to Scotland. What do we get for our money? and For 42% of our money, Why has Scotlands majority for voting to stay in the EU been ignored the whole way through?
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  1473. Remove Trident from Scotland to spend the money on Scotlands first conventional national defence force since 1706.
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  1474.  @croikeyaustralianbetamales3432  Scotland doesnt have its own national defence force due to the failure of the Union
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  1475. As a hostage of the UK, Scotland doesn't even have its own defence force due to failure of the UK to set 1 up but UK continues to exploit Scotland's of its resources
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  1476.  @paulallen3505  Correcting the total failure of the UK to set up Scotland's national defence force, while exploiting Scotland for its resources, taxation and labour
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  1477. @Bob Robertson Employment Figures March Total Women Men Scotland 76,5% 2,738m 75% 1,371m 78% 1,367m Finland 72,9% 2,582m 73,8% 1,278m 72% 1,304m February Total Women Men Scotland 76,5% 2,742m 75,6% 1,376m 77,6% 1,367m Finland 71,9% 2,558m 71,4% 1,235m 72,4% 1,323m January Total Women Men Scotland 76,1% 2,725m 75,4% 1,374m 76,8% 1,350m Finland 73,4% 2,605m 74,8% 1,294m 72,1% 1,311m Scottish Labour Market Stats Stats Finland Labour Force Survey
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  1478.  @genericusername3212  Their in line with what folk nationally voted 😆
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  1479.  @jameswhiteley6843  Youl be a lib dem by the end of the night drink responsibly 😂 Liability democrats
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  1480.  @claudeghendrih762  No they are staying in eu so should scotland
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  1481.  @AndyCarrington-cf3ib  SNP more experienced in government than novices Labour.
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  1482.  @brotherlestat305  You also get a far superior social contract than in RUK.
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  1483.  @emmal7920  Not been established that there is any missing money. UK Government sent 30 Million to Gaza, 120x more than your figure for Scotgov.
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  1484.  @alanbuxey  Exactly. Labour run Wales has the smallest private sector in the UK.
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  1485.  @emmal7920  Posted £600k Surplus in its recent accounts published by the Electoral Commission and reported on in the news. are UK Government being investigated for also donating money to the UNRWA humanitarian appeal for Gaza?
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  1486.  @emmal7920  I've no idea. The investigation is 3 years old, has cost most than double 600k and hasn't established anything wrong in 3 year. The UK Government got alot more people out of Gaza than Humza's inlaws so you'l have to take up your anger at them for getting folk out of a humanitarian disaster.
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  1487.  @AndyCarrington-cf3ib  Sacrifices will have to be made on the UK side as its got poorer and poorer after everyone o the 65 countries that have became independent of Westminster.
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  1488.  @AndyCarrington-cf3ib  Paying border transfer levies for electricity for a start! The UK governments own statistics on last years electricity imports, exports and transfers show 15,270 GWH transfer of electricity from Scotland to England and just 1,420 GWH transfer from England to Scotland. Ratio of nearly 11 to 1.
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  1489.  @AndyCarrington-cf3ib  The border is the boundary of the separate Scots law and English law jurisdiction's respectively. What products from England? it has one of the worlds largest trade deficits in goods. England's taxes are higher, just one example, it pays a tax on health conditions via its prescription charges.
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  1490.  @AndyCarrington-cf3ib  Scottish Transport Statistics 2023 published by Transport Scotland. Road Freight: At Less than 1 million tonnes in 2022, The volume of International road freight by HGVs travelling into and from Scotland is very small. Sea Transport: 59 million tonnes of freight were handled by ports in Scotland in 2022.
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  1491.  @AndyCarrington-cf3ib  59 million tonnes of sea freight handled by ports here is 3x more than the 18 million tonnes of road freight from RUK into Scotland.
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  1492.  @AndyCarrington-cf3ib  Record number of Inward Investment Projects attracted into Scotland in 2023, according to Ernst & Young Scotland Attractiveness Survey 2024. More than 38,000 Scottish start-up businesses launched in 2023, according to business insider. Glasgow up 9 places and Edinburgh up 1 place according to the Global Financial Centres Index Rankings site. Scotland gained 10 thousand manufacturing jobs in 2023 according to the recent Make UK regional manufacturing outlook report. July, Scottish Government launched its Manufacturing Property Challenge Programme to create new industrial space, create jobs, increase manufacturing, productivity, innovation and attracting inward investors. Highest number of Crofter entrants in 5 years in 2023 according to the Crofting Commission.
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  1493. Bojo the dictator can bring his no deal brexit in the g.e to the scottish public who voted 62% to stay in the eu. Scotgov are putting political independence from wastemonster.
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  1494. What's fishy is Scotland has just 8.4% of the UK population but lands at its ports over 60% of the total catch in the UK Peterhead, the biggest white fish port in Europe, Fraserburgh, the biggest shellfish port in Europe
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  1495.  @robertdunlop1527  True. if Scotland wants it as we telt ye in the eu ref. im entirely comfortably with that. How dare the english dictatorshiop take Scotland anywhere. Theyl be the only ones stuck with the wastmonster dictatorship.
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  1496.  Albert Pike  I dont do conspiracy, I was taking the p.
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  1497.  @Purple_flower09  I don't care about personality politics i want to rid Scotland of Westminster like the other 65 Countries.
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  1498.  @PiperTMTotalWar  Nonsense i can point to the social contract which is the best in the UK. Can you confirm if you want rid of it? therefore want to lower Scotland's standard of living ?
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  1499. Record of doing so, which is why Scotland has the best social contract in the UK
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  1500. Elected by .....the Scottish People
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  1501.  @billymackie3040  More seats than Labour & Torie Combined
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  1502.  @strangemagic5502  Private rental prices increased by 4.5% in England & Wales in the 12 months to March 2023. Scotland's Cost of Living Tenant Protection Act private rent rises capped at 3% moratorium on evictions extended protections extended until September 2023 100% Small Business Rate Relief Scotland premises worth £15,000 or less England premises worth £12,000 or less = Scotland's is worth 20% more Starting Salary UK Scotland = Teacher £28,000 £31,584 11,4% higher Nurse £27,055 £30,229 10,5% higher Police Officer £23,566 £28,074 16,1% higher Train Driver £24,304 £27,483 11,6% higher Latest Employment Figures Scotland 76,5% 2,738 million Slovakia 71,8% 2,623 million Finland 72,9% 2,582 million Ireland 73,2% 2,574 million New Fife National Treatment Centre opened in March. New Isle of Skye Community Hospital opened in 2022 New Aviemore Community Hospital opened in 2022 New Clydebank Health Centre opened in 2022 12 Scottish Government benefits increased by 10% from 1st April. Over 50 million Free Bus Journeys by Under 22's by Free National Bus Travel for Under 22's which started in January 2022. 50% Air Fare Discount Scheme extended until 2026. to residents of Shetland, Orkney, Western Isles, Caithness, Sutherland, Islay, Colonsay & Jura. Rail Fares (2 adults open return) £34.40 NorthernRail Liverpool Lime St to Manchester Piccadilly £28.40 ScotRail Glasgow Queen St to Edinburgh Waverley = 17,5% lower. ScotRail recently announced fare reduction to £1 for Kids. Cross-Border Caledonian Sleeper Rail Service recently nationalised. ScotRail brought into Public Ownership in 2022. New Fife Levenmouth Rail Link construction has reached half way. New Inverness Airport Rail Station in February. Aberdeen rail station redevelopment opened in December 2022. Perthshire rail freight hub opened in 2022. Reston station in Borders opened in 2022. Glasgow rail engineering depot opened in 2022. Scotland will be hosting the 2023 UCI World Cycling Championship in August. 3rd March Glasgow business Morton Rolls collapsed . 17th March Morton Rolls brought back into business with support of Scottish Enterprise. New 850,000 sq ft first phase opened at Edinburgh's St James Shopping Centre, new cinema, W Hotel and Roomzzz Aparthotel are due to open in 2023. New 214,000 sq ft Dundee Battery Energy manufacturing facility in construction. new 320,000 sq ft Therme Scotland health & wellbeing centre in construction in Glasgow. new 220,000 sq ft Whisky SuperFactory in construction in Lanarkshire. 1st Whisky Distillery in Orkney for 138 years is opening. 1st Whisky Distillery in Inverness for 130 years has opened. New 175,000 sq ft Whitburn AB2T Training Academy has opened and is now accredited for rail, road and construction training. New 125,000 sq ft Aberdeen South Port opened. The largest berthage in Scotland. Aviva Insurance has moved into its new 77,000 sq ft office space in Stirling. New 72,000 sq ft Retail Park to open in Barrhead. New 60,000 sq ft National Manufacturing Institute Scotland in construction in Renfrewshire. new 45,000 sq ft Top golf Entertainment venue opened in Glasgow. New 44,000 sq ft Airport Logistics & Training Centre in construction at Glasgow Airport. new 40,000 sq ft National Robotarium opened in Edinburgh, to help research & development of new products in robotics, autonomous Systems, assisted Living, health-tech, fin-tech & agri-tech. new 4,800 sq ft International Barley Hub opened in Dundee, to support research & development, new products, cereal growers, brewers, distillers & new businesses.
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  1503. @jackarcher9652 Doesn't reflect an Independent Scotland.
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  1504.  @Me0wish  No good useless
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  1505.  @sadturinman  Where's the English?
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  1506.  @sadturinman  Where are they? why are they not mentioned?
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  1507.  @PLeon-kd1yd  What
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  1508. Gony have to end the 'union' as we're not getting poor nor are we being took anywhere against our will with the english tories we rejected. Rejected everyone since 1955. SNP got 12,112 or 0.5% votes in the 1955 general election to the tories majority in Scotland. to 2019 general election snp got 1,242,380 or 45%
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  1509. The cuts are coming from London.
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  1510.  @harryryder9121  Its not the parliament of england defunct since 1707 , there is no parliament of england. or gov , or institutions ,
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  1511.  Andrew Walton  Andrew begging for dictatorship , look at the state of ye
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  1512. The only NHS in the UK to Not have gone on strike due to Scottish NHS Workers being paid on average £2500 more than in rUK. a starting police salary in Scotland is £5000 more than in rUK.
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  1513. British is a political ideology.
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  1514.  @damienadama  The People have done no bad In Employment Unemployment Scotland 2,703 mil 85,000 Finland 2,618 mil 187,000 Slovakia 2,603 mil 169,900 Ireland 2,554 mil 119,900 Scottish Labour Market Trends September 2022 Stats Finland Labour Force Survey September 2022 Datacube Stats Slovakia Labour Force Survey cso Ireland Labour Force Survey Q2 2022 Global Financial Centres Index Ranking Site (Europe) 10th Edinburgh 17th Glasgow 11th Stockholm 18th Helsinki 12th Copenhagen 19th Brussels 13th Oslo 20th Milan 14th Hamburg 21st Dublin Food & Drink Industry population Portugal £15,3 Billion 10,3 mil Scotland £15 Billion 5,4 mil Greece £13,6 Billion 10,7 mil Czech £13 Billion 10,7 mil Finland £9,8 Billion 5,5 mil EU Food & Drink Industry Data Trends 2021 Edition (page 7) SDI Food & Drink Industry Scotgov Growth Sector Briefing Food & Drink Employment in Renewable Energy Industry Scotland 27,150 Finland 24,180 Czech 23,790 Norway 17,410 Switzerland 14,613 Belgium 11,928 Ireland 5,704 Scottish Renewables 2022 Report The Economic Impact of Scotlands Renewable Energy Sector Itena Renewable Energy Employment by Country Scottish Development International ''Record year for FDI'' 5,000 employee new Barclays Glasgow opened in 2021. 2,700 employee new JP Morgan building is being built in Glasgow. £1 Billion new St James Shopping Centre in Edinburgh opened in 2021 & so far directly employs 200 people. Recent companies to enter are COS Fashion Retailer and NEOM Organics Retailer. 1,000 in Ayrshire are now employed by US Aviation Manufacturer Spirit Aerosystems following opening of new factory in 2021. 1,000 employee US clinical research company Q2 Solutions opened its new global centre of excellence in Livingston in 2021. US Defence manufacture Raytheon is opening its new anti drone laser factory in Livingston. Danish tech firm Danfloss has opened new low carbon manufacturing hub in Edinburgh to create working on low carbon technologies in hydraulics, digitalization & electrification. 800 employee French tech firm Capgemini have continued to create new jobs in its Highlands cyber security services & call handling delivery centres in Inverness & Nairn. New nearly complete Aberdeen South Port has seen its first ship visit and its first decommissioning hub has been announced. Scottish Public Sector Employment Stats for Second Quarter 2022 Employment in Scottish Local Government increased by 5,240 Employment in the NHS increased by 1,820 Employment in the Armed Forces increased by 330 Employment in Police Scotland has 300 new graduates from Police Academy New Housing Completions in Quarter 2 2022 Scotland 9757 Ireland 7654 = 21,6 percent more completions Scottish Housing Market Review Q2 2022 Affordable Housing cso Ireland New Dwelling Completions Q2 2022 New Shetland hospital is in planning New Monklands hospital in Lanarkshire is in planning New Aberdeen Baird Family hospital is in construction New Highlands National Treatment Centre in Inverness is in construction New Fife National Treatment Centre is in construction New Isle of Skye community hospital opened in May 2022 New Clydebank health & care centre opened in February 2022 New Greenock health & care centre opened in 2021 New Aviemore community hospital opened in 2021 New Edinburgh Children's hospital opened in 2021 New Stirling health & care village opened in 2020 New Orkney hospital opened in 2019 New Dumfries Royal Infirmary opened in 2018 National Manufacturing Insitute Scotland in Renfrewshire built, Lighweight Manufacturing Centre built Advanced Forming Manufacturing Centre built Medicines Manufacturing Centre being built Digital Process Manufacturing being built New Cargo Ferry service starting between Rosyth & Zeebrugge New Greenock Cruise ship Ocean Terminal opened New Kishorn multipurpose port in Western Highlands in construction New Cromarty Firth Offshore Wind Manufacturing Facilty built New Shetland Fish Market Facility opened in 2020. New Peterhead Fish Market Facilty, the largest in Europe, opened in 2018. Scotgov's Electric Vehicle Charging Network is the more extensive in the UK and recently won the contract to supply & run EV charging points in Manchester. Dualling a9 Perth to Inverness in progress Clydebank Renfew getting new Bridge Union Chain Bridge Restoration Project in The Borders nearly complete. Maybole bypass in Ayrshire opened in January 2022 Dalry bypass in Ayrshire opened in 2019 Aberdeen City bypass completed in 2019 New Inverness airport rail station is in construction New East Linton rail station in East Lothian is in construction New Levenmouth rail link in Fife is in construction New Barrhead to Glasgow rail electrification is in construction New Perthshire Highland Spring Rail Freight Hub opened August 2022 New Reston rail station in the Borders opened in May 2022 New Cadder rail engineering Depot near Glasgow opened in May 2022 New Glasgow Queen St station redevelopment opened in October 2021 New Kintore rail station in Aberdeenshire opened in October 2020
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  1515. Separate education system.
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  1516.  @SmithJames-uw4bl  Scots Law starts at the Border.
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  1517. The English are facing bigger cuts by Labour.
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  1518.  @slurpingticklepest926  'uk' is not a country it is a union. Scotland voted to stay in the eu will you respect Scottish democracy? If not we can bring down the tory dictatorship and the british union too. the dictator can bring his no deal brexit in g.e to the scottish public who voted to stay in the eu. There is no vassel states of eu. Every member naiton has a vote and a veto unlike british union where one country can outvote the other 3 countries in the so called union. But they dont like unions. Finlands government has presidency of the eu council at moment. Same size population as Scotland , Remember when wastemonster had some say on the direction & policy of 28 countries?😂
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  1519.  @slurpingticklepest926  '''The EU would demand huge payments from Scotland every year,''' Croatia the newest member to join , contribution of £387million , Ireland 1.4bil , Denmark 2.2bil Finland 1,7bil Scotland sends £192bil in gdp to wastemonster and get 75back. Higher gdp than eu countries combined Estonia ,Latvia ,Lithuania ,Slovenia and Croatia. = 5 Countries leaving british union. '''you would have no authority to make your own laws on many different issues,''' Scots law is separate to english law as the 'uk' does not have one legal system. We have different laws than england for example Free Tuition – Students in England face tuition fees up to £27,750 – Scottish students receive university tuition free.
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  1520.  @slurpingticklepest926  ''''Scottish nationalism is characterised as civic nationalism rather than ethnic nationalism in that the Scottish people are defined as those living in the country, regardless of race or culture.'''' '''The main criticism to civic nationalism comes from ethnic nationalism, which considers that the first was invented solely to act against the latter'''
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  1521.  @slurpingticklepest926  There is no english parliament, gov, treasury . Defunct since 1707 2004 North East England Devolution Referendum Yes 22% No 78%
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  1522.  @slurpingticklepest926  Not anti english atall. Lots of english people in the scottish independence movement groups such as http://www.englishscotsforyes.org/ , some snp politicians are from England , Northern Ireland , Australia and France Here is an english scot from Shetland part of Scotland , talking to englands farage https://youtu.be/Yf55NOrx1K4
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  1523.  @slurpingticklepest926  59 scottish seats at wastemonster. 601 other countries seats from mostly england can vote on reserved matters. Plus 782 Unelected uk buearocrats sorry Unelected house of lords (All Unelected more than elected 28 member nation eupar) The snp does not have any members of the House of Lords, as it has always maintained a position of objecting to an Unelected upper house
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  1524. Not in Scotland their not.
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  1525.  @sidneybell64  Works for the other 195 independent Countries
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  1526.  @heycidskyja4668  Benefit from what? the unionist parties have nothing to offer
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  1527. How's Andrew?
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  1528. *England
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  1529.  @Korvintage64  Nationalised Scottish Water ranked Best Utility company in the UK in 2021.
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  1530.  @keithmarshall8796  In 2022 Westminster scrapped its fixed term parliament act.
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  1531.  @DavidZ4-gg3dm  Shuved oot the door with Brexit.
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  1532.  @Durka-Durka-101  Record number of overseas tourists visited Scotland in 2023
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  1533.  @Durka-Durka-101  They shouldn't be saying ''UK' riots when they were No riots here.
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  1534.  @Crakaajdsjak  Shuved out the door by the English in their brexit.
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  1535.  @Crakaajdsjak  I don't want Scotland being associated with the ''UK'' riots as there were no far right underclass riots here, they were in England & N Ireland.
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  1536.  @Crakaajdsjak  UK has became too small and insignificant.
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  1537. Your quoting 1 poll
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  1538.  @ThisisnotTwitter  In Employment Women Men Scotland 76,6% 2,742 million 75,6% 1,376 million 77,6% 1,367 million Finland 74,2% 2,558 million 71,4% 1,235 million 72,4% 1,323 million Scottish Labour Market Stats Stats Finland Labour Force Survey Number of Entrants to University in 2022 Scots Born 33,880 Finnish Born 32,700 ScotGov News Release Record Number of Scottish Domiciled Students Finnish Education Agency Press Release Birth Registrations in 2022 Scotland 46,959 Finland 44,933 National Records of Scotland Stats Finland Births Recorded Crime Stats Finland 473,100 Scotland 287,678 Stats Finland Recorded Crime Scottish Recorded Crime Stats Year Ending December 2022 Cost of Living Tenant Protection Scotland Act 2022 Protections Extended until September 2023. option to extend for another 5-month period. Private Rent Rises capped at 3%. Moratorium on Evictions Extended. Free National Bus Travel for Under 22's started in January 2022. over 500,000 under 22's have used free bus travel as of Dec 2022. New Housing Completions/Starts in 2021/22 Scotland 39,439 Finland 37,434 Scottish Housing Market Review Q4 2022 Finland in figures 2022 Global Financial Centre Index Ranking (Europe Region) 10th Edinburgh 17th Glasgow 18th Helsinki Fraser of Allander 2022 Report The Economic Impact of Scotland's Renewable Energy Sector IRENA Renewable Energy Employment By Country (Finland) a Scottish Energy Company has achieved a Worlds First by generating 50GWH of electricity from Tidal Power, in the Pentland Firth between Orkney & Mainland. ScotWind is the Worlds largest offshore wind leasing round. Construction starting soon in Argyll on new 420,000 hectare 2nd Cruachan Hyro-Electric power plant. (if planning consented by Scots Parliament.) New Electric Vehicle firm Munro Vehicles new MK1 4×4 starting production in East Kilbride this year. New Electric Vehicle firm HVS Systems is developing its hydrogen powered trucks in Glasgow. New Electric Vehicle firm Mako Aerospace developing worlds first all-electric jet engine in Fife. Construction started in Dundee on new 214,000 sq ft Battery Energy manufacturing factory. Construction started in Ayrshire on Mangata Networks new Satellite Manufacturing Facility at Prestwick Airport. St Andrews University Scottish Hydrogen Train Project has tested the First Hydrogen Powered Train. Caledonian Sleeper nationalised in June 2023 following Serco losing the contract. ScotRail nationalised in 2022. New Inverness airport rail station opened in February 2023. New Levenmouth rail link in Fife in construction. New Barrhead-East Kilbride-Glasgow Electrification in construction. New Motherwell rail station redevelopment in construction. New East Linton rail station in East Lothian in construction. New Aberdeen rail station redevelopment opened in Dec 2022. New Perthshire rail freight hub opened in Sept 2022. New Carstairs rail electrification in Lanarkshire completed Oct 2022. New Reston station in the Borders opened in May 2022. New Glasgow rail engineering depot opened in May 2022. Montrose Port Authority to become the 1st Port to provide Shore Power. New deep water port in Western Isles in construction. New Kishorn multipurpose port near Isle of Skye in construction. New Ferry Terminal on Isle of Harris opened in Jan 2023. New Aberdeen 125,000 sq ft South Port opened. New Greenock Ocean Terminal for Cruise Ships opened. New Helensburgh Waterfront opened to the Public on 2nd March. New UWS Dumfries Campus due to open in March. The Union Chain Bridge Refurbishment is almost complete in Scots Borders / NorthEast England. a new Plastics Recycling site has opened in Fife. New Riverside Sports Arena opened in Ayr. Construction started in Glasgow on Bae Systems 675,000 sq ft new Shipbuilding Academy Facility. Construction completed on Barclay's new 500,000 sq ft Glasgow Campus which opened in 2021. Construction started in Glasgow on Therme Scotland's new 320,000 sq ft health & wellbeing centre. Construction started in Lanarkshire on new 220,000 sq ft Whisky SuperFactory AB2T Training Academy in Whitburn has opened its new 175,000 sq ft facility and is now accredited for rail, road and construction training. Construction started in Ayrshire on 100,000 sq ft office furniture firm 2ndhnd's new facility. New 72,000 sq ft Retail Park to open in Barrhead. Bullet Express to to open a new 44,000 sq ft Airport Logistics & Training Centre at Glasgow Airport. Construction completed in Glasgow on TopGolf Entertainment's new 45,000 sq ft golf venue. Construction completed on Online Electrical retailer AO's new 20,000 sq ft Logistics warehouse in South Lanarkshire. Construction completed on 1st phase of 850,000 sq ft St James Shopping Centre in Edinburgh which opened in 2021 Construction completed in Edinburgh for new 40,000 sq ft National Robotarium. To help research & development for new products in robotics, autonomous Systems, assisted Living, health-tech, fin-tech & agri-tech.. Scotland will be hosting 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in August, the worlds biggest cycling event. Giant Bike Manufacturer, is opening its first store in Scotland in Stirling. Construction started in Ayrshire on DSM's new manufacturing facility for its new cattle feed addictive Bovaer, which is being globally manufactured in Scotland. Dundee based Intelligent Growth Solutions is a world leading Vertical Farming Technology firm. Construction started in Fife on new Levenmouth Rail Link. Construction completed in Fife of new 3-storey HQ for 1 of the largest suppliers of quarry materials in Scotland, Tillicoultry Quarries. The 1st Whisky Distillery in Inverness for 130 years has opened. Construction completed in Inverness for new Hydo Ness hydro-electric power scheme. Construction completed for 1st phase of new Inverness Green Hydrogen Hub. Its capacity could service 800 HGVs per day. Aviva Insurance has moved into its new 77,000 sq ft office space in Stirling. Global Asset Management firm Evelyn Group has moved into its new 30,000 sq ft office in Glasgow. Accountancy firm BDO has moved into its 8,000 sq ft new office in Glasgow. Construction completed in Renfrewshire for new 5,000 sq ft Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre. Construction completed in Dundee on new 4,800 sq ft International Barley Hub at James Hutton Institute, to support research & development, cereal growers, brewers, distillers & new businesses. New Shetland Hospital is in planning New Monklands Hospital in Lanarkshire is in planning New Ayrshire National Treatment Centre is in construction New Aberdeen Baird Family hospital is in construction New Inverness National Treatment Centre is in construction New Fife National Treatment Centre is in construction New Livingston National Treatment Centre is in construction New Isle of Skye Community Hospital opened in 2022 New Clydebank Health & Care Centre opened in 2022 New Aviemore Community Hospital opened in 2021 New Greenock Heath & Care Centre opened in 2021 New Edinburgh Sick Children's Hospital opened in 2021
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  1539.  @ThisisnotTwitter  Not into personality politics, i want to rid Scotland of Westminster
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  1540.  @ThisisnotTwitter  Every1 has their flaws, even you R Bain
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  1541.  @Mac10-Y13  Minorities within UK such as The Scots? from being unable to improve rights for all in their own country due to UK Veto ? Why should we see legislation passed by our democratically elected parliament blocked by a government minister outwith Scotland sitting in a parliament outwith Scotland and not elected to Scottish Parlliament ?
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  1542.  @davidwheeler5057  WHys that david? what havnt you liked about the last 312years 2month and 18days of open borders between us? You poor thing why didnt you say anything lady david? Article 4 of the treaty of our own union gave the subjects of Great Britain freedom of trade and movement within the kingdom and "the Dominions and Plantations thereunto belonging", meaning what were then the English overseas possessions. Hey a tax on traffice /entry to scotland sounds good. give everyone in scotland universal basic income atleast on trial. Good policy idea lady david.
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  1543.  @markjones3778  He was picking on women is that your forte mark?
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  1544.  @wiamoaw  Ours is civic the britnats is all about the forienger, be it irish, muslims, caribeans , scots now too
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  1545.  @jazzypenguin4401  He could attack the policies but nope he goes for the race
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  1546.  @markjones3778  No cases of that in scotland
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  1547.    I am mentioning the bigot. Mary Anne MacLeod Born in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, she emigrated to the United States in 1930 was the mother of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the US.
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  1548.  @Aaqe  Shes dead you idiot
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  1549.  @lorielizabethwade7505  Churchill sent tanks into my city, are you proud of that too?
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  1550.  @lorielizabethwade7505  Im a leftie lori.
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  1551.  @lorielizabethwade7505  Where did your family emmigrate from lori?
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  1552.  @lorielizabethwade7505  I can be. You are disappointing taking america into the gutter.
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  1553.  @lorielizabethwade7505  Keep disappointing ,Goodnight (Morning here)
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  1554.  @davidwheeler5057  Very blinkered (having or showing a narrow or limited outlook)
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  1555.  David Charles Francis Topham de Vere Beauclerk  There are 30million Americans who claim Scottish descent :) whats the difference?
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  1556.  Ewarton Charlton  US denies Representation to Four of its States/Territories , Puerto Rico being one . 3million odd Americans not represented as result. Could it be their politics ? religion? Or their skin colour?
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  1557.  David Charles Francis Topham de Vere Beauclerk  No i dont , you thought of that by asking it
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  1558.  @shibuya3185  Me too ? Or the 20 to 25 million Americans who claim Scottish descent?
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  1559.  @1247.cccccc  No im more intelligent than gov by twitter. Ya total idiot
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  1560.  @biancadiviney5322  American already is a shithole going by the vid
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  1561.  @biancadiviney5322  bigot (a person who is intolerant towards those holding different opinions)
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  1562.  Don Francisco  I dont know. I do know of the The Brady Bunch
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  1563.  @bornyesterday2994  All Americans are immigrants is my point. Potus and his cult therefore are attacking All Americans.
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  1564.  @lorielizabethwade7505  You chant 'send her back'' Mary Anne MacLeod Born in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, she emigrated to the United States in 1930 was the mother of Donald Trump, So il say whatever i want about wee McPotus himself 😂 Scotsman founded US Navy too , and Texas Come back when USA has a national health service '''potus admits Scotland has better healthcare than us''' from 5.36 in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRnojNbQ1qI 'The United States does not have a universal healthcare program, unlike other advanced industrialized countries such as ....Scotland. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that 28.5 million people (8.8%) did not have health insurance in 2017. study in five states found that medical debt contributed to 46.2% of all personal bankruptcies, 2013 study found that about 25% of all senior citizens declare bankruptcy due to medical expenses Scotland Free personal and nursing care extended to everyone who needs it, regardless of age. Prescriptions – Prescription charges abolished in Scotland – now £9 per item south of the border. Health spending in Scotland is £185 per person higher than in England. Baby Box – A jam-packed box of baby essentials to help new parents at the start of a child’s life.
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  1565.  @maribrenner2232  Shhh You are ran by a Scot.
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  1566. Scotland voted to stay in . Bojo the dictator can bring his no deal brexit in g.e to the scottish public who voted 62% to remain in eu. Scotgov will put political independence from wastemonster. Enjoy your brexit
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  1567.  freaky Friday  Thats fine. Not out to stop Englands but will bring down the tory dictatorship and the british union too
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  1568.  @badboimatt675  Sure why not? scotgov has a mandate anyway
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  1569.  @badboimatt675  Sure we will. 60+ countries have
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  1570.  @badboimatt675  😂 hopeless , hit me baby one more time🎵
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  1571.  @badboimatt675  Then neither can you :) and can i get a bag of chips & a can of irn bru please. On you
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  1572.  @badboimatt675  😂 Noo have your brexit just let us go ty
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  1573.  @Jack-fs2im  And snp have a mandate. No it wont ,60+ countries have left wastemonster its a well worn path. Bojo the dictator can bring his no deal brexit in the g.e to the scottish public who voted 62% to remain in eu. Scotgov will put poliical independence , we'l respect yours if you respect ours:) or we can bring the tory dictatorship down and the british union:)
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  1574.  @badboimatt675  I'd like that democratic option for Scottish parliament. Ireland has referendums nearly yearly , they'v had 38
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  1575.  @badboimatt675  Keep telling your self that , itl get you through tonight atleast
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  1576.  @badboimatt675  😂 bring it on big boy Nemo me impune lacessit. Wha daur meddle wi' me or (in english No one can harm me unpunished.) is the national moto of Scotland and on our coat of arms. ''how you can not see that is beyond me'''
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  1577. @UCfHAnUqdvm1wALDOVFDQFhA Nope. Bojo the dictator No Mandate here. Its the end of the ukunion hope yer happy with yersel. North of England? Whats this ? 2004 North East England Devolution Referendum Yes 22% No 78% so i wont hear anything from noe
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  1578.  @georgemather9082  'the vow'. the no voters were told to vote no to stay in the eu. Now https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/poll-four-in-10-labour-members-support-scottish-independence-1-4969884 Back before george galloway switched - here he is losing neurones tells the scots one thing and the english the other. https://youtu.be/rO6T7--7-tM Bojo the dictator starring in '''The Great British Powegrab''' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxLmrYS_h3o&fbclid=IwAR0pPXrHk-pDJkBCaTlZb3gijH_4_eiXQmDM_R27xq-0bkFOqcoJsPl_LJo https://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/16325444.michael-gove-admits-scottish-farmers-will-not-receive-160-million-lost-convergence-funding/ https://evolvepolitics.com/boris-johnson-published-poem-caling-for-extermination-of-verminous-scottish-race/
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  1579.  @weeddegree  Move on exactly! end the union
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  1580.  @Lostinjp  Same here mate their not the only ones https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/poll-four-in-10-labour-members-support-scottish-independence-1-4969884
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  1581.  @blackhatter011  Great comeback. dont have a clue what yours talking about do you? 10% of the wealth of the whole uk economy & sterling area
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  1582.  @jordancox5083  Keep it uk is rotton its finished. odd one out too. we export more to ruk than import. Including the petrol you buy wel be fine mate. 😂 Like you said '''the only part of the U.K. that matters is England'''
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  1583.  @blackhatter011  Bitter 😂
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  1584.  @alandavison7478  Labour is Conservative now.
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  1585.  @barriewilliams4526  Scottish Economist Adam Smith is considered ''the father of capitalism''
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  1586.  @richardmurphy4520  2021 Trade in Goods UK as a whole Scotland Exports of Goods £310 Billion £27 Billion Imports of Goods £461 Billion £24,8 Billion = Deficit of £151 Billion Surplus of £2,2 Billion University Tuition Free to Scots costs £1 Billion a year Mitigating UK BedroomTax, Scottish Baby Box, Scottish Child payment costs £330 Million a year Births Registered in 2021 47,786 2% increase than in 2020 Free National Bus Travel to All Under 21s costs £270 Million a year £240 Million Aberdeen Baird Family Hospital in construction Scottish National Investment Bank capitalised with £200 Million a year £80 Million Clydebank Renfrew bridge construction starting soon £116 Million Levenmouth rail link in Fife is in construction £14 Million Inverness airport rail station is in construction £20 Million Reston rail station in the Borders opened in May 2022 = £2,2 Billion
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  1587. Suits England to a tee. Poor Quality, Poor Materials, Poor Management, Small Minded
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  1588. They did sign a contingency Trade Agreement today. with.... Macedonia. Apparently, '''''The Agreement strengthens the trading relationship between the UK and Macedonia, worth £1.8bn in 2019.''' salted or toffee popcorn?
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  1589.  @algie-t2w  What missing £600,000?
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  1590. 65 other countries have left Westminster.
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  1591. 29th June is Seychelles Independence Day, it gained Independence from Westminster in 1976. 1st July is Canada's Independence Day, it gained full independence from Westminster in 1982. 4th July is America's Independence Day, it gained Independence from Westminster in 1776. 6th July is Malawi's Independence Day, it gained Independence from Westminster in 1964. 7th July is Solomon Islands Independence Day, it gained Independence from Westminster in 1978. 10th July is The Bahamas Independence Day, it gained Independence from Westminster in 1973. 12th July is Kribati's Independence Day, it gained Independence from Westminster in 1979. 23rd July is Egypt's Independence Day, it gained Independence from Westminster in 1922. 30th July is Vanuatu's Independence Day, it gained Independence from Westminster in 1980. 6th August is Jamaica's Independence Day, it gained Independence from Westminster in 1962. 14th August is Pakistan's Independence Day, it gained Independence from Westminster in 1947. 15th August is India's Independence Day, it gained Independence from Westminster in 1947. 31st August is Malaysia's Independence Day, it gained Independence from Westminster in 1957. 31st August is Trinidad & Tobago's Independence Day, it gained Independence from Westminster in 1962.
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  1592.  @ScruffyTubbles  Ignornence on your part unfortunately
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  1593.  @ScruffyTubbles  Yeah they can, both left Westminster
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  1594. It is we're a colonay of imperial England. Proven by the colonialist imperial facist english government thinking they can take Scotland anywhere against the majority will.
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  1595.  Albert Pike  Assumptions assumptions ,
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  1596. Voted in by England = England sucks
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  1597.  @Bungle-UK  They have 5 mandates for a referendum. Westminster keeps blocking it because its going to lose.
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  1598.  @titteryenot4524  Top Unionist Gordon Brown the other week admitted ''the Independence Campaign is Stronger than Unionism'' and he also warned Unionists of ''the need for a positive argument'' if they wanted to keep the United Kingdom together.
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  1599.  @Bungle-UK  Yes it is, 2011 Holyrood Election led to the 2014 Referendum.
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  1600.  @Bungle-UK  United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 4 No one shall be held in slavery. Article 15 2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality. Article 20 2) No one may be compelled to belong to an association. Article 21 1) Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.
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  1601.  @Bungle-UK  Section 5 part 2 (c) does Not reserve ''any office in the Scottish Administration.'' The Minister for Independence in The Scottish Government was established in 2023. The 13th Building a New Scotland Independence Prospectus Paper was published on 25th April 2024. 13th Justice in an Independent Scotland. 12th Education & Life Long Learning in an Independent Scotland. 11th An Independent Scotland's Place in the World. 10th Culture in an Independent Scotland. 9th Social Security in an Independent Scotland. 8th Marine Sector in an Independent Scotland. 7th An Independent Scotland in the European Union. 6th Migration to Scotland After Independence. 5th Citizenship in an Independent Scotland. 4th Creating a Modern Constitution for an Independent Scotland. 3rd A Stronger Economy with Independence. 2nd Renewing Democracy through Independence. 1st Independence in the Modern World.
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  1602.  @Bungle-UK  What relevance does the Union being reserved have if the Union Government thinks universal human rights don't apply in Scotland?
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  1603. What about white English?
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  1604.  @Gorgutsforcongress  Why wouldn't i be proud of the inventor of the modern world?
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  1605.  @Gorgutsforcongress  Vigilantes have been urged to turn out in Glasgow to protect women, weans, minorities, shops & property from the English far right rally next month.
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  1606.  @sandihill669  You let yourself down there
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  1607.  @gentlebreeze6414  No its not.
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  1608.  @christinefiedor3518  Yes it is. Scotland should have its own immigration system. Scotland's emmigration probelm has been completely reversed.
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  1609.  @typetwo  No you don't. we're foreigners to England and you hate all foreigners.
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  1610.  @LeeKelly-dj4rf  Women and Professionals from England are welcome to migrate here.
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  1611.  @PeterPeach21  It was British policy to clear people out of Scotland. Now that British policy has been defeated and reversed as more people are moving to Scotland than leaving.
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  1612.  @christinefiedor3518  Not out looting local businesses in England tonight using the excuse to grab a new frock?
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  1613.  @christinefiedor3518  Deluded
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  1614.  @nickowen1070  Nae room pal, oor hotels are usually packed with tourists from England this time o year. The Edinburgh Fringe Festival Month is on etc. Coming soon, The Visitor Levy Scotland Act.
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  1615.  @mcw8900  Scots workforce best educated in UK according to the CBI EY Press Release Scotland’s FDI Attracts Record Results St Andrews University ranked best in UK according to both 2024 The Guardian University Guide and The Times Good University Guide. Glasgow up 9 places and Edinburgh up 1 place according to the global financial centres index rankings. Scotland gained 10 thousand manufacturing jobs in 2023 according to recent Make UK survey. Record number of junior doctors took up posts in 2023 according to NHS Education for Scotland. Highest number of Crofter entrants in 5 years in 2023 according to the Crofting Commission. UK Defence Journal All major Royal Navy warships now being built in Scotland. Port of Aberdeen won Business of the Year at the 2024 Maritime UK Awards. Scottish airline Loganair won 2023 award for Europe's best regional airline. Inverness Airport won the 2023 award for Europe's best airport in under 2 million passengers category for the 4th consecutive year.
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  1616.  @hughobrien4436  What is?
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  1617. 62% to remain in eu in Scotland
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  1618.  @ricardosmythe2548  Labour is making the case for Independence via having nothing to offer Scotland in his 6 pledges. Most of which do not apply to Scotland. Health is Devolved so his pledge to cut nhs waiting times only applies to England. Justice is Devolved so his pledge of cutting down on anti social behaviour only applies to England. Education is Devolved so his pledge to increase teachers numbers only applies to England.
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  1619.  @ricardosmythe2548  Seem jealous, notice he's not proposing a democracy for England? Where's its parliament? government? institutions? Intellectual desert?
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  1620.  @ricardosmythe2548  Lashing out at other peoples democracy because England hasn't got its own?
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  1621.  @ricardosmythe2548  You were just backing the leader of an English party curtailing democracy in Scotland & Wales.
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  1622.  @ricardosmythe2548  When? In Rugby, Scotland has spanked England in the last 4 games. In Football, Scotland is unbeaten in last 2 competitive games v England.
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  1623.  @ricardosmythe2548  Economic catastrophe? Scotland + EU Market 454 million consumers = 7x larger market England & Wales Market 59,6 million consumers . Scotsman Adam Smith is considered the father of modern capitalism. Economic Advantage is a position that allows a nation to outperform others.
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  1624.  @ricardosmythe2548  Have to believe in things like class in order to be ruled by a ruling class.
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  1625.  @ricardosmythe2548  Scotland's economy is 13,5 percent Larger than Greece's. Gross Domestic Product in 2023 Scotland £218 Billion Greece £188,5 Billion Statistics Greece Annual National Accounts 2023 Scottish GDP National Accounts Quarter 4 2023
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  1626.  @ricardosmythe2548  Scotland has paid into the UK for 317 years so is entitled to inheritance. Britain will no longer exist.
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  1627.  @kaya051285  England is a net importer/dependent in all the interconnectors.
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  1628.  @speedymccreedy8785  Coal is banned in Scotland.
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  1629. No Wonder hes not been wanting to show up for the tory oligarch debates public need not apply. 😂😂😂 Here we go lets all do the scoto
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  1630. Labour Westminster Government has announced 22 Billion of cuts.
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  1631.  @tomconnor7786  Which one of the one tax generating power they have?
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  1632.  @tomconnor7786  Notice i didn't get an answer. Did you not know ScotGov only has control of 1 tax?
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  1633.  @tomconnor7786  Would independence mean repatriation of corporation tax, vat, national insurance, fuel, alcohol, tobacco duty and more? Yes or No?
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  1634.  @Bungle-UK  Also the cuts are set in the United Kingdom of which Scotland is having to suffer.
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  1635.  @kethughes8266  Because we couldn't close the border and they come up and infected us
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  1636. We have it in scotsparlie. we get two votes in scottish elections , 73 MSPs represent individual geographical constituencies elected by the plurality (‘first-past-the-post’) system, while a further 56 are returned from eight additional member regions, each electing seven MSPs
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  1637.  @Dear_Mr._Isaiah_Deringer  They also had the 2004 North East England Devolution Referendum Yes 22% No 78%
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  1638.  @arkatub  Aye robert! 'ukip' got outvoted in England
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  1639.  @doford1  Aye moan at Scotlands seats, 59 of them However 601 other mp's and Another 775 Unelected British Bureaucrat's aka Unelected house of lords (more member than elected 27member nation eupar)
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  1640.  @stevepetty7009  The dictator can bring his no deal brexit in the g.e to the scottish public who All Areas voted to stay in the eu. snp are putting political independence from wastemonster , Tories set to be Wiped out in Scotland losing all 13 of their seats to snp and labour in scotland are struggling to find candidates, snp polling to win majority of 52 of the 59 scots seats at wastemonster. Enough to declare an independent state & government . enjoy your brexit though😂 see you's at the g.e
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  1641. He won't want it given the racism and abuse Humza received.
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  1642.  Teresa Watts  62% , All 32 council areas, remain 1,661,191 leave 1,018,322 , maybe your attention level only works with pictures , the eu vote result map
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  1643.  Teresa Watts  Will wastemonster be worse of or better of ? if we joined the eu we'l be ruling uk from within the eu like Malta! as england is dependant on imports from Scotland and rest of eu.
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  1644.  Teresa Watts  Baseless to say that as scotland and scotgov have never been allowed to represent scotland in the eu as membergov has been ukgov. We're held back. The eu can't set our income tax rates ,it can't set our economic , defence , foreign policies. it can't impose trident wmd's on us. it can't impose tory governments on us that scotland voted against (every one since 1955) it can't powergrab devolved powers voted for by 74% of the scottish electorate and it can't tell scotland ''now is not the time'' if we want to leave , aye we do (the petrol you buy) for one example , 30% of englands electricity is imported from scotland , for another example
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  1645.  Teresa Watts  Wastemonsters debt £2Trillion , scotgov is not allowed to borrow , thats for big boys right? We'l be on to pasters new teresa, Onwards and upwards Like 60+ previous Countries that left wastemonster , you'l be owned by american asset strippers bagged and tagged like they done iraq's
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  1646. Total tax revenue. got back Not Devolved 2019 65,8 38,3 27,5b 42% https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers-2019-20/pages/3/ https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2019/3/part/1/crossheading/the-scottish-consolidated-fund https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/datasets/countryandregionalpublicsectorfinancesrevenuetables East Midlands Scotland £50,2bn £65,8bn Scotland generates £15,6 billion more in tax, £2800 more Per Person Yorkshire Scotland £55,8bn £65,8bn Scotland generates £10 billion more in tax, £1800 more Per Person West Midlands Scotland £58,7bn £65,8bn Scotland generates £7,1 billion more in tax, £1300 more Per Person
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  1647. @Cliv Ings The right to self-determination is recognized as an international legal right after it was explicitly listed as a right in the UN Charter. Since ww2, 62 countries have gained Independence from the British state https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Results In 1982, Canada made its final step toward full sovereignty. It became a completely independent country from Westminster In 1986, The Australia Act made Australia a completely independent nation from Westminster In 1986, New Zealand gained full independence from Westminster https://www.businessforscotland.com/scotland-is-one-of-the-worlds-most-naturally-wealthy-nations/ https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-natural-capital-ecosystem-service-accounts-2019/pages/8/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe_by_GDP_(nominal) Norway £315 billion 5,3m Scotland £302 billion 5,4m Ireland £290 billion 4,9m Denmark £262 billion 5,8m
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  1648. @jackarcher9652 We're not, we get less back.
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  1649.  @ABC-dw7pe  Compared per population Scotland 5,4m Brexited England 56,2m Area size per head Scotland 30,981 sq mi 14,859 m2 6,4x more area England 50,301 2,318 Coastline per head Scotland 6,160 miles 1,8 meters 2,5x more coastline England 2,748 0,7 Sea Area per head Scotland 462,263 km2 0,08 km2 20x more sea area England 229,966 0,004 Fish Landings per head Scotland 487,000 kg 90 kg 22,5% more fish landings England 230,000 4 Farmland per head Scotland 5,700,000 hectares 10,555 m2 7x more farmland England 8,515,000 1,515 Number of farms Scotland 51,157 1 near every 105,557 England 102,960 545,843 Renewable energy capacity gwh per head Scotland 213,051 0,0394 18,7x more renewables England 119,841 0,0021 Oil Reserves bbls per head Scotland 12,000,000,000 2,220 96x more oil England 1,300,000,000 23 Gas Reserves boe per head Scotland 639,360,000 118,4 32x more gas England 208,000,000 3,7 Freshwater Reserves per head Scotland 28,760,000,000,000 litres 5,325,925 litres 40x more freshwater England 7,400,000,000,000 131,672 Forest per head Scotland 1,440,000 hectares 2,660 m2 11,5x more timber England 1,302,790 231 Manufacturing industry output 2019/20 per head Scotland £30 billion £5,550 England £145 billion £2,580 Food & Drink industry output 2019/20 per head Scotland £15 billion £2,770 England £78 billion £1,387 Construction industry output 2019/20 per head Scotland £12 billion £2,220 England £57,3 billion £1,019 Tourism industry income 2019/20 per head Scotland £10,5 billion £1,944 England £106 billion £1,886 Exports per head Scotland £85 billion £15,740 3,4x more exports England £254 £4,519 GDP gross domestic product 2019/20 per head Scotland £178.2 billion £33,000 England £1.738 trillion £30,925 Sea Transport of Freight per head Scotland 65 million tonnes 12,000 tonnes 2x more sea freight England 332,900 5,923 Road network per head Scotland 34,952 miles 9 metres 3,4x more road space England 162,061 2,6 Number of hospitals Scotland 279 1 near every 19,354 England 854 65,807 Nursing Staff Scotland 69,853 1 in 77 England 296,008 189 Number of Colleges and Universities Scotland 37 1 near every 145,945 England 344 163,372 Teachers Scotland 58,400 1 in 92 England 453,813 123
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  1650.  @ABC-dw7pe  Result of the EU ref in Scotland Countries who have gained independence from the UK SNP record
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  1651. @Jonathan Tatler Aye the Cuts that will have to be imposed to pay for Your Mess
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  1652.  @arealscotsman  Do you think folk here are stupid and don't know Labour Government announced 22 Billion black hole in public finances and there is going to be cuts to plug it?
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  1653.  @arealscotsman  Do you think folk here don't know that Labour Government have announced 22 Billion black hole in public finances and there is going to be cuts to plug it?
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  1654.  @arealscotsman  Do you think folk here don't know that Labour Government have announced a black hole in public finances and there is going to be cuts to plug it?
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  1655.  @sobo5476  Would you rather have strikes?
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  1656. UK internal market bill means Scotland will be losing the limited powers we have
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  1657.  @tjmarx  Manifesto Commitment
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  1658. Easily proven that they do, by the policies only available in Scotland and not available in RUK.
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  1659.  @davidtoshack4451  Notice you didn't mention any of things Scots are protected from Westminster by the SNP.
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  1660. Its Oor's get lost ya sponges
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  1661. End the british union Scotland can do so much better than the dictatorship down south. We have a mixed system of constituencies and proposional representation.
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  1662.  @unitedkingdomboyunitedking327  Ha hahaha shut it dictatorboy
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  1663.  @unitedkingdomboyunitedking327  Naw not budging. I want my own state within the eu. you referred to 'uk' as one country? Itss not its a union. Bless you of into dictatorship now.
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  1664.  @unitedkingdomboyunitedking327  Ha hahaha pathetic. will that be by the dictatorship formed down south? You are soft. Thought you are against unions. Winning the majority of the scottishs seats at wastemonster will do to end the british union. enjoy your dictatorship , we have a elected par and gov here. why do i need dictatorship from down south?
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  1665.  @kethughes8266  Then McColl messed up the design and his mess up put the yard went into administration which the Scottish Government had to step in.
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  1666.  @kethughes8266  McColl messed up the design and put the yard into administration which was saved by ScotGov.
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  1667.  @mrape3945  Yeah, eyes on the prize
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  1668.  @mrape3945  You're joking?
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  1669.  Gerrard Gerrard  Resident
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  1670.  @scotmacc  Why not? Westminster is showing you Scotland's representatives don't matter
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  1671. They'l be for the South of England
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  1672.  @chrisj9700  Scotland is 8% of the UK population and the UK takes 40% of tax. 5x more than should. it should be 8% our pop share. Total tax revenue. got back Cost of the Union 2019 65,3 38,3 £27b 40% 2018 62,1 36 £26,1 42% 2017 59,9 34,7 £25,2 42% 2016 56,8 33,7 £23,1 42% https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/datasets/countryandregionalpublicsectorfinancesrevenuetables https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_budget West Midlands Region pop 5,9m Scotland 5,4m 2019 £58,7bn £65,3bn £6,6bn 10% bigger 2018 £56,3bn £62,1bn £5,8bn 9% 2017 £54,7bn £59,9bn £5,2bn 9% 2016 £51,5bn £56,8bn £5,3bn 9% Yorkshire region pop 5,4m Scotland 5,4m 2019 £55,8bn £65,3bn £9,5bn 15% bigger 2018 £53,9bn £62,1bn £8,2bn 14% 2017 £52,5bn £59,9bn £7,4bn 14% 2016 £49,5bn £56,8bn £7,3bn 13%
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  1673.  @chrisj9700  Hs2, a train set between 2 cities in England, deemed 'UK' project, Scotlands 18,4% cost towards that £106b is £19,5 billion and rising for no benefit to Scotland. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hs2-railway-boris-johnson-cost-jobs-budget-construction-a9704706.html Northern Powerhouse Rail, In 2019, it was announced a new commission had been established to plan a new £6 billion city centre station in Liverpool to accommodate HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail Services. Scotlands 18,4% cost of that is £1,1 billion and rising, for no benefit to Scotland London Crossrail, deemed 'UK' project, The total estimated cost has risen to £18.7 billion as of August 2020. Originally planned to open in 2018, the project continues to be delayed. Scotlands 18,4% cost of that is £3,4 billion, for no benefit to Scotland. Trident costs £5 billion per year, 18,4% of that is £1 billion per year wasted. Trident renewal is estimated to cost £25 billion, 18,4% = £4,6 billion Bojo the clown's time as mayor of London, The Garden Bridge project was a proposal for a pedestrian bridge over the River Thames in London, England, By August 2016, the proposed cost of the bridge had risen to £253 million, from the original estimate of £60m. In 2017 The Garden Bridge Trust formally announced that it would be ending the project and that the Garden Bridge Trust itself would be wound up in accordance with the Companies Acts.The failed project cost £253m. Scotlands 18,4% cost of that incompetence was £46 million, for no benefit to Scotland.
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  1674.  @chrisj9700  Scotland’s Natural Assets are valued at £273 billion, 34 per cent of the UK total. https://www.businessforscotland.com/scotland-is-one-of-the-worlds-most-naturally-wealthy-nations/ https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-natural-capital-ecosystem-service-accounts-2019/pages/8/ North West England GDP £207 billion pop 7,3m North East England GDP £62 billion pop 2,6m £270 billion 10m https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/bulletins/regionaleconomicactivitybygrossdomesticproductuk/1998to2018 https://www.gov.scot/news/oil-and-gas-production-increases-4-6-percent-in-2018/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_oil_production Scotland 77.2 million tonnes of oil equivalent Italy 70,6 mto Turkey 49,4 mto Germany 46,8 mto Poland 20,1 mto Netherlands 18,0 mto France 16,4 mto sales of oil and gas produced in Scotland are £25 billion in the 2018/19 financial year. 88% of the UK production. Of which £16 billion worth was exported/supplied to the UK https://scotland.shinyapps.io/sg-scottish-energy-statistics/?Section=OilGas&Chart=OilGasRevenue https://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/gas-transmission/land-and-assets/network-route-maps https://www.gasnetworks.ie/corporate/company/our-network/pipeline-map/
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  1675.  @Land-of-reason  I mean 40% of tax generated in Scotland goes to the UK and are spent elsewhere in the UK. Scotland is charged 5x more than should for being in this 'union' it should be 8% our pop share. Scotgov only has one tax power, income tax. Vat, nat insurance, corp tax, and more are taken by the UK 2019 Vat £12,6bn nat ins £11bn corp tax £6.3bn Hs2, a train set between 2 cities in England, deemed 'UK' project, Scotlands 18,4% cost towards that £106b is £19,5 billion and rising for no benefit to Scotland. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hs2-railway-boris-johnson-cost-jobs-budget-construction-a9704706.html Northern Powerhouse Rail, In 2019, it was announced a new commission had been established to plan a new £6 billion city centre station in Liverpool to accommodate HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail Services. Scotlands 18,4% cost of that is £1,1 billion and rising, for no benefit to Scotland London Crossrail, deemed 'UK' project, The total estimated cost has risen to £18.7 billion as of August 2020. Originally planned to open in 2018, the project continues to be delayed. Scotlands 18,4% cost of that is £3,4 billion, for no benefit to Scotland. Trident costs £5 billion per year, Scotlands 18,4% cost of that is £1 billion per year wasted. Trident renewal is estimated to cost £25 billion, 18,4% = £4,6 billion
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  1676.  @chrisj9700  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Results Recognized as an international legal right, The United Nations Charter placed the right of self-determination into the framework of international law. By virtue of that right any people can freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social development. The Referendums Scotland Act 2020 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which was passed by Parliament on 19 December 2019 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_have_gained_independence_from_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advisory_opinion_on_Kosovo%27s_declaration_of_independence United States; ''The United States invites the International Court of Justice to leave the declaration of independence intact as an expression of the will of the people of Kosovo'' United Kingdom; '''Kosovo, for its part, has made it quite clear, that, given the legacy of abuse, it cannot again become part of Serbia. Courts do not order estranged spouses to continue in a broken marriage.'''
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  1677.  @chrisj9700  UK's the probelm, its ignoring the People of Scotland, we've been ignored the whole way through. the UKgovernment dosnt represent Scotland and its driving us away, has been for years, Time to move on from this 'Union' and walk away from it. Scotland voted to stay in Europe, England & Wales voted to leave. Hurry up and leave
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  1678.  @chrisj9700  The United Nations Charter placed the right of self-determination into the framework of international law. By virtue of that right any people can freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social development declared during ww2 on 14 August 1941, by Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, and Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, since ww2, 62 countries have gained their independence from the British state. its a world record.
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  1679.  @chrisj9700  19 of the fifty-six members of Congress who signed the American Declaration of Independence, were from Scotland or Descent. James Wilson of Pennsylvania and John Witherspoon of New Jersey were natives of Scotland. William Hooper of North Carolina, George Ross of Delaware, Thomas Nelson, Jr., of Virginia, and Philip Livingston of New York were of Scottish descent. Matthew Thornton of New Hampshire and James Smith and George Taylor of Pennsylvania were natives of Ulster; and Thomas McKean of Pennsylvania and Edward Rutledge of South Carolina were of Ulster-Scottish descent. US Senate Resolution 155 of 10 November 1997 states that the American Declaration of Independence was modeled on "the Declaration of Arbroath, the Scottish Declaration of Independence, signed on April 6, 1320 and the American Declaration of Independence was modeled on that inspirational document"
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  1680.  @chrisj9700  No thanks, Devolution is about the People of Scotland having the right to Diverge, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Scotland Scottish Exports to Countries in the EU £16,2 billion..... Scottish NHS spending £15,2 billion https://www.gov.scot/news/record-investment-in-health-and-care/# https://www.ukpublicspending.co.uk/West_Midlands_region_spending.html https://www.ukpublicspending.co.uk/Yorkshire_and_Humber_region_spending.html https://www.ukpublicspending.co.uk/South_West_England_region_spending.html
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  1681.  @chrisj9700  Magna Carta has no force of law in Scotland, it is an English document Scotland is, the only part of the Common Law world where Magna Carta is not, and never has been, part of Scots law, Scotland has its own law system and constitutional documents. The United Kingdom does not have a single legal system. Article 19 of the Treaty of Union between Scotland and England, guaranteed the continued existence of Scotland's And England's separate legal systems. The border is the boundary.
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  1682.  @chrisj9700  The Scotland England Border was legally established in 1237 by the Treaty of York between England and Scotland. It remains the border today, Following the Treaty of Union 1707, which created the United Kingdom, the Border forms the boundary of the two legal systems as the treaty between Scotland and England guaranteed the continued separation of Scots law and English law.
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  1683.  @Land-of-reason  https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers-2019-20/pages/6/ Table 4.3: VAT, 50% of Vat (within Scotland) is assigned to Scotland, £5,5bn last year. England makes of with the other 50% £5,5bn Scotland is charged £3,5 billion for the UK's defence Table 3.1: https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers-2019-20/pages/5/ Trident costs £5 billion per year, Scotlands charged £1 billion per year for that waste. when it could be going to independent Scottish Navy and the building of it. Denmark 2019 defence spending was 30,389 Danish kroner - £3,6 billion Pounds https://www.statista.com/statistics/695710/military-spending-in-denmark/# Scotland 2020 defence spending £3,5 billion Finland defence spending for 2018 was 3,8 billion us dollars - £3 billion pounds. https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/FIN/finland/military-spending-defense-budget Portugal 2020 defence spending 3 billion Euros - £2,7 billion Pounds https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/portugal-increases-defence-spending-to-141-of-gdp/50176 Czech republic 2020 defence spending is 75,5 billion czech kroner - £2,5 billion Pounds. https://www.czdjournal.com/news/czech-defence-budget-to-reach-czk-755-billion-for-2020-is-it-enough-254.html
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  1684.  @Land-of-reason  The Union of the two parliaments in 1707 created Westminster and at that point, Scotland effectively became a colony and its revenue was counted towards the wider UK figure. In 1706, the nominal GDP of the UK was £71,000,000. In 1708, it increased to £87,000,000.That’s an increase of £16,000,000.That is 18.4% of the £87,000,000 1707 figure, and can by all intents and purposes be attributed to Scotland as her share. In 2018, using the same source as for the above GDP (nominal), the UK figure was 2,177,724,000,000. 18.4% of that is 400,701,210,000 Norway $417,627,000,000 Scotland $400,701,000,000 Ireland $384,940,000,000 Denmark $347,176,000,000 https://macalbasite.wordpress.com/2020/03/06/scotlands-true-wealth-exposed-again/ https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/knowledgebank/what-is-gdp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe_by_GDP_(nominal) https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/bulletins/regionaleconomicactivitybygrossdomesticproductuk/1998to2018 North West England £207,452,000,000 North East England £62,644,000,000 £270,096,000,000 Scotland $400,701,000,000 - Pounds £302,338,000,000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Commonwealth_of_Nations_countries_by_GDP_(nominal) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States_by_GDP
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  1685. 2026
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  1686.  @Stephen-ye8eh  Latest Labour Market Stats Employment Unemployment Scotland 75,7% 2,707 million 3% 84k Finland 72,9% 2,582 million 6,7% 186k Ireland 73,2% 2,574 million 4,2% 112k New Housing Completions in 2022 Scotland 42,132 Finland 41,636 Ireland 29,851 Construction Workforce Finland 182k Scotland 175k Ireland 163k Private rents increased by 4.5% in England in the year to March 2023. Scotland's Cost of Living Tenant Protection Act private rent rises capped at 3% moratorium on evictions extended protections extended until September 2023 100% Small Business Rate Relief Scotland premises worth £15,000 or less England premises worth £12,000 or less = Scotland's is worth 20% more Starting Salary UK Scotland = Teacher £28,000 £31,584 11,4% higher Nurse £27,055 £30,229 10,5% higher Police Officer £23,566 £28,074 16,1% higher Train Driver £24,304 £27,483 11,6% higher 12 Scottish Government benefits increased by 10% from 1st April. Over 50 million Free Bus Journeys by Under 22's by Free National Bus Travel for Under 22's which started in January 2022. 50% Air Fare Discount Scheme extended until 2026. to residents of Shetland, Orkney, Western Isles, Caithness, Sutherland, Islay, Colonsay & Jura. Rail Fares (2 adults open return) £34.40 NorthernRail Liverpool Lime St to Manchester Piccadilly £28.40 ScotRail Glasgow Queen St to Edinburgh Waverley = 17,5% lower. ScotRail recently announced fare reduction to £1 for Kids. Cross-Border Caledonian Sleeper Rail Service recently nationalised. ScotRail nationalised in 2022. New Fife Levenmouth Rail Link construction has reached half way. New Inverness Airport Rail Station in February. Aberdeen rail station redevelopment opened in December 2022. Perthshire rail freight hub opened in 2022. Reston station in Borders opened in 2022. Glasgow rail engineering depot opened in 2022. World’s First rewilding centre opens near Loch Ness. Worlds First self-driving buses to enter service next month in Scotland. It will run over the forth bridge from Edinburgh to Fife. World’s Deepest offshore wind turbine foundation installed in Scottish waters.The £3 Billion investment's 112th wind-turbine of the 114 turbine offshore wind farm. Scotland’s First Offshore Floating Solar Panel array will be installed this year. Scotland’s first energy innovation incubator and scale up hub in Aberdeenshire will become the largest dedicated energy transition complex in Scotland. The number of Space Companies & Organisations increased 21% from 144 in 2021 to 183 in 2022. Preparation work is underway on the first integration hangar in Shetland where rockets will be assembled and satellite payloads integrated with two of the three approved launchpads in construction. New Satellite manufacturing facility in construction in Ayrshire at Prestwick Airport. Scotland’s first drone port in Angus has been awarded funding. to establishing Angus as a safe airspace centre of excellence for the development of drone technologies in Scotland. Isle of Arran Electric Workboat Research project has been awarded funding. The project will develop, build & test 2 prototype electric workboats. . Union Chain Bridge opened in the Borders after restoration project. Work started on new Clyde Road Bridge Construction completed on one of the largest concrete bridge lifts in Europe, at Ravenscraig in North Lanarkshire. The new rail bridge allows a new dual carriageway to be constructed under the West Coast Main Line with pedestrian and cycle paths to be built between Motherwell & Ravenscraig. New Junction to M9 completed connecting Winchburgh, Scotland's newest commuter village. when complete, the expansion of the village will include at least 3,800 homes, an 85-acre park and a marina linked to the Union Canal. New school campus in Livingston taking shape. Construction started on Isle of Skye's first new village in 100 years. New NHS Ayrshire Hospice construction started New NHS NHS Fife National Treatment Centre Opened in March New Isle of Skye Community Hospital opened in 2022 New Aviemore Community Hospital opened in 2022 New Clydebank Health Centre opened in 2022 3rd March Glasgow business Morton Rolls collapsed . 17th March Morton Rolls brought back into business with support of Scottish Enterprise. New 850,000 sq ft first phase opened at Edinburgh's St James Shopping Centre, new cinema, W Hotel and Roomzzz Aparthotel are due to open in 2023. New 500,000 sq ft Barclays Campus opened in Glasgow. new 320,000 sq ft Therme Scotland health & wellbeing centre in construction in Glasgow. new 220,000 sq ft Whisky SuperFactory in construction in Lanarkshire. 1st Whisky Distillery in Orkney for 138 years is opening. 1st Whisky Distillery in Inverness for 130 years has opened. New 175,000 sq ft Whitburn AB2T Training Academy has opened and is now accredited for rail, road and construction training. New 125,000 sq ft Aberdeen South Port opened. The largest berthage in Scotland. New Bicycle manufacturer Giant has opened its first store in Scotland in Stirling. Scotland will be hosting the 2023 UCI World Cycling Championship in August. Aviva Insurance has moved into its new 77,000 sq ft office space in Stirling. New 72,000 sq ft Retail Park to open in Barrhead. New 60,000 sq ft National Manufacturing Institute Scotland in construction in Renfrewshire. new 45,000 sq ft Top golf Entertainment venue opened in Glasgow. New 44,000 sq ft Airport Logistics & Training Centre in construction at Glasgow Airport. new 40,000 sq ft National Robotarium opened in Edinburgh, to help research & development of new products in robotics, autonomous Systems, assisted Living, health-tech, fin-tech & agri-tech. new 4,800 sq ft International Barley Hub opened in Dundee, to support research & development, new products, cereal growers, brewers, distillers & new businesses.
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  1687. You wish
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  1688.  @ianscott3180  The former health secretary that avoided strikes in Scotland's NHS by securing a pay rise for junior doctors? while they went on strike in Torie run England and Labour run Wales?
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  1689.  @ianscott3180  Record number of Junior Doctors took up posts last year according to NHS Education for Scotland.
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  1690.  @blackislepeastoo  I see Junior Doctors have went on strike Again in England, but Not in Scotland.
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  1691.  @alansbinnie1446  Contradictory comment
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  1692.  @alansbinnie1446  Says someone that caved in to be governed from another nation
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  1693.  @alansbinnie1446  Its a union not a country. British is a political ideology. Scottish is a nationality. You'l be wanting rid of every single gain made under the SNP then?
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  1694.  @alansbinnie1446  Can i remind you of how much the malicious prosecution against Rangers FC cost ?
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  1695.  @alansbinnie1446  The Union is not a nation.
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  1696. All areas in Scotland voted to stay in eu. You have no probelms not accepting ours. Guess what we can bring down the tory dictatorship & the british union too
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  1697. Unionist panic due to the union having nothing to offer
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  1698. 'uk' 'union' dosnt have a constitution. Id like our own Scottish constitution. Scottish law system is separate as is English law system. Scotland gets a block grant from westminster which they cannot overspend on. We raise approximately £70bn in tax - we get around half back to spend in Scotland’s Parliament. for example the 2019/20 Scottish government budget is £42.5Bn, look it up. We subsidise ukgov to the amount of £27.5Bn this year alone which Westminster spend 'on our behalf' and overspend by the value of our deficit. The first challenge we have with Independence is to spend the remainder wisely, Brexit Scotland Rejected , Torie English government Scotland rejected, Unelected House of Lords, trident, illegal wars etc etc etc. I think we can do better. Thereafter, only with the powers of independence will have the levers to deal properly with our own economy - opportunities ! https://macalbasite.wordpress.com/2019/11/15/the-indisputable-thievery-of-the-uk-union/?fbclid=IwAR3SY4tokiuOIkF98UPWEB8wt71RLavQxbiQEB-WF5wH1Jkh0MoWk819huI in contrast, Scotland contribution to the EU is £455 million (based on a four year average). This represents roughly 0.6% of total expenditure https://digitalpublications.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefings/Report/2018/9/28/European-Union-funding-in-Scotland t 'uk' 'union' costs Scotland 58 percent, Scotlands eu contribution 0.6percent so we'l have an inheritance of around 27.5 billion a year , of our own tax revenue, currently taken by the English government. With independence, Scottish government budget will jump from 42.5 billion to around 70 billion.
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  1699.  @welshkatrebellion271  Naw Scotlands not budging. I want the 'british union' ended. We're so different Countries its laughable. We are having our referendum as thats what the people voted for. No one messes with the Scots. We're pretty much united against the tories Scotland rejected. Bojo the dictator has no say here whatsoever. 60 plus Countries have got rid of the English parliament, so we're in good company
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  1700.  @welshkatrebellion271  Not in Scotland it wasnt. You knew this im sure. the edinburgh agreement was the legal agreement between the Scottish and English government on holding a referendum. I dont see how that 'gave up our rights' 13 years in government and you think they havnt ? Scottish tax payer money is being wasted on brexit that we rejected. Your brexit is gony end the 'uk' 'union' thanks very much
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  1701.  @welshkatrebellion271  And have a new mandate for a referendum. Britian dosnt have a constitution. Scots law is separate and we have our own separate constitutional documents. freeman on the land? Your not fighting for my rights by electing the tories who take away rights. they also got rejected by Scotland. Brexit is not happening to Scotland as we havnt consented to any of it. We do have a mandate to end the 'uk' and dont need you to save democracy im for Scottish democracy. Whos country are you fixing? as 'uk' is not a country,
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  1702.  @siobhankelly7451  Why would he feel unsafe?
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  1703.  @routeman680  Police Scotland is the 2nd largest police force in the Union. 18th July, 255 new police scotland officers graduated for deployment. 14th June, 194 new police scotland officers graduated for deployment. Hate Crime & Public Order Scotland Act. Protection of Workers Scotland Act.
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  1704.  @codswallop164  Scottish Nationalists aren't Scottish?
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  1705.  @codswallop164  Contradicting yersel admitting Scots is an ethnicity. Fellow Scotsman Humza was born in Rutherglen ffs so is part of this Scottish ethnicity that you admitted is an ethnicity. You just expressed your disdain for someone so i don't know what point your trying to make by saying other folk are.
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  1706. Shouldn't have to as the bill was passed by the democratically elected parliament
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  1707.  @monkeynews8311  2021 Election Parties Manifesto Commitments on Trans- Gender Recognition Scottish Labour Party ''We will reform the Gender Recognition Act to de-medicalise the process and allow for the recognition of people who identify as neither men nor women.” Scottish Lib-Dem Party ''We will Improve laws on gender recognition in line with international best practice to allow trans people to change the legal gender on their birth certificate with a simple process based on the principle of self-determination.'' Scottish Torie Party ''We will tackle prejudice and discrimination in all forms to ensure no one is held back from succeeding due to their gender, sexuality, race, religion or disability.” Scottish Green Party ''We will deliver long overdue reforms to the Gender Recognition Act, including statutory self-declaration.'' Scottish National Party ''We will work with trans people, women, equality groups, legal and human rights experts to identify the best and most effective way to improve and simplify the process by which a trans person can obtain legal recognition.''
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  1708.  @kethughes8266  It was
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  1709.  @kethughes8266  Can read them all for yourself, did you not at the election?
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  1710. ​ @hobbabobba7912  Its not anything but a failure. 26% decrease in trained armed forces personnel since 2010. Correcting its historic failure to set up Scotland's own defence force would go someway to addressing that 26% decrease. An example of the uptake that could have In Scotland, when Scotland's First Ever Social Security Service started in 2018 there was 170 full time staff. In its March 2024 workforce statistics there was 3,776 full time staff. = An uptake/increase of 95,5 percent or 3,606 full time staff.
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  1711.  @CB-dl1vg  No single UK-Wide Education system. Its not our probelm England's education system doesn't provide free uni to English students or that the English electorate don't vote for parties that will.
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  1712.  @CB-dl1vg  Fee Paying UK and International Students enrolling in Scottish Uni's fund free tuition for Scots Students. Scots students have three times less student debt than English counterparts,, According to the House of Commons Library report. The Student Loans Company new Glasgow headquarters opened in April. St Andrews University is the top university in the UK for the 2nd year in a row, according to The Guardian University Guide 2024. Scots Workforce best educated in UK, The CBI. The youth employment rate is 54,1% in Scotland and 53% in the UK as whole, according to the ONS.
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  1713.  @covfefe1787  The Annual Scottish Social Attitudes Survey published today 61% of people thought Scottish Government should have the most influence over the way Scotland is run. 18% of people thought the UK Government should have the most influence over the way Scotland is run. 47% of people said they trust the Scottish Government to work in Scotland's best interests. 21% of people said they trust UK Government to work in Scotland's best interests. 35% of people thought that the Scottish Government was good at listening to people’s views before taking decisions. 12% of people thought the UK Government was good at listening to people’s views before taking decisions.
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  1714.  @KingCharles3  How come its trained personnel has shrunk 3% since 2023 and 26% since 2010 ? Why doesn't Scotland have its own? Why are we paying into the UK's in return for UK failure to set up our own? The UK correcting its historic failure could help to sort out its shrinking personnel. I know for a fact folk here will come to their flag, for example 200 thousand went to Germany to see Scotland at the Euro's.
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  1715.  @Statueshop297  Can't have a career in Scotland's own national defence force due to failure of the UK.
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  1716.  @Statueshop297  Why not? Why isn't the UK correcting its historic mistake of failing to spend Scottish taxpayer money setting up Scotland's own defence force? Why are we paying into the UK's in return for no opportunity to join our own? 3% decrease in the UK's Trained personal since 2023. 26% decrease in its Trained personnel since 2010.
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  1717.  @Statueshop297  its HQ in a foreign country so detrimental & discriminatory to jobs in Scotland. Our own forces would be our own National Defence Force with HQ in Scotland.
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  1718.  @Statueshop297  Scotland makes up 62% of the Offshore Exclusive Economic Zone. 32% of the Land Area.
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  1719.  @Statueshop297  UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 2 Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, national, birth, political or other opinion. Article 3 Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. Article 15 1) Everyone has the right to a nationality. Article 19 1) Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression. Article 20 2) No one may be compelled to belong to an association. Article 21 1) Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.
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  1720.  @Statueshop297  In 2014 during the referendum, the MoD committed to increase the number of its Scottish based personnel to 12,500 by 2020. It failed Scotland by nearly 17% according to the admission in the figures you used. UK Defence Procurement was worth £52,8 Billion in 2023. Despite Scots Taxpayers having to pay into England's MoD instead of our own. UK Government spent just 4% or £2 Billion of its procurement budget in Scotland. This was less than half of Scotland's 8,2% UK population share. £4,3 Billion was Scotland's 8,2% UK population share of the procurement budget. We lost out by £2,3 Billion.
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  1721.  @Statueshop297  No it doesn't. The UK Discriminates against Scotland by its failure to provide taxpayers here our own national defence force. This is detrimental to our security. It denies us our nationality. Doesn't provide a choice of association. Also denies people the right to take part in the governance of our own country.
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  1722.  @Statueshop297  No it doesn't. The UK Discriminates against Scotland by its failure to provide taxpayers here our own national defence force. This is detrimental to our security. It denies us our nationality. Doesn't provide a choice of association. Also denies people the right to take part in the governance of our own country.
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  1723.  @Statueshop297  No its was the entire MoD budget. We make up 8,2% of the population, Why are we only getting 4% of its spend? Why did we loss out on £2,3 Billion of its spend last year? Why are we having to pay in for such losses?
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  1724. Labour UK Government cutting Scotland's budget.
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  1725. Why hasn't the RUK followed Scotland's 6 rate income tax system? 16 year olds have been able to vote in Scottish Elections for 10 years now.
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  1726.  @Bungle-UK  Contradiction in your first sentence as you prove the people like the SNP. They also get services not available in RUK.
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  1727. Hurry up , i want to end the british union
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  1728.  @Jamie_Johnson  Like the previous 60+ countries that left wastemonster ?
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  1729.  Jack Jones  The companies would regain access to the 448 million European single market, which is 7x larger than the UKs. We remove 27 borders imposed on us and put up 1. Search World Customs Organisation and type in Hard Border, they dont recognise hard border. what do you mean? We'l be staying in the Common Travel Area. they'l be customs border the 50% of our tax we send too England and dont see back, will have to repatriated
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  1730.  @fitzstv8506  Fáilte. In 2016 the Scottish and Irish governments agreed a second gas pipeline construction, from Galloway to County Meath. search gas networks ireland pipeline map 👍
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  1731.  @DTG-classified  They dont give money to Scotland
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  1732.  @vtechead1  Just like every other independent country in the world.
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  1733.  @robertathomson-mccall5169  What are you trying to say hen?
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  1734.  @heliotropezzz333  England should stand on its own two feet paying its way
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  1735.  @heliotropezzz333  No it dosnt, canny feed, heat, power itself
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  1736. Proof?
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  1737.  @100CupsColombia  Example?
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  1738. Scottish Parliament Policies re Women Women now represent 45% of Scotland's 129 MSPs. Snp have 34 Labour 10 Tories 9 Greens 5 Lib-Dems 1. Scottish Cabinet is 50/50 gender balanced, one of a handful in the world. Scotland is Largely Ran By Women The FM Nicola Sturgeon MSP CabSec for Finance & Economy Kate Forbes MSP CabSec for Education & Skills Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP CabSec for Housing & Local Government Shona Robison MSP CabSec for Rural Affairs & Islands Mairi Gougeon MSP Minister for Transport Jenny Gilruth MSP Minister for Public Health Maree Todd MSP Minister for Children & Young People Clare Haughey MSP Minister for Environment Mairi McAllan MSP Minister for Circular Economy Lorna Slater MSP Minister for Community Safety Ash Regan MSP Minister for Equalities Christina McKelvie MSP In 2018 Parliament passed the Gender Representation on Public Boards Scotland Act, the first of its kind in the UK. In 2018 Parliament passed the Domestic Abuse Act 2018, the first of its kind in the World, England followed Scotland in 2021. In 2021 Parliament passed The Period Products Free Provision Act, Scotland is the first nation in the World that has such a policy. Currently all lead by Women, in 2018 the Governments of Scotland, Finland, Iceland & New Zealand started The Well Being Economy Alliance. In 2020 Parliament created the Digital Womens Business Centre In 2017 Parliament created The Womens Business Advisory Service Women owned Businesses are worth £9 Billion a year to Scotlands Economy. After Labour ran Glasgow City Council fought against & blocked Equal Pay for Women for 10 years, when SNP won the Council it reversed Labours anti women equal pay. Women in Scotland lead UK with the Highest average gross weekly pay Scotland £577.30 NI £558.10 England £557.10 Wales £519.80 Free Scottish Baby Box (220,000 given to Parents since 2017) Birth Registrations in 2021 47,786 (2 percent higher than in 2020) Scottish Child payment is worth £20 pw (not available in RUK) 30 hours pw free early learning & childcare (16 hours pw in RUK) free Bike to school kids 9 schemes started across Scotland free Devices to school kids started in August 2021 free school meals rolling out Primary 1 to 7 (P1 to 2 in RUK) Girls & Women under 21 get free national bus travel in Scotland Girls get to vote at age 16, in England they're still disenfranchised Girls & Women under 26 benefit from free dental care in Scotland Nursing & Midwifery tuition is free (£5000 a year in RUK) a Nurse in Scotland is on average £1,300 better off after tax than counterparts in England. Women in Employment Scotland 1,361 million Norway 1,349 million New Zealand 1,339 million Finland 1,287 million Slovakia 1,219 million Ireland 1,213million Search Scottish Labour Market Trends September 2022 Search OCED Employment Rate (Women, Thousand Persons, Q2 2022)
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  1739.  @100CupsColombia  Scotland is a left leaning Nation Reference Election History in Scotland (since Circa 1955 the last time Conservatives won a majority)
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  1740.  @100CupsColombia  Good enough to get re elected Who voted for Truss?
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  1741. Democratic Consent, Mandate,Legitimacy, Authority by Votes First Minister of England just 81,326 (2022 Torie leader election) First Minister of Scotland 2,385,578 (2021 Scots Election)
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  1742.  @100CupsColombia  Move to the UK if you don't like it in Scotland, don't like Scotland's social contract, don't like Scotland's democratic voting choices. Higher Council tax There, £620 higher on average No Direct Water Charges here, there are in the UK £9250 University Tuition fees There £5000 Nursing Tuition fees There higher crime rate There Scotland 45 crimes per 1000 people England & Wales 79 crimes per 1000 people give up 6 month rent & eviction freeze being introduced by Scotgov nothing similar exists in the UK give up lower Rail Fares, Glasgow Queen St to Edinburgh Waverley open return £10.20 Liverpool Lime St to Manchester Piccadilly open return £13.40 give up lower Ferry Fares, Oban to Isle of Mull return 2 adults 1 kid + car £48.90 Southampton to Isle of Wight return 2 adults 1 kid + car £100.50 Doncaster Airport being left to close by UKgov Plymouth City Airport was left to close in 2011 by UKgov Sheffield City Airport was left to close in 2008 by UKgov Prestwick Airport was saved in 2013 by Scotgov NorthEast England Smelter factory left to close by UKgov in 2012, Scotgov saved Fort William aluminium Smelter factory in 2016 give up free road tolls, 13 road/bridge toll charges There give up free Bus travel for under 21s & at 60 here for over 66's There give up free NHS Parking for charges there Pay Torie BedRoom Tax along with 490,000 Households There give up free Scottish Baby Box & Child payment give up 30 hours free childcare pw for 16 hours pw free childcare There Disenfranchise yer 16 & 17 year old who wont get to vote There £9 per item for prescriptions There, free here £21 for eye examinations There, free here Dental charges There, free to under 26's here
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  1743. How do they have power to effectively overrule scottish mps ? snp has a policy of not sitting in the unelected lords the gutter.
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  1744. Powers reserved to wastemonster too.
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  1745.  @chiefdoesgaming8269  What is in it?
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  1746.  @chiefdoesgaming8269  Fair enough all best to you chief! Scotlands vote should be respected 👍 A Glance at the eu vote result map would tell ye that
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  1747.  @chiefdoesgaming8269  Veto you tooo. Steady on chief you might catch democracy-itus
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  1748. Nope. Scotland's education system is separate.
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  1749.  @teessideman.8253  Correct.
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  1750. Independence is the norm, 195 Independent nations in the world
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  1751.  @SiLoMixMaster  SiLo Mixing and Mastering ''LOL since when do you or the SNP care about the majority of Scotland, the majority voted to remain in the UK so move on and drop the Independence shite already'' majority of Scotland also voted to stay in the EU and is only UK Nation not getting what it voted for. So the UK don't care about majority of Scots so Independence is fair game
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  1752.  @CompostOracle  Census information
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  1753. Never?
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  1754.  @G4RY1159  Number of Dwellings in 2022 Scotland 2,699 million Finland 2,816 million Housing Starts/Completions in 2022 in 2021 Scotland 42,132 Up 8,3% 38,639 Finland 41,636 Up 6,24% 39,039 Construction Workforce Latest Scotland 179k Finland 184k National Records of Scotland Households and Dwellings 2022 Report Finland in Figures 2023 Page 29 Occupied Dwellings Scottish Housing Market Review Q1 2023 Housing Starts & Completions Finland in Figures 2023 Page 31 Completed Dwellings Nomis Scotland Workforce Jobs by Industry Finland in Figures 2023 Page 13 Employed Persons by Industry
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  1755.  @G4RY1159  I have a girl friend mate! i'l be battered if i cheated on her
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  1756.  @G4RY1159  Maybe yer maw
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  1757. Scotland is a left leaning country
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  1758. Slovakia gained Independence in 1993 following the Velvet Divorce. Population Scotland 5,4 mil Slovakia 5,4 mil Territory Combined Land & Offshore EEZ Scotland 541.104 km2 Slovakia 49.035 km2 GDP/Economic output in 2021 Scotland £182 Billion Slovakia £103,6 Billion (in sterling) = 43,1 Percent £78,4 Billion larger
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  1759.  @andrewpollock4599  Independence is normal.
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  1760.  @andrewpollock4599  Scotland is poorer within the UK cause of failure of the UK. Scotland hasnt seen job creation via its own central bank, treasury, currency issuing powers, stock exchange, foreign affairs, national defence force, state run international airline, west coast container port at derelict hunterston port in Ayrshire. Independence = job creation, economic development Staying ran by next door = kept poor, no job creation, no economic development like mentioned above.
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  1761.  @andrewpollock4599  Brexit Referendum Result Map ''UK facing a Decade of Lost Economic Growth'' CBI Confederation of British Business ONS The number of business closures in the UK Quarter 3 95,315 Quarter 2 113,700 Quarter 1 137,210 ''More than 40% of British exports to EU have disappeared from European shelves since Brexit'' The Independent ''Living Standards to fall 7% over next 2 years'' OBR Office for Budget Responsibility ''Food inflation has risen to 16,4%'' British Retail Consortium ''2,1 million food parcels provided in 2021, an increase of 14% compared to 2019/20.'' Trussel Trust Food Bank Network
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  1762.  @andrewpollock4599  Scottish Economist Adam Smith is considered ''the father of Capitalism'' Scotland + EU Brexited England Consumer Market 453,7 Million 56,5 million Economy 14,7 Trillion 1,8 Trillion Economic Territory 4,312,044 km2 130,279 km2 = 8 times larger Consumer Market = 8 times larger Economy = 33 times larger Economic Territory
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  1763.  @andrewpollock4599  A Grimsby Seafood Factory was recently left to close. A Seafood Factory in South Lanarkshire was saved from closure in June. A new seafood factory in Western Isles opened in May. Bristol Abels Shipyard was left to close in 2016. Liverpool McTay Shipyard was left to close in 2016. Portsmouth Bae Shipyard was left to close in 2014. Babcock Fife shipyard recently won contracts with Polish Navy to help build 3 new frigates for Polish Navy. A Shipyard on the Clyde was saved by Scotgov in 2019, MV Glen Sannox & another in construction MV Kallista Helen, MV Helen Rice, ACB argymak built since 2019. Doncaster Airport was left to close in October 2022. Plymouth City Airport was left to close in 2011. Sheffield City Airport was left to close in 2008. Prestwick Airport in Ayrshire was saved by Scotgov in 2013 the airport made a profit in 2021/22. Cargo volumes rose by 36% to 18,000 tonnes in the year. Refuelling was up 89% to 36 million litres. passenger numbers more than doubled to 118,000. Scunthorpe, Redcar & Hartlepool Steel works were left to close in 2015. 2 Lanarkshire steel works were saved by Scotgov in 2016. the Only aluminium smelter in England was left to close in 2012. Fort William Aluminium Smelter factory was saved by Scotgov in 2016. now the Only Smelter factory in UK giving Scotland Advantages over UK.
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  1764. Not voted torie majority here since...1955.
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  1765.  @annepercival7814  UKgov should be dissolved too incompetent to come anywhere near here
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  1766.  @RossLeeson  April saw Scotland’s private sector enjoy its sharpest rise in output for 12 months, according to the Royal Bank of Scotland's latest PMI report. Glasgow up 9 places and Edinburgh up 1 place in the Global Financial Centres Index Rankings. Export growth surged 4,4% in the first quarter of 2024. Higher than all other UK Nations. Oil Price 83 Brent (Scotland) 80 Iran Heavy 80 Cossack (Australia) 79 WTI (Texas US) 74 Mexican Basket The median monthly pay in Scotland grew 6,3% in year from March 2023 to March 2024, Higher than the 5,6% in the UK as a whole in the same period. Revenue from Scottish Income Tax forecasted to increase to £18,8 Billion this year, £1,5 Billion more than if the UK income tax system was still used here. In the first quarter of 2024, Employment Increased 11 thousand to 2,637 million Increases by Sector Construction by 4 thousand to 172 thousand Administrative by 3 thousand to 218 thousand Transportation by 3 thousand to 131 thousand Manufacturing by 1 thousand to 176 thousand Birth Registrations increased 1,94 percent in quarter 1 of 2024 from quarter 4 of 2023.
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  1767.  @janettewhitchurch5118  91,2% less than England's March Unemployment Figures England 1 million Scotland 88k
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  1768.  @jonnie350zje  What do you mean ''British'' ? show me the unwritten British Constitution to read?
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  1769.  @jonnie350zje  I want proof of what 'british means''
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  1770.  @jonnie350zje  No definition of what British is in the unwritten British Constitution. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Article 3 ''Indigenous peoples have the right to self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.'' Article 4 ''Indigenous peoples, in exercising their right to self-determination, have the right to autonomy or self-government in matters relating to their internal affairs, as well as ways and means for financing their autonomous functions.'' Article 8 1. ''Indigenous peoples and individuals have the right not to be subjected to forced assimilation or destruction of their culture.''
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  1771. Offering in alternative?
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  1772.  @richardmurphy4520  Which we the people can vote to abolish if we the people wish.... Republic of Ireland Act 1948 abolished the English Monarchy in Ireland in favour of a Elected President.
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  1773. Heavyweight Scottish politician.
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  1774.  @nanunanu8745  Swinney has more seniority due to being The Head of Scotland's Government. The keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland. Member of the Privy Council. Consultee on selections for Scotland's representative on UK Supreme Court. Scotland's Representative on the UK Head of Governments Council. Scotland's representative on the British-Irish Council. Member of Scotland's representatives to the Nordic Council. Member of Scotland's representatives to the Article Circle Assembly. Leader of the Largest Party in Scotland in Holyrood and Westminster. Leader of the Scottish National Party.
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  1775.  @hardyed3  We take down 27 borders Englands brexit has imposed on Scotland, and get Scotland access to the 448 million European Single Market, which is 7x larger than the UKs. Scottish Salmon exports to EU down 98% Fish and Shellfish exports to EU Down 83% Scotch Beef exports to EU down 91% Scottish Pork exports to EU down 87% Scottish Cheese exports to EU down 85% Scotch Whisky exports to EU Down 63% Manufacturing exports to EU down 41% Total Scottish exports to EU down 63% Being chained to incompetent England is costing livelihoods in Scotland The United Nations Charter states all peoples have the right to self determination
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  1776.  @hardyed3  The UKs third biggest trade partner for imports into the UK is Scotland. According to the UKgov's own trade in numbers pocket book 2021 and Scotgov export stats. Pay more via customs duty, excise duty on customs border. a 28th to the 27 others Westminster has put up on itself by shutting itself out of the eu single market and customs union
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  1777.  @hardyed3  Everyone, since ww2 60+ countries have gained independence from Westminster.
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  1778.  @hardyed3  Scotland has 60% of the oil reserves in the EU. we'd be the largest oil producer of the EU members. Catalan is entirely different from Scotland, we're a recognised nation, in a treaty of union with another. Catalan is not.
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  1779.  @hardyed3  Its not the SNP that passed the Crime, Sentencing and Courts bill in England, that curtails the right to protest in England, the Torie English government done that. The one they were protesting about a few weeks ago. (doesnt apply in Scotland as we have our own law system)
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  1780.  @hardyed3  Which section of the bill is that? have you read the legislation?
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  1781.  @hardyed3  😂 oh come oan! what section is it in? you seemed so sure o yersel! or what you'v been fed by the oppo and been gullible enough to believe, yet crumble when pressed!
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  1782.  @hardyed3  Theres only 6 sections 😂
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  1783.  @hardyed3  You mean inciting hatred? is bojo's anti scots poem he had published and England endorsed and elected inciting hatred? Quote ''we're a verminous race and should be placed in ghettos and exterminated'' ''polluting english stock'' suppress the tartan dwarfs'' ''Ban the kilt, the skean-dhu and the sporran as provocatively, offensively foreign'' ''the nation deserves not merely isolation but comprehensive extermination'' we (the english) must not flinch from a solution''
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  1784.  @hardyed3  Is that the freedom of speech you were meaning?
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  1785.  @hardyed3  Including inciting hatred?
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  1786.  @hardyed3  Outlines what? you even got the number of sections of the bill wrong. he wants folk to be free to incite hatred against others? for victims to have no protections in Scots Law? hes a right wing idiot and will be lucky if he gets 10 votes. Scotland doesnt do right wing. Humza received 55% of the vote in that constituency in the 2016 scots parlie election. good luck
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  1787.  @atharshahzada9048  Dont have full powers every other independent country in the world has.
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  1788. @Karl Newsome 45% of the UKs trade went to the EU. Scottish Salmon exports to EU down 98% Scotch Beef exports to EU down 91% Scottish Pork exports to EU down 87% Scottish Cheese exports to EU down 85% Scottish seafood and shellfish exports to EU down 83% Scotch whisky exports to EU down 63% Manufacturing exports to EU down 41% United Nations Charter states all peoples have the right to self determination United Nations convention on the law of Treaties governs the end of Treaties and break up of states Article 62 Fundamental change of circumstances Article 65 Procedure to be followed with respect to Termination, Withdrawal from a treaty
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  1789. @Karl Newsome 28th custom border added to the other 27 borders Westminster has put up on itself by leaving the eu single market & customs union.
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  1790. @Karl Newsome What Union? EVEL English Votes for English Laws, breached the treaty of union as it banned scots mps from voting on matters effecting England. No union what union
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  1791. @Karl Newsome Their not, but 533 English can vote on matters not Devolved too Scotland. United Nations convention on the law of Treaties governs the end of Treaties and break up of states Article 62 Fundamental change of circumstances https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Result Article 65 Procedure to be followed with respect to Termination, Withdrawal from a treaty Article 66 Procedures for judicial settlement involving the International Court of Justice
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  1792.  @maureendavidson4635  You must be joking?
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  1793.  @Philly94M  Scotland voted to stay in, England voted to leave. United Nations convention on the law of Treaties governs the end of Treaties and break up of states Article 62 Fundamental change of circumstances Article 65 Procedure to be followed with respect to Termination, Withdrawal from the operation of a treaty Article 66 Procedures for judicial settlement involving the International Court of Justice The ratification of the United Nations Charter in 1945 at the end of World War II placed the right of self-determination into the framework of international law. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development. The Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993 was the peaceful self determined breakup of Czechoslovakia into the independent countries of Czechia and Slovakia
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  1794.  @hardyed3  Have the right to self determination
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  1795. 65 countries have, why not Scotland?
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  1796. @Jason Devon What havnt you liked about the last 312years of open border here. You poor thing! Scots maruading down there freely and vice versa. Article 4 of the treaty of our own union gave the subjects of Great Britain freedom of trade and movement within the kingdom
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  1797. So Scotland is a Colony? therefore can invoke UN Resolution 1514
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  1798. Yep
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  1799.  @peterpaszczak4013  ?
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  1800.  @peterpaszczak4013  Which party runs Highland Council?
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  1801.  @peterpaszczak4013  Ipsos Mori Scottish Political Monitor February 2024 Independence Yes 53% No 47% Westminster Scotland Voting Intention 44% Scottish Nationalists & Scottish Greens 32% Labour 14% Torie 6% Liberal 5% Other Holyrood Constituency Voting Intention 43% Scottish Nationalists & Scottish Greens 31% Labour 13% Torie 8% Liberal 5% Other
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  1802. Scotland will have its own currency, backed by Scotlands vast natural assets
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  1803.  Albert Pike  😂 where do these loonies crawl out of. How's the weather in Moscow albertski?
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  1804. How so?
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  1805. UK government have also blocked Scottish Parliament from being able to hold referendums, its attack after attack by the UK government
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  1806. The british dictatoship will be brought down , canot be allowed to stand
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  1807.  @Kopp203  Im not out to stop 'your' brexit , im out for ending the british union and forming our own state with our 10% of the whole uk economy & sterling area which is Scotlands share. Thanks very much take a bow son enjoy your brexit
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  1808.  @fatfat1877  No a new currency for scotland was agreed at snp conference .for in the future , even though sterling is ours too , scottish notes are different from english notes as three scots bank can print scots notes as you might know? New central bank to. ,, my bank the smallest scots bank owns Yorkshire bank and another owns Ulster bank. So assets there. heres the governor of the bank of britian (which a scotsman founded btw) '''Scottish Financial Sector Assets Worth North of a Trillion''' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGpayte7KTE ,
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  1809.  @notjustforhackers4252  Yes why are England blocking Scotland having referendum?
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  1810.  Dominion Philosophy  Only UK Nation that runs a trade surplus
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  1811. New Conventional National Defence Force for Scotland, the first since 1706. Scotland has the UKs nukes but Scotland does not have its own National Defence Force.
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  1812.  @drofheim  No they wont they'r soft. 99.84% hasnt voted for the current dictatorship
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  1813.  SMEGY 89  Not i. Your undermining Ours , comeuppance day is coming take wastemonster for everything it has + the kitchen sink😂 Frankly you lot dont deserve to be in same union as us
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  1814.  glareola  Thanks glareola , Scottish exports to the ruk £49billion 'uk' imports from China £45billion
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  1815.  @drofheim  Not til no deals of the table! The dictator can bring his no deal brexit in the g.e to the Scottish public who All areas voted to stay in the eu. Scotgov are putting political independence from wastemonster, polling to win majority of the scots seats in the british union parliament , Enough to declare a new state & government. See you's at g.e
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  1816.  @drofheim  Through the ballot box i want All Areas to vote, Unlike the BU the EU can't our income tax , can't set our economic , foreign ,defence policies , can't impose trident wmd's on us , can't impose a tory dictatorship on us that scotland voted against , it can't steal devolved powers voted for by 74% of scots voters, Plus the majority of european countries are in it. Scotland and ourgov have never been allowed to represent scotland in the eu as membergov has been ukgov , we didnt even have our own gov when the british union took us in to eu
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  1817.  @plainenglish1774  5, 4Million Scottish pounds as our notes are different Asserting our own democracy 💪 "Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation", By Alasdair Grey is engraved on a wall of the Scottish Parliament building re opened in 1999
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  1818.  Albert Pike  Aye the 'elite' went round every area in Scotland, all 32 of them voted to stay in the eu. The voters up here arnt daft they are canny their on to something
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  1819.  @jasonkingshott2971  Can pull the plug on the british union though
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  1820.  @jasonkingshott2971  Only 10% of the wealth of the whole british union economy & sterling area and the assets , Aye as independent is this previous lot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_have_gained_independence_from_the_United_Kingdom
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  1821. Name 1 good thing Brexit has achieved?
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  1822. God forbid if it forced an english parliament on them. 'taking back control' and all that
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  1823.  @MSDosPrompt  ​Thats what independant european countries do id have guessed?
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  1824.  @MSDosPrompt  It was the q. Folk can see the hanzard 👍 dearie me how can we control our own laws? Scots law is a legal system of ...Scotland
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  1825.  @MSDosPrompt  No probelm , their arnt any known nations in europe according to you
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  1826.  @MSDosPrompt 'By Virtue, ll go along with that train of thought yer spot on 👍
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  1827. ​ @MSDosPrompt  No? Why is that? Interestingly Its not the eu or uk telling us we cant , It is you zoreto cornetto! thought you were against centralisation ? going by your previous comments. uv went of the beeting track
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  1828.  @MSDosPrompt  You talk some pish
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  1829.  @MSDosPrompt  No we are not independent because... INDEPENDENT NATIONS MAKE THEIR OWN LAWS!! DUH!!! Scots law , Together with English law and Northern Irish law, it is one of the three legal systems of the United Kingdom.
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  1830.  Albert Pike  Bellisimoooo the romans probably said that
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  1831.  @MSDosPrompt  Your embracing diversity i see 😂
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  1832.  @MSDosPrompt  Uk law? Whats that the uk does not have a single legal system
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  1833.  @MSDosPrompt  Its interpretation . . maybe you dont have that right in your country but im sure you do, , Can you name one instance that this ihas happened? Because i can of ukparliament theifing of ours . I think its good as if maybe perhaps conjecture what you said . , theyv helped keep the Butchers Apron at bay!
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  1834.  @MSDosPrompt  And whats uk national law? Scots Law trumps it tooo , in my interpitation
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  1835. @Frankly Frank Good one frankk Yes which laws reallly bothers you? @Zoreto a b c and d if you can , over to you sir
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  1836.  @MSDosPrompt  No i said its all conjecture and spin
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  1837.  @MSDosPrompt  Because tory ukgov signed up to it choosing not to veto. , the gov england perpetulately votes for. that one. yer meps are at the table making the poliices although. Not sure what steven lennon 10names knows about these policy areas, His mantra is bigotry
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  1838.  @MSDosPrompt  ​Scotland yes. Remind you of the eu ref result map
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  1839.  @MSDosPrompt  as opposed to Unelected house of lords it has more Unelected members than elected eu par , snp dont even sit in that gutter.
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  1840.  @MSDosPrompt 😂 Oh the irony , I read back some of your comments,, You started of going on on about eu taking away independance Yet here you are under the impression ours can be took away. Priceless
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  1841.  @MSDosPrompt  Youre talking guff and insulted Wales and Northern Ireland there. Cutting your nose of to spite your face much!. Youre welcome to visit
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  1842.  @MSDosPrompt  Oh you supplied a link to a youtube , Cleary your own thoughts. Thats me put in my place! Mouthpieces like him stole my school milk money when i was wee so im totally gony bow to his supreme moral standards. Think not
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  1843.  @MSDosPrompt  Look what this walloper told us in 2014 , to 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO6T7--7-tM
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  1844.  @ednamode2881  They can't tackle the Union legacy probelm as hindered by the Union drugs policy is still centralised at westminster and outwith the competence of the Scots Parliament.Its westminster probelm aslong as they keep drugs policy in there control and with-hold and refuse to transfer it to scotgov like they'v been asking for years.The Union is killing Scots as it with-holds powers from Scotland. They also with-hold drugs policy powers from North East England, which is the drug death capital of England. There were 679 deaths linked to drug misuse in North East England between 2017 and 2019.. drug deaths in North West England reached a record high of 2,037 between 2017-19 and is the second highest rate in England. drug deaths in Yorkshire reached 484 people in 2018-19, with 131 dying in Sheffield alone.
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  1845.  @Andrew-ri5qo  It suits Unionists to keep drugs policy with-held from scotgov so they can say snp bad, yet its the Union and the UKgov thats the probelm as they havnt updated its drugs policy since its misuse of drugs act 1971, which is 50 years old.
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  1846.  @Andrew-ri5qo  Can't do anything as drug policy is centralised at westminster, With independence drugs policy becomes with scotgov, only then will scotgov get the powers needed to clean up the Unions legacy of with-holding powers
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  1847.  @Andrew-ri5qo  Is drug policy devolved to scotland?
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  1848.  @Andrew-ri5qo  You can't answer that, is it because drugs policy is Not Devolved to Scotland therefore Not in Scotgov control
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  1849.  @LiftedBuddha  Scotgov wanted to set up safe drug consumption rooms but UK gov refused, as drugs policy is still centralised at westminster. It suits Unionists to with-hold drug policy from Scotland so they can say snp bad, even though their Union is killing Scots because of them with-holding the power from scotgov.
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  1850.  @LiftedBuddha  Are you all for transfer of drugs policy from westminster too scots parliament so they can clean up the Unions Legacy of with-holding drugs policy?
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  1851.  @LiftedBuddha  Get rid of westminster as the Union is killing Scots. Look at other countries westminsters controlled and what they done to them
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  1852.  @Andrew-ri5qo  Is drugs policy devolved to Scotland?
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  1853.  @LiftedBuddha  They can't legislate outside the devolved powers. drugs policy is not devolved.
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  1854. Because anti abortion campaigners from America have been coming here and funding anti abortion campaigns and harassing women outside hospitals
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  1855.  @ciararespect4296  Galloway should be in the theatre as he's good at changing between performances, he's a socialist one week, Torie the next.
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  1856.  @elizabethtaylor9321  Your on your own kid
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  1857.  @scottishbombolini7794  Fan dabi dosy isnt it :) what a walking howler. here we fcuking go
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  1858.  @richardwilson57  Scotland generates more tax per capita than the RUK. 6,3% more per capita last year.
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  1859.  @richardwilson57  Yes to capitalise on the UK via getting back into the EU Market
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  1860.  @richardwilson57  Scotland's Economy Grew 0,7% in the first quarter of 2024. SNP Government are Enforcing a National Council Tax Freeze this year. The Visitor Levy Scotland Bill was passed this week. New Levenmouth Railway in Fife opened this week. Over 329 thousand parents with under 16s are receiving the Scottish Child Payment. Record number of Junior Doctors have took up posts. Number of Crofter Entrants at Highest for Five Years. Israeli Airforce has been banned by Trade Unionists and Scottish Government from accessing publicly owned Prestwick Airport which is a major re-fuelling depot. New Broughty Ferry active travel route opened. New Edinburgh active travel route opened. HMP Kilmarnock recently brought back into public ownership.
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  1861. 2004 North East England Devolution Referendum Yes 22% No 78%
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  1862.  @Bluediamond200  They were also robbed by Rwanda government who have said they aren't paying back the cancelled UK Rwanda refugee scheme
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  1863.  @Klos19871  Scotland total tax revenue 2020 £65,8 billion https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers-2019-20/pages/3/ Ireland 2020 total tax revenue 59,3 billion Euros - (£52,9 billion Pounds) https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/2857fa-annual-taxation-report-2020/ £12,9 billion , more div by Scotlands pop 5,4m = £2400 per person more Scotland Ireland Education 9,2 7,9 (pounds) Transport 4 3,1 Debt Servicing 4,5 8,2 Defence 3,5 1 billion Euros https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers-2019-20/pages/5/ https://whereyourmoneygoes.gov.ie/en/ In 2016, Scottish Ministers granted a Second Pipeline Construction Authorisation to GNI, https://www.irishtimes.com/business/energy-and-resources/gas-begins-flowing-through-100m-pipeline-linking-ireland-and-scotland-1.3736137 https://www.gasnetworks.ie/corporate/company/our-network/pipeline-map/
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  1864.  @ericcooper1709  https://www.businessforscotland.com/scotland-is-one-of-the-worlds-most-naturally-wealthy-nations/ https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-natural-capital-ecosystem-service-accounts-2019/pages/8/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe_by_GDP_(nominal) Norway £313 billion 5,3m £59,056 per person Scotland £300 billion 5,4m £55,500 per person Ireland £289 billion 4,9m £58,979 per person Denmark £261 billion 5,8m £45,000 per person
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  1865.  @ericcooper1709  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Results https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_have_gained_independence_from_the_United_Kingdom The United Nations Charter placed the right of self-determination into the framework of international law. By virtue of that right any people can freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social development The Referendums Scotland Act 2020 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which was passed by Parliament on 19 December 2019. This Act requires an additional act, such as a independence referendum.
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  1866.  @Klos19871  https://stats.oecd.org/index.aspx?DataSetCode=REV# us dollars to pounds, Scotland £65,8 billion 5,4m Czech republic £65,1 billion 10,7m Greece £63,5 billion 10,7m Portugal £63,3 billion 10,3m Ireland £53 billion 4,9m New Zealand £51 billion 5m
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  1867.  @Klos19871  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Results The United Nations Charter placed the right of self-determination into the framework of international law. By virtue of that right any people can freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social development https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_have_gained_independence_from_the_United_Kingdom
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  1868.  @Klos19871  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Results https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_have_gained_independence_from_the_United_Kingdom The United Nations Charter placed the right of self-determination into the framework of international law. By virtue of that right any people can freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social development The Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, which took effect on 1 January 1993, was the peaceful self-determined split of Czechoslovakia into the independent countries of Czechia and Slovakia. Scotland’s Natural Capital Assets are valued at between 34 per cent of the UK total. https://www.businessforscotland.com/scotland-is-one-of-the-worlds-most-naturally-wealthy-nations/ https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-natural-capital-ecosystem-service-accounts-2019/pages/8/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe_by_GDP_(nominal) 14th Norway $417 - £313 billion pounds 15th Scotland $400 - £301 billion 16th Ireland $384 - £289 billion 17th Denmark $347 - £261 billion
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  1869.  @Klos19871  Last year, Scotlands National Revenue was £177 billion, £32,800 per head. population 5,4m (without our share of the uk assets) Czech republic was £176 billion, £16,500 per head,, pop 10,7m Portugal was £173 billion, £16,800 per head, pop 10,3m Greece was £157 billion, £14,600 per head, pop 10,7m https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GNP.MKTP.CD?locations=EU Scotland 2020 total tax revenue £65,8 billion https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers-2019-20/pages/3/ £13 billion more than Ireland 2020 total tax revenue £52,9 billion Pounds https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/2857fa-annual-taxation-report-2020/ https://stats.oecd.org/index.aspx?DataSetCode=REV# us dollars to pounds, Scotland £65,8 billion 5,4m Czech republic £65,1 billion 10,7m Greece £63,5 billion 10,7m Portugal £63,3 billion 10,3m
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  1870.  @Klos19871  https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/bulletins/regionaleconomicactivitybygrossdomesticproductuk/1998to2018 West Midlands region £160 . £27,000 per head, pop 5,9m SouthWest region £158 £28,200 per head, pop 5,6m Yorkshire region £141, £25,800 per head, 5,4m East Midlands region £124 £25,900 per head 4,8m Scotland generates £17bn more than WM, £3,200 per head £19bn more than SW, £3,500 per head £36bn more than Y, £6,600 per head £53bn more than EM, £9,800 per head (extra regio is the oil, which is geographically in Scottish territory Majority of income tax payers in Scotland pay Less tax than the rest of the UK, Lower council tax too. https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/tax/income-tax-how-much-should-you-pay/income-tax-rates/
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  1871.  @Klos19871  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Results The United Nations Charter placed the right of self-determination into the framework of international law. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights also guarantees peoples' right to change nationality; the UK is a signatory to both documents. known as the Velvet Divorce,, The Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, took effect on 1 January 1993 and was the peaceful self-determined split of Czechoslovakia into the independent countries of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Constitution Act 541, settled the division of property between Czechia and Slovakia National assets were divided in a ratio of two to one, the approximate ratio between the Czech and Slovak population in Czechoslovakia, The Czechoslovak currency the koruna, remained in use by both countries.caused the adoption of two national currencies and two central banks. At the beginning, the currencies had an equal exchange rate. Czechoslovakia's membership in the United Nations ceased upon the dissolution of the state, but on 19 January 1993, the Czech Republic and Slovakia were admitted as separate states. https://www.businessforscotland.com/scotland-is-one-of-the-worlds-most-naturally-wealthy-nations/ https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-natural-capital-ecosystem-service-accounts-2019/pages/8/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe_by_GDP_(nominal) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal) Norway £313 Scotland £300 Israel £295 Ireland £288 Denmark £260 With 8.2% of the UK's Population, Scotland posses 88% of the crude oil production 60% of the natural gas production 85% of the hydro energy 40% of the renewable electricity generation, England is a net Importer of electricity transfers from Scotland , 25 GWH last year 60% of the onshore wind energy capacity 25% of Europe's offshore wind energy resources 300 GW of offshore wind Energy potential 25% of Europe's tidal energy resources The meygen tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth is the largest tidal energy project in Europe. exported 17 GWH to the grid in 2019 10% of Europe's wave energy potential 90% of the fresh water, Scottish Water's retail company Business stream is the second largest water retailer in the UK 60% of the timber production, the sector brings in £1 billion a year 60% of the airspace Scotland is suited for satellite launches over the North Pole Glasgow manufactures more satellites than any city in Europe Edinburgh is the second largest financial centre, 4th in Europe Biggest bus manufacturer in UK, Alexander Dennis has 40% market share The Scottish textile industry is worth £1 billion to the economy Scotland is home to 11 per cent of the games developer headcount including development of games such as grand theft auto Scotland is one of the largest life sciences clusters in Europe The food and drink sector is the largest manufacturing sector in Scotland, generating £15 billion a year, 18 per cent of Scottish manufacturing turnover. 70% of the exports of beverages, Scotch whisky brings in £5,5 billion a year UK accounts for 60% of World Gin manufacturer, sales are worth £2,5 billion a year The Worlds biggest gin brand is produced in Scotland. 60% of the UK's offshore maritime area After whisky, Seafood is Scotland’s second largest food export, sold to over 100 countries. 4th largest seafood trading nation in Europe, Scottish seafood exports bring in £1 billion per year 70% of the UK's Fish Landings of which 60% are exported Scottish salmon is both Scotland’s and the UK’s top food export 35% a third of the farmland 30% of the breeding cattle 20% of the sheep flock 9% of the dairy herd Scotland produces about 1.5 million litres of milk (around 9% of the UK milk production) 10% of the pig herd 25% of potato production 12% of the cereal production 30% of the barley production
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  1872. Audit all parties, you can't single 1 out
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  1873. Shut it ya dobber! Yer bums oot the windae! Anti wastemonster
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  1874.  @benowen8321  No i want the british union ended
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  1875.  @amigaamigo5307  Naw not budging. Scotland voted 62% to remain in eu.. These nitwits only pretend to care about democracy when it suits them.
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  1876.  @benowen8321  Build your wall 😂😂 England will be chukka-block 100 to per house
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  1877. Westminster is the 1 that does that
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  1878. The Same way everyone else manages their own affairs? best practice from everyone else?
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  1879. Why would Orkney & Shetland want the UKs lower social contract?
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  1880.  @ThatAtheistGuy20  Abandoning their principles & becoming Conservative is the only way Labour can win with English Voters.
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  1881. @Betweoxwitegan In 2022/2023 school spending in Scotland was over 18% per pupil higher than the spend per pupil in England. IFS Report, Growing gap in school spending per pupil between Scotland and the rest of the UK. Record High for the number of Scottish Students securing University Places, according to recent UCAS article on 6th August 2024. 16 to 24 Employment Rate Scotland 55,9% UK 52% Latest Scottish Labour Market Statistics for 16 to 24 year olds Scotland and the United Kingdom. Over 150 million journeys made by young people using Scotland's under 22's free bus pass as of August 2024. Transport Scotland last update on the scheme. Establishing a Skills Development agency for England was in Labour's 2024 election manifesto. Scottish Government established Skills Development Scotland in 2008. Lowering the voting age in England was in Labour's 2024 election manifesto. Scottish Government's Reduction of Voting Age Scotland Act 2015.
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  1882.  @ozzy8286  Anti Scottish then?
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  1883.  @ozzy8286  Your already on your knees with being a minority in the UK & therefore a minority in own country due to the union
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  1884.  @ozzy8286  Not into race politics, neither are the majority of Scots
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  1885.  @ozzy8286  Its a fact within the UK with 8,5% of the population Scots are a minority in their own Country
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  1886.  @ozzy8286  When you & unionists are hating on minorities in the UK, bear in mind Scots are minority within the UK
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  1887.  @ozzy8286  Within UK Scots are a minority in Scotland with 8,5% of the UK population
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  1888.  @ozzy8286  What? UK PM said the post-Brexit deal meant Northern Ireland is the world’s “most exciting economic zone” with access to both EU and UK markets. ''the province now has privileged access, not just to the UK market but also the larger EU single market”.
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  1889.  @ozzy8286  Yep i do and don't think Scots in Scotland should be minority and 2nd class and always outvoted by folk in a different country as their choices as economically damaging to Scots.
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  1890.  @ozzy8286  The English are anti Scottish, for example EX PM of England Bojo the clowns anti scots poem you can read, endorsed in England at 2019 election when they elected him as their PM
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  1891.  @ozzy8286  Why would i? to quote their ex Pm Bojo they think the Scots ''are a verminous race that needs exterminating''
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  1892.  @ozzy8286  12,7 million English endorsed bojo and his anti scots poem. England's Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer youtube clip titled ''Lucy Frazer's disgusting remarks about Scotland'' Can see the concerted effort of the English Government in the jobs apartheid within the UK of Scotland not having had job creation via central bank, stock exchange, borders and customs agency, national defence force, overseas consulate service, immigration service, publicly owned international airline, west coast container port at derelict Hunterston port, the English government's Beeching Cuts to Rail cut of Peterhead, Fraserburgh, St Andrews and many more towns from the rail network
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  1893.  @ozzy8286  The 1993 Velvet Divorce was the peaceful breakup of Czechoslovakia into 2 Independent Sovereign States.
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  1894.  @ozzy8286  Cross-Border Caledonian Sleeper Rail Service Nationalised by ScotGov. Local Visitor Levy Scotland Bill to be introduced.
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  1895.  @ozzy8286  Great. Tourists from rUK won't care about paying the new Scottish Tourist Tax then
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  1896.  @ozzy8286  Take it up with the Labour Party who run Edinburgh City Council.
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  1897.  @ozzy8286  Snp failure? The EIS, Scotland's largest Teaching union has voted 90% in favour of Scotgov pay offer to end school strikes. Strikes Suspended at Highlands & Islands Airports ltd after receiving new pay offer from ScotGov. The offer is now being put to the unions members to vote on. Scottish NHS is the Only NHS in the UK Not to have gone on strike, unlike in rUK where the UK parties are in government. Employment Women Men Scotland 76,6% 2,742 million 75,6% 1,376 million 77,6% 1,367 million Finland 74,2% 2,558 million 71,4% 1,235 million 72,4% 1,323 million Scottish Labour Market Stats Stats Finland Labour Force Survey ScotGov Progress Report, Young Person's Guarantee update March 2023 22,000 Opportunities provided for 16-24 year olds since 2020. over 800 Employers have signed up. Number of Entrants to University in 2022 Scots Born 33,880 Finnish Born 32,700 ScotGov News Release Record Number of Scottish Domiciled Students Finnish Education Agency Press Release Cost of Living Tenant Protection Scotland Act 2022 private rent rises capped at 3% moratorium on evictions extended powers to extend protections for further 6 month Scottish Baby Box over 250k given to Parents since 2017 Scottish Child Payment extended to £100 a month Free Early Learning & Childcare 30 hours per week Free School Meals Primary 1 to 5 Free National Bus Travel for Under 22's started in January 2022 Birth Registrations in 2022 Scotland 46,959 Finland 44,933 National Records of Scotland Stats Finland Births New Housing Completions/Starts in 2021/22 Scotland 39,439 Finland 37,434 Scottish Housing Market Review Q4 2022 Finland in Figures 2022 Recorded Crime Stats Finland 473,100 Scotland 287,678 Stats Finland Recorded Crime Scottish Recorded Crime Stats Year Ending December 2022 Global Financial Centre Index Ranking (Europe Region) 10th Edinburgh 17th Glasgow 18th Helsinki Fraser of Allander 2022 Report The Economic Impact of Scotland's Renewable Energy Sector IRENA Renewable Energy Employment By Country (Finland) Scotland will be hosting 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in August, the worlds biggest cycling event. Caledonian Sleeper nationalised in June 2023 following Serco losing the contract. ScotRail nationalised in 2022. New M9 Motorway Junction in West Lothian opened. New Maybole Bypass opened New Dalry Bypass opened New Aberdeen Bypass opened New Inverness airport rail station opened in February 2023. New Levenmouth rail link in Fife in construction. New Barrhead-East Kilbride-Glasgow Electrification in construction. New Motherwell rail station redevelopment in construction. New East Linton rail station in East Lothian in construction. New Aberdeen rail station redevelopment opened in Dec 2022. New Perthshire rail freight hub opened in Sept 2022. New Carstairs rail electrification in Lanarkshire completed Oct 2022. New Reston station in the Borders opened in May 2022. New Glasgow rail engineering depot opened in May 2022. Montrose Port Authority to become the 1st Port to provide Shore Power. New Helensburgh Waterfront opened on 2nd March. New deep water port in Western Isles in construction. New Kishorn multipurpose port near Isle of Skye in construction. New Ferry Terminal on Isle of Harris opened in Jan 2023. New Cargo Ferry service opening soon between Rosyth & Zeebrugge New Aberdeen 125,000 sq ft South Port opened. New Greenock Ocean Terminal for Cruise Ships opened.. Construction started in Glasgow on Bae Systems 675,000 sq ft new Shipbuilding Academy Facility. Construction completed on Barclay's new 500,000 sq ft Glasgow Campus which opened in 2021. Construction started in Glasgow on Therme Scotland's new 320,000 sq ft health & wellbeing centre. Construction started in Lanarkshire on new 220,000 sq ft Whisky SuperFactory AB2T Training Academy in Whitburn has opened its new 175,000 sq ft facility and is now accredited for rail, road and construction training. Construction started in Ayrshire on 100,000 sq ft office furniture firm 2ndhnd's new facility. New 72,000 sq ft Retail Park to open in Barrhead. new Aberdeenshire based holiday let management company, Heritage Hosting has launched. Fern Engineering has opened its new office in Aberdeen. Singaporean mooring solutions firm Mooreast is establishing its manufacturing facility in Aberdeen, for production of subsea foundations and assembly of mooring components for Scotland's floating offshore energy sector. Australian Autonomous Systems firm Abyss Solutions has chosen Aberdeen to establish its European HQ. Bullet Express to to open a new 44,000 sq ft Airport Logistics & Training Centre at Glasgow Airport. Construction completed in Glasgow on TopGolf Entertainment's new 45,000 sq ft golf venue. Construction completed on Online Electrical retailer AO's new 20,000 sq ft Logistics warehouse in South Lanarkshire. Construction completed on 1st phase of 850,000 sq ft St James Shopping Centre in Edinburgh which opened in 2021 Construction completed in Edinburgh for new 40,000 sq ft National Robotarium. To help research & development for new products in robotics, autonomous Systems, assisted Living, health-tech, fin-tech & agri-tech.. Giant Bike Manufacturer, is opening its first store in Scotland in Stirling. Construction started in Ayrshire on DSM's new manufacturing facility for its new cattle feed addictive Bovaer, which is being globally manufactured in Scotland. Dundee based Intelligent Growth Solutions is a world leading Vertical Farming Technology firm. Fife's Kingdom Housing Association has opened its largest sustainable housing development to date. CuanTec a Scottish Biotech firm has moved into its new premises in Fife. Construction completed in Fife of new 3-storey HQ for 1 of the largest suppliers of quarry materials in Scotland, Tillicoultry Quarries. The 1st Whisky Distillery in Inverness for 130 years has opened. Construction completed in Inverness for new Hydo Ness hydro-electric power scheme. Construction completed for 1st phase of new Inverness Green Hydrogen Hub. Its capacity could service 800 HGVs per day. Aviva Insurance has moved into its new 77,000 sq ft office space in Stirling. Global Asset Management firm Evelyn Group has moved into its new 30,000 sq ft office in Glasgow. Accountancy firm BDO has moved into its 8,000 sq ft new office in Glasgow. Construction completed in Renfrewshire for new 5,000 sq ft Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre. Construction completed in Dundee on new 4,800 sq ft International Barley Hub at James Hutton Institute, to support research & development, cereal growers, brewers, distillers & new businesses. New Shetland Hospital is in planning New Monklands Hospital in Lanarkshire is in planning New Ayrshire National Treatment Centre is in construction New Aberdeen Baird Family hospital is in construction New Inverness National Treatment Centre is in construction New Fife National Treatment Centre is in construction New Livingston National Treatment Centre is in construction New Isle of Skye Community Hospital opened in 2022 New Clydebank Health & Care Centre opened in 2022 New Aviemore Community Hospital opened in 2021 New Greenock Heath & Care Centre opened in 2021 New Edinburgh Sick Children's Hospital opened in 2021
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  1898.  @ozzy8286  Competitor Countries in Employment Women Men Scotland 76,6% 2,742 million 75,6% 1,376 million 77,6% 1,367 million Slovakia 71,8% 2,623 million 68,5% 1,240 million 75% 1,382 million Ireland 73,2% 2,574 million 68,5% 1,206 million 78% 1,368 million Finland 74,2% 2,558 million 71,4% 1,235 million 72,4% 1,323 million Scottish Labour Market Stats Datacube Slovakia Labour Force Survey Cso Ireland Labour Force Survey Stats Finland Labour Force Survey
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  1899.  @ozzy8286  Apologies for breaching your snp bad scotland bad narrative
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  1900.  @xtraspecialmango  If they did try to help folk who are dying because of the Union, with-holding drugs policy powers from Scotgov, westminster would probably take them to court. North East England is the drug death capital of England. There were 679 deaths linked to drug misuse in North East England between 2017 and 2019, which works out at a rate of 9.1 per 100,000 people, almost twice as high as England's average rate of 4.7 for the same period. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/north-east-drug-death-capital-19103153
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  1901. Britian can take their nukes out of Scotland as their not Scotlands
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  1902. What 'Union'? EVEL, English votes for English laws, turned to former ''union'' parliament into the English parliament
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  1903. 42% of Scotlands revenue that goes to the UK will be transferred on independence, What is it we get? for 42% of our revenue, why was Scotlands majority for staying the EU ignored the whole way through?
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  1904.  @philm3509  The United Nations Charter placed the right of self-determination into the framework of international law. By virtue of that right any people can freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social development. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Results https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_have_gained_independence_from_the_United_Kingdom
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  1905.  @philm3509  Declared in 1941 during ww2, by Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, and Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, The right of a people to self-determination was recognized as an international legal right after it was explicitly listed as a right in the UN Charter. Since ww2, 62 countries have gained Independence from the British state, In 1982, Canada made its final step toward full sovereignty. It became a completely independent country from Westminster In 1986, The Australia Act made Australia a completely independent nation from Westminster In 1986, New Zealand gained full independence from Westminster https://www.businessforscotland.com/scotland-is-one-of-the-worlds-most-naturally-wealthy-nations/ https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-natural-capital-ecosystem-service-accounts-2019/pages/8/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe_by_GDP_(nominal) Norway £315 billion Ireland £290 billion Denmark £262 billion
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  1906.  @edc1569  Employment in Scotland by Energy Sector Renewable Energy 42,000 = 11x larger employment Nuclear Energy 3,600 Fraser of Allender Economic Impact of Scotland's Renewable Energy Sector 2023 Report. Nuclear Industry Association 2023 Employment Report
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  1907.  @edc1569  Employment in Scotland by Energy Sector Renewable Energy 42,000 = 11x larger employment Nuclear Energy 3,600
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  1908.  @V01DIORE  Nuclear is the most expensive form of energy, its also dirty and after there 40 year lifespan it takes the land out of use for 100's of years afterwards
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  1909.  @V01DIORE  If nuclear energy is clean, can you explain why the land around Dounreay nuclear site is not to come back into use until 2336? 342 years after the site closed in 1994?
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  1910.  @bobk5925  The Scottish Government is opposed to new nuclear power. July, Blow to UK Government's proposed mini nuclear reactors. Researchers and staff at Sheffield University’s Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre facing redundancies. July, Scottish Government launched its Manufacturing Property Challenge Fund to create 1 million sq ft of new industrial space to increase innovation, jobs and Scotland’s attractiveness to inward investors. An Inward investor has committed to building a HVDC cable manufacturing factory in the Highlands. An Inward investor has committed to building a HVDC cable manufacturing factory in Ayrshire. Shetland's new Viking Wind Farm starting producing its first power in June. Port of Aberdeen won Business of the Year at the 2024 MaritimeUK Awards. Port of Dundee’s development as wind turbine hub resulted in 29% increase in revenue in 2023. Port of Montrose launched its shore power facility and became the first scottish port to provide shore power. Stornoway's new deep water terminal opened in April. New green hydrogen production hub in Argyll approved in May to power hospitals, distilleries and fish farms.
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  1911.  @bobk5925  The Scottish Government is opposed to new nuclear power.
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  1912.  @bobk5925  England's Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station original estimated cost was 18 Billion in 2016 when it was first agreed and was scheduled to become operational in 2020. The cost has Doubled to between 31 and 34 Billion and its scheduled to become operational in 2031. Bloomberg article in June, ''French Nuclear Power Slumps as Surging Renewables Push Out Atomic Plants.'' Finland's 18 Years late and Billions over-budget Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant finally began providing power in 2023. In 2011, the German Bundestag voted to phase out nuclear energy. The last 3 were shut down in 2023.
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  1913.  @bobk5925  England's Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station original estimated cost was 18 Billion in 2016 when it was first agreed and was scheduled to become operational in 2020. The cost has Doubled to between 31 and 34 Billion and its scheduled to become operational in 2031. French Nuclear Power Slumps as Surging Renewables Push Out Atomic Plants.'' Bloomberg Article from June. Finland's 18 Years late and Billions over-budget Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant finally began providing power in 2023. In 2011, the German Bundestag voted to phase out nuclear energy. The last 3 were shut down in 2023.
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  1914. Population of Denmark 5,8 mil Singapore 5,6 mil Finland 5,5 mil Norway 5,4 mil Scotland 5,4 mil Slovakia 5,4 mil New Zealand 5 mil Rep of Ireland 5 mil Costa Rica 5 mil
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  1915. There has never been a single UK Health service or single UK Education system Scotlands Tax Revenue in 2021 73,7 Billion 2022 NHS Budget 18 Billion 2022 Education & Skills Budget 4,7 Billion
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  1916.  @IwasBraveFor2WholeSeconds  Are you
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  1917.  @peterpaszczak4013  Why?
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  1918.  @peterpaszczak4013  Don't you have a search engine?
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  1919.  @peterpaszczak4013  You alright my man? seem to be angry about something
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  1920.  @peterpaszczak4013  Having the same search engine you have ?
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  1921.  @peterpaszczak4013  Similar sized countries to Scotland thrive with Independence, why won't Scotland?
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  1922.  @peterpaszczak4013  How many Independent Nations are there in the World?
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  1923.  @peterpaszczak4013  Economy Labour Market October 75,8% 2,716 million September 75,2% 2,703 million
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  1924.  @peterpaszczak4013  Latest Employment Stats Compared Scotland 75,8% 2,716 million Finland 74,6% 2,649 million Slovakia 71.6% 2,609 million Ireland 74% 2,578 million OECD Employment Rate Scottish Labour Market Trends October 2022
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  1925.  @peterpaszczak4013  ''how indy Scotland is going to be funded'' utube clip ''Patricia Gibson mp depute PM admits fears of losing Scotland's invaluable natural assets'' 2021 Tax Revenue Scotland £73,7 Billion Rep of Ireland £60,4 billion 2021 Social Security Spending Scotland £22,2 Billion Rep of Ireland £20,6 Billion
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  1926.  @peterpaszczak4013  You can search these things yourself too
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  1927. @Tiny mod There is no english money as their is no english treasury , or english parliamnet , gov, Defunct since 1707. shall we end the union inheriting Scotlands 10% of the wealth of the whole british union economy & sterling area On top of our gdp being higher than eu countries Combined Estonia ,Latvia ,Lithuania ,Slovenia and Croatia . Lets see what the english can do withOut Scotlands money . governor of the bank of brittish union '''''Scottish financial sector worth North of a Trillion'''' https://youtu.be/WGpayte7KTE
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  1928. @Tiny mod Your hopeless its over for you
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  1929.  @petergordon4525  You dropped a clanger there peter! you used the british pound as an example!😂 Your on par with the euro. remember 10 ,15 years ago on holiday the british pound was 1.50 to 1 euro? now on par. New currency for scotland is agree'd
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  1930.  @petergordon4525  Edinburgh is the biggest financial centre in the british union outside London toon , 4th in europe for equity. Not Birmingham ,Manchester,Liverpool, Yorkshire or Geordieland. The deficit has occured while scotlands within british union fiscal, economic and monetary policy ,currency being reserved to ukgov. Wastemonsters deficit is 32billion , its debt is £2Trillion . scotgov is not allowed to borrow , thats for big boys right?
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  1931.  @petergordon4525  There is no english pound , there are english notes and scotland has different notes , three banks here print scots notes. If the currency is the same (english currency ) as you say, Why do we have to change it before spending in england? No i want our own currency and central bank because we'l inherit 10% of the whole british union wealth.
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  1932.  @petergordon4525  Because ''''Currently 32.4% of taxation collected in Scotland is in the form of taxes under the control of the Scottish parliament and 67.6% of all taxation collected in Scotland goes directly to the UK government in taxation that is a reserved matter of the UK parliament''' You might possibly perhaps struggle too if someone else was taking 67% of your income , in this case taxation
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  1933.  @petergordon4525  Sterling is an international traded currency , Zimbabwe could choose to use it or anyone else. A new currency for scotland was agree'd at snp conference. https://youtu.be/npP9WV97HsU for more information watch mmt scotland dr tim rideout I dont know if boe is used for our notes as we print our own notes up here. The royal mint is based in Wales i know that much. Ireland used the pound for 7 years after they left til they got their own. Canada stopped using the canadian pound and started their own ,canadian doller. Wastemonsters debt is £2Trillion ,
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  1934.  @petergordon4525  The new scottish central bank. , like every other country has one , Not very bright are you
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  1935.  @rjwlfc  No ty bailing out of the £ and uk central bank, independent Isle of Mann does just fine with its own independent Manx pound within the sterling zone.
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  1936.  @rjwlfc  EU dosnt collect taxes, name one? Scotland within 'ukunion' 45% goes into 'ukgov' , our own central bank, I want to get businesses and workers in Scotland advantages over the UK , via no tariffs for exports to the eu countries. And if the people want it, we'd be welcome to join either efta or full eu membership....... Scotlands economy/GDP is same size as 5 EU member states Combined, 1) Croatia 51.4bn, pop 4.1 mi, workforce 1.8mil 2) Slovenia 45.9bn, pop 2 mil, workforce 1mil 3) Estonia 25.6bn, pop 1.3 mil, workforce 693k 4) Latvia 29.5bn, pop 1.8 mil, workforce 974k 5) Lithuania 29.5bn, pop 2.8 mil, workforce 1.4mil Combined 182bn, Combined pop 12 million , Combined Workforce 5.867mil Scotland. 180bn, , pop 5.4mil , workforce 2.6mil, Equal to 5 Nations wealth,assets,economy,tax base, leaving ukgov
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  1937.  @rjwlfc  No other EU country is following England, whys should we?
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  1938.  @rjwlfc  UKgov gony owe Compensation to everyone in Scotland and Northern Ireland for loss of jobs and exports to the eu market? ours at 16 billion a year, £2,962 Per head, 50% of our international exports Northern Ireland are at £5.4 billion, 2.944 per head, 60% of their international exports Combined Compensation is 21.3 billion a year, 5.906 per head per year from UKgov in fiscal transfer Compensation. UKgov public sector debt interest in 2019 2020 tot toal £52.4 billion , with our compensation it goes up to £73.7 billion
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  1939.  @rjwlfc  The Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, which took effect on 1 January 1993, was the self-determined split of the federal republic of Czechoslovakia into the independent countries of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Scotland incompatible, so different in nature as to be incapable of coexisting. dissolution, formally ending a partnership. Scotland possesses 34% of the UK's natural capital assets, with 8.4% of the population. Scotland possesses 4x per capita more natural capital than UK. Worth £273 billion at last valuation. upto £50.555 per capita more natural wealth than the UK. https://www.businessforscotland.com/scotland-is-one-of-the-worlds-most-naturally-wealthy-nations/ Possess 25% of the renewable electricity generation in the UK, with 8.4% of the population. 30% is exported/supplied to UK. Possess 25% of Europe's renewable offshore wind energy resources, 25% of Europe's tidal energy resources and 10% of Europe's wave energy potential. 40% of the UK total. 90% of the UK's hydro energy resources, 90% of the UK's freshwater resources Scottish water is the only publicly owned water company in the union, worth £5.377 billion in equity, £988 per head per year to scotland in social dividend, 96% of the crude oil production , 60% of the natural gas production, would be the largest petroleum producer in the EU, 70% of the uks fish landings, 30% of the beef, Scotland produces 20% of the UK s food and drink , with 8.4% of the population, which is nearly 2.5x more per capita, Scots whisky is the UKs biggest food & drink export at 5.5bn a year,
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  1940.  @Mark-Haddow  It will be overthrown & blocked again as England claims sovereignty over Scotland and with 59 mp & 533 English mp, Scotland lack access to adequate democratic rights to be able to get independence referendum bill through Westminster as 533 English mp's outvote us everytime
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  1941.  @patrickallen1628  These Countries are Independent and not conquered oppressed colonies politically & economically like Scotland
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  1942.  @kleinweichkleinweich  No we pay for Scotlands 6 mep's.
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  1943.  @rokketron  Used my initiative
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  1944.  @rokketron  You asked the question , i answered.
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  1945.  @rokketron  'uk' gov takes nearly 30billion of scottish tax and offsets us with a portion of our own revenue? why do they even take a penny No wonder 60 plus Countries have got rid of wastemonster, take take take
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  1946.  @clownofthetimes6727  Has £100 Billion HS2 for England only reached Birmingham yet? How much has it cost Scottish Taxpayers so far?
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  1947. Elected with just 0.00053 percent of 67 million population
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  1948.  @lindawarwick8643  True but the root of it all comes from wastemonster over there
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  1949.  @kennethperry5500  Ha haah your at the wind up😂 the uk union will be at the wind up shortly Boom boom😂 fair enough good luck to you to kenneth , british brexit refugees welcome just bring cakes or wine k
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  1950.  @keegan773  Oh you really told me of , skirting round the point ya eeegit
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  1951.  @Kopp203  We have the scots gaelic language signs whats the probelm? , Failite gu Alba
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  1952.  @keegan773  I telt ye AFF naw af. Turn & run ya walloper
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  1953. @Frank Nolan Like Croatia joined the eu in 2013 and guess what they use they krona. whom's national debt? Scotgov is not allowed to borrow. thats for big boys right? 100years worth estimated in the unexplorated scottish territoral west coast. the barnet formula is for if england gets cuts so does scotland ,wales and ni. and its all paid for by scotland subsising the ruk for the last 40odd years with our oil. you know, the petrol you buy? Scotland is 10% of the wealth of the whole british union economy & sterling area. not bad for 8.4% of the population.
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  1954.  @tudormiller887  British refers to a political ideology as its the name of a political union. Scottish is a ethnicity native to Scotland.
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  1955.  @TheAArmstrong  The right to Freedom of Association in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. European Convention on Human Rights UK's own Human Rights Act.
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  1956.  @sue-anneeast9685  Bojo is gony look like trump, facist and a clown hahah as for 55 years, Article 21 of the UN Declaration of Human Rights states: "The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government."
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  1957. Any skills?
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  1958.  @routy1203  Circa 1955 Scotland last voted torie majority
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  1959. Drama load o shite. Wheres yer policies ya doughballs. They'v got nothing. Nae wonder yer finished up here. Policies ya clowns humpty dumpty tory arsholes
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  1960. How many other countries have left?
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  1961. PM Bojo was also booed when he visited The FM, that was shown all over English news to
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  1962.  @IwasBraveFor2WholeSeconds  Good for you
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  1963. The UK is not democratic, 55% a majority of Westminster are Unelected
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  1964. Scotlands new borders railway re opened in 2015. Catch up England its sitting there waiting for Little England to connect. Dozy cunts, poor man of Europe.
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  1965.  @Plaw01  52% of the UK population do not pay any income tax at all. 11% higher than in Scotland.
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  1966.  @Plaw01  Consistently Outperforms the UK in Lower Unemployment Rates Scotland England Wales June 3,1% 3,8% 4,8% May 3,1% 4% 4,6% April 3% 3,9% 3,5% March 3,1% 3,8% 3,5% February 3,3% 3,8% 3,5% January 3,3% 3,7% 3,4%
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  1967.  @Plaw01  Outperforming the UK in International Trade Quarter 1 2023 Exports Imports Balance of Trade Scotland £37.2 Billion £36 Billion Surplus of +£1.2 Billion Wales £20.9 Billion £23.9 Billion Deficit of -£3 Billion England £274 Billion £476 Billion Deficit of -£202 Billion
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  1968.  @Plaw01  Last Years Tax Receipts Generated Spent Balance England £794 Billion £858 Billion Deficit of £64 Billion Scotland £73.7 Billion £97 Billion Deficit of £23.3 Billion Wales £32.2 Billion £52.4 Billion Deficit of £20.2 Billion
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  1969.  @Plaw01  The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) is partisan towards the Union and not neutral as it was founded by Conservative Party politician William Hopper who was a Conservative Party MEP in the European Parliament.
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  1970.  @Plaw01  Scotland's employment rate was ahead of England for every month since January.
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  1971.  @Plaw01  What's England's notional deficit? Wales notional deficit? It might have a higher employment rate but the numbers in employment show Total Women Men Scotland 2.663 million 1.311 million 1.352 million E Midlands 2.353 million 1.076 million 1.276 million Q1 2023 International Trade Exports Imports Balance of Trade Scotland £37.2 Billion £36 Billion Surplus of +£1.2 Billion E Midlands £25.1 Billion £33.2 Billion Deficit of -£8.1 Billion
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  1972.  @Plaw01  What does notional mean?
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  1973.  @Plaw01  With the Torie Government's interest rate rise to 5% just last week, in what way is this a policy for economic growth?
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  1974.  @Plaw01  Yes what is the definition of notional?
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  1975.  @Plaw01  You just literally copy & paste charts out of context as single out Scotland and don't tell us England's notional deficit and Wales notional deficit
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  1976.  @Plaw01  What's Yorkshire notional deficit?
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  1977.  eljay5009  What is the UK's figure?
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  1978.  eljay5009  Latest Employment Figures Scotland 2,688 million Finland 2,680 million Ireland 2,608 million Slovakia 2,579 million Croatia 1,580 million Wales 1,435 million Lithuania 1,389 million Slovenia 970k Latvia 880k N Ireland 876k Estonia 696k Cyprus 456k Luxembourg 320k Malta 290k Iceland 212k
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  1979.  eljay5009  Scotland's foreign currency earnings from Exports are an humiliating 29,6% higher per head than England.
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  1980.  eljay5009  Latest Private and Public Sector Employment Stats Private Public Scotland 78,1 percent 21,9 percent England 77,4 percent 22,6 percent
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  1981.  eljay5009  The UKs deficit in monetary terms ? as you only mentioned a figure for Scotland and not the UKs figure Scotland generates more per head because its an oil producing country, the 3rd largest in Europe after Russia & Norway. The barnett formula is Scotland's own taxation paid into UK Treasury and coming back. With Independence the BF ends as Scotland will no longer be paying tax into UK treasury therefore no formula will be required.
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  1982.  eljay5009  Average Salary England Scotland Teacher £38.810 £39.860 Nurse £34.916 £37.664 Police Officer £32.313 £34.991
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  1983.  eljay5009  England 13th March Junior Doctors went on 3 day strike over 4,5% pay offer 11th April Junior Doctors went on 4 day strike over 4,5% pay offer 14th June Junior Doctors went on 3 day strike over 5% pay offer 13th July Junior Doctors started 5 day strike over 6% pay offer. Scotland 7th July Junior Doctors in Scotland suspend strikes following 12,4% pay offer. Currently being put to BMA Scotland members to vote on. 8th June RMT union members accept ScotRail pay offer from ScotGov. 20th March RCN union Nurses accept pay offer from ScotGov. 10th March EIS Union Teachers accept pay offer from ScotGov.
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  1984.  @rww805  Thanks they are welcome & they know it:) but ask the good people of them English counties first.
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  1985.  @rww805  😂 Im ginger a true scotsman and coming tae get ye (joke)
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  1986.  @rww805  Do you know about this? According to a 900-year-old historical quirk, Doncaster is technically part of Scotland. Doncaster was ceded to Scotland in the Treaty of Durham; it was never formally returned to England.
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  1987.  @davidmurphy563  Really? The UKgov treaty with Germany may not provide any advantages for Scotland? No autonomy for Scotland to build on the good will shown from the German people voting us the best supporters at the Euros? No progress on the potential of a green hydrogen highway and supply chain from Scotland to Germany? No progress in direct ferry routes from Scotland to Germany for increasing the 33% of the UKs food & drink exports Scotland produced as of last year? No progress on getting Germany to give special protected status to Scotch Whisky, Scottish Salmon, Scotch Beef & Scotch Lamb?
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  1988.  @davidmurphy563  ''SNP has a poor record in education'' Scots workforce best educated in UK, according to the annual CBI Scottish Productivity Index 2024. Record number of inward investment projects attracted into Scotland in 2023, according to Ernst & Young Scotland Attractiveness Survey 2024 Record High for the number of Scottish Students securing University Places, according to recent UCAS article. St Andrews University ranked best in UK according to both 2024 The Guardian University Guide and The Times Good University Guide. Record number of junior doctors took up posts in 2023 according to NHS Education for Scotland.
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  1989.  @davidmurphy563  Its bound to fail Scotland as UKgov doesn't mention its biggest partner in the Union in its statement. There should be border transfer levy on electricity transfers between Scotland and England as UKgov's own electricity stats for last year shows a ratio in electricity transfers of 11 to 1 from Scotland too England. We should be seeing tax from the inbalance of supply.
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  1990. @Orden Hartley What? Can you expand what you said
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  1991. They didn't do it last time why would anything be different this time?
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  1992. ​ @OFAS3636  I ment how many hours of activity does that 350m a week pay for?
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  1993. Labour first pledged this in 1910, 114 years and it still exists and with over 170 Unelected Labour squatters.
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  1994.  @michealhunt6607  Not a Country its a Union. thee monarchy is England's.
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  1995. @Gazza Shall we use g.e to end the uk union Bring it on hurry up
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  1996.  @onlygazza  Can't wait to end the uk hurry up bring it on ya fcuking doughballs 😂 We got rid of all of them yoons parties. including something called the brexit party we rejected them tooo. , 62% remain (every council area) you have fatally fcuked up this time i hope your happy with yourself
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  1997. @Gazza Why didnt you say anything about immgration and fom in the last 312 years 2month and 18days you poor thing! Scots maruading down there freely and vice versa! How gastly and beneath you lady gareth 😂 What dose this sound cannily like ? Article 4 of the treaty of our own union gave the subjects of Great Britain freedom of trade and movement within the kingdom
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  1998.  Albert Pike  Oh i dont sub to your thoughts. Philosphy of common sense was invented here in Scotland , not that im claiming anything However, 62% remain (All 32 council areas)
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  1999.  Albert Pike  Youre an anti eu boy. SO you are against Unions ? 😂
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  2000. Look outwards around
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  2001.  @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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  2002. 60+ Countries have previously left imperial colonialist wastemonster. Yourgony be the only ones stuck with it lol
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  2003. Scotland needs a border with England
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  2004. Independence gets rid of UK governments Scotland never votes in
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  2005. Majority of the World dont have nukes
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  2006.  @peteralflat281  Yorkshire Energy was took over in 2020 by Glasgow based Scottish Power. Yorkshire Water business customers were took over in 2019 by Business Stream, a subsidiary of Scottish Public Owned Scottish Water. Yorkshire bank was took over by Clydesdale bank in 2005. Scottish Public Owned Prestwick Airport is on its 4th consecutive year of profit. Doncaster Airport was left to close in 2022. Sheffield City Airport was left to close in 2008. Aberdeen based FirstGroup Transport took over York Pullman Bus Company in January 2024. Hull Trains in 2003. Aberdeenshire manufacturer Nu-Style Products recently took over an industrial site in Yorkshire for distribution of its laminated, roofing & steel products. Scots Border Timber firm BSW Group recently took over Bradford Based Power Sheds. Glasgow based tech firm Iomart recently took over Leeds based data management specialist Oriium. Glasgow based Intellectual Property firm Murgitroyd recently took over Leeds based TLIP. Edinburgh based Law firm Gilson Grey recently took over Property law firm in York. Cumbernauld based Irn Bru recently took over Leeds based Boost Drinks. Perthshire based Taylor's Snacks recently took over South Yorkshire Foods, reportedly the largest Independent popcorn producer in the UK. Edinburgh based Investment Firm Inverleith Investments recently acquired majority stake in a Yorkshire Online Butchery Specialist.
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  2007.  @davefitzpatrick4841  Its not but Doncaster was ceded to Scotland in the Treaty of Durham and has never been formally returned to England.
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  2008.  @MindbodyMedic  England's EU Referendum Vote, Weak vulnerable economy, open to being bullied, capitalised on or to takeovers. Scotsman Adam Smith is considered the father of modern capitalism. Cornering a Market consists of obtaining control over assets. Sphere of Influence is a Nation having economic exclusivity in other Nations. Electricity Transfers in 2023 Scotland too England 15,270 GWH England too Scotland 1,420 GWH = Ratio of 10,7 to 1. The Eastern Sub-Sea Electricity link will see Scotland take over supply to England. The Western Sub-Sea Electricity link became operational in 2018 and seen Scotland take over supply to England. Potential for more... Replicating the old Solway Viaduct Railway which used to transport coal into a sub-sea electricity interconnector - Hidden with no pylons.
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  2009.  @nervousfrog101  There are no British companies. Scottish Registered company numbers have a SC. English ones don't have a prefix. We're always told we're shite, Summary of BBC Scotland News this morning ''Yer roads are shite, yer ferries are shite, yer Olympians are shite, yer nurses are shite.'' The worlds most powerful tidal turbine made in Dundee, Scotland - claimed as British.
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  2010.  @georgelonghurst2672  The relevant Scottish Constitutional documents regarding sovereignty are Treaty of York in 1237 which established the Border with England to this day. Treaty of Perth in 1266 which Scotland gained The Western Isles & Isle of Man. Treaty of Alliance with France in 1295. Declaration of the Clergy in 1309. Declaration of Arbroath in 1320. Peace Treaty between Scotland and England in 1328. Annexation of the Northern Isles Act 1471. Education Act 1496. College of Justice Act 1532. Act of Sederunt 1532. Papal Jurisdiction Act 1560. Coronation Oath Act 1567. Burghs Act 1578. Lyon King of Arms Act 1592. Act of Salvo 1663. Claim of Right 1689. Fisheries Act 1705. Securing The True Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Act 1707. Union with England Act 1707. Treaty of Union 1707. National Health Service Scotland Act 1947. Claim of Right 1989. Scottish Devolution Referendum in 1997. Scotland Act 1998. Abolition of Warrant Sales Scotland Act 2001. Water Industry Scotland Act 2002. Community Care Scotland Act 2002. Land Reform Scotland Act 2003. Gaelic Language Scotland Act 2005. St Andrew's Day Bank Holiday Scotland Act 2007. Graduate Endowment Abolition Scotland Act 2008. Judiciary and Courts Scotland Act 2008. Register of Tartans Scotland Act 2008. Police and Fire Reform Scotland Act 2012. Reduction of Voting Age Scotland Act 2015. Social Security Scotland Act 2018. Crown Estate Scotland Act 2019. Referendums Scotland Act 2020. UK Withdrawal from the European Union Continuity Scotland Act 2021.
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  2011.  @georgelonghurst2672  An uncodfied constitution is a non-existent constitution due to fact it can't be accessed or read by the public.
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  2012.  @Pixiesforever7  There are no ''UK companies.'' Scottish Registered Companies start with a SC. Scottish Registered Company number SC549732.
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  2013.  @chrisparti  Scottish company Star Refrigeration installed the worlds largest renewable energy district heating system in Drammen, Norway.
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  2014.  @Rokvtm  Really? it can't make money selling electricity to the grid? do you concede that the tide is predictable?
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  2015. Naw. the dictator and the dictatorship being brought down if he dosent ask for extension which is the law. Scots law.
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  2016.  @gavinmcinally8442  Come on big boy follow through with your england focused brexit.Go on Murder the 312year 'british union' come on big boy do it lose half the landmass come on big boy , think ye can imperially take Scotland anywhere against the majority will? Nae chance, England wants to be a player in the world? Shouldnt have any probelms castingScotland aside then shall they? Come on big boy do it
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  2017.  Albert Pike  Scots law is the legal system of Scotland. Scots law and English law is separate as agreed in our own treaty of union , its worth a read Article 19 provided for the continuation of Scotland's separate legal system. The border is the boundary! Ha hahaha
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  2018.  Albert Pike  Lies as Scots law and English law are separate ie Scotland has different laws than England. for example.... Free Tuition – Students in England face tuition fees up to £27,750 – Scottish students receive university tuition free. Can you give me evidence of what shite yur saying
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  2019.  @gavinmcinally8442  Croatia joined the eu in 2013. Smaller population , gdp ,exports than Scotland and they take the eu council presidentcy in january. Also Malta is in the eu , it and 60+ Countries previously have ditched the english imperial dictatorship.
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  2020.  Albert Pike  Proof? Whats the british colonail parliament that 60+Countries previously left? Your a british union shill. Ironic as your against political unions such as the EU and the 'UK' which is a political union. Bogus? Yep America, Canada.,Ireland,Aussie,New Z 's independence was bogus . Your gony be the only ones stuck with the english imperialistcolonial parliament , good luck
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  2021.  @smogmonster1876  No probelm at our border youl agree . Scottish goods currently go through england and get a uj stamp and pass as english exports i think the £ should stay here but anyway. As for the currency , sterling is an international traded currency ie any country could use it tomorrow , Ireland used it for 7 years when they left til they started there own. No border posts if you work here ul be on our tax system thats all. Not asking all that much really , Wel secure all that in a Treaty (which is above the EU) - uk gets a chance to demostrate there soverienty from out of the eu , itl be a laugh relax
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  2022. You brought the border up not i. Itl be in the negotiations. No you can travel from Estonia to Italy without a border , i dont see why ours would be a probelm as its never been a probelm , Go read Our Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton of 1328!!! which settled the border. Ireland used sterling for 7 years after they left Until they started there Own!.. Scotland has 3 banks who already issue notes , BOS ,rbs and Clydesdale google scottish £10 noteand english one i dont see what the probelm is .
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  2023.  @smogmonster1876  We could do a common travel area like what Ireland and 'uk' has had since before eu for one example? matter for negotiation our trade with ruk is 49billion i dont think thatl change. itl increase if anything. Opposite of farage infact he got chased out of scotland (he hid in a pub from scottish folk) Again ireland for example used the pound for 7 years after they left til they introduced there own
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  2024.  @Nemophilist850  Good! get them into work, to pay for England's 1 million unemployed, to take the burden of the backs of Scotland' Wales & NI. These people can't expect to live of fiscal transfers of us
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  2025.  @Nemophilist850  Who pays for England's 1 million unemployed? Why is Scotland contributing into UK to send fiscal transfers to England's 1 million unemployed and Scotland not seeing its own tax money invested in Acorn Carbon Capture Project our government has been asking UK for some of our own taxation for years now? Why should Englands 1 million live of fiscal transfers from Scotland & Scotland have to go without job creation projects? Why is England prejudiced against folk going to England that could be put into work and help pay for England's 1 million unemployed? That would also ease the burden on Scotland having to go without job creation due to having to support 1 million unemployed in England living of Scotland ?
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  2026.  @Nemophilist850  Yes there is. So also against Scottish people going doon there?
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  2027.  @Nemophilist850  Can we have some compensation for the fiscal transfers from Scotland to England's 1 million unemployed ? Can we have a quota on England's 1 million unemployed to be put into work & hotels here? or women of birthing age that are willing to help a ''rise'' in Scotland's birth rate Or surrender of further property in England to the Scottish Government/Public ? such as Cross-Border Caledonian Sleeper Rail Service recently nationalised by the Scottish Government. Scottish Water's subsidiary in England, Business Stream, in 2019 took over Yorkshire Water's 140k Business Customer Base. in 2016 took over Southern Water's 105k Business Customer Base. Southampton Marchwood MOD Military Port was annexed by Scottish Government/Scottish Public in 2015. At the time of the annexation Julian Lewis, Tory MP for the area dismissed suggestions that the MOD surrendering the port to Scotland was kowtowing to the ports new owner The Scottish Public & Snp Scottish Government. Villagers living in the shadow of the huge port described the deal as a “present to Scotland”. A Scottish Government spokesman added ''Caledonian MacBrayne is an arm’s-length company owned by Scottish Ministers which provides ferry & port operations services. Although Calmac's core market is Scotland, the company is keen to explore opportunities elsewhere which align with its business expertise and public service ethos. This strategy is supported by Scottish Ministers.''
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  2028. This the government in England copying Scotland's domestic abuse law?
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  2029. Remember the currency being £1.50 to 1 euro. look at state o it now your fault
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  2030.  Anthony Burke  Im going back to being in Spain in early 2000's it was
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  2031.  @johncuddy2669  Ireland and Scottish beef are top quality they both have enjoyed protected status , its ours that will be affected within the british union losing protected status . bojo the dictator coming to steal the scottish brand starring in '''The Great British Powergrab'' https://youtu.be/LxLmrYS_h3o
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  2032.  @jameswhiteley6843  England relies on Germany as you import 30billion more than export to them. '''population will overtake Germany in the coming decades regardless of Brexit.''' point?
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  2033. @Steve Hillier I can bring curtains down on wastemonster though:)
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  2034.  @timisles1235  Maybe i missed out the english church bishops i think their called? Not even the scottish ones sit there , The Unelected uk burocrats are representitive , Eu elections for the eu parliament coming up isnt? All this voting 😂 When is the next election to the Unelected house of lords timothy?
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  2035.  @timisles1235  England mostly which is my point. All Unelected , tough one to defend considering the eu election is coming up
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  2036.  @timisles1235  For example they unelected creeps . and donners can impose ammendments on scottish powers reserved to wastemonster. , snp who are the elected scottigov has policy of not sitting in the unelected house of lords gutter , Ukip and their ilk do however! even though their sloganing say theire against unelected burocrats etc
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  2037.  @timisles1235  No thats not my probelm i couldnt care less. I want it abolished
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  2038.  @ricbrow8752  Scotland gets a block grant from wastemonster which they cannot overspend on. We raise approximately £70bn in tax - we get around half back to spend in Scotland’s Parliament. for example the 2019/20 Scottish government budget is £42.5Bn, look it up. So we subsidise ukgov to the guts of £27.5Bn this year alone which Westminster spend 'on our behalf' and overspend by the value of our deficit. The first challenge we have with Independence is to spend the remainder wisely, Unelected House of Lords, trident, illegal wars etc etc etc. I think we can do better. Thereafter, only with the powers of independence will have the levers to deal properly with our own economy - opportunities ! https://macalbasite.wordpress.com/2019/11/15/the-indisputable-thievery-of-the-uk-union/?fbclid=IwAR3SY4tokiuOIkF98UPWEB8wt71RLavQxbiQEB-WF5wH1Jkh0MoWk819huI That Subsidy from Scotland to 'uk'gov is 29.7% of our approx 70bn tax revenue in contrast, Scotland makes an annual net contribution to the EU budget of £455 million (based on a four year average). This represents roughly 0.6% of total expenditure in 2017-18. 'uk' 'union' costs Scotland 29.7 percent. eu costs Scotland 0.6 percent https://digitalpublications.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefings/Report/2018/9/28/European-Union-funding-in-Scotland ''over half of all taxes collected in Scotland remains under the direct control of the UK parliament which has remained a reserved matter to itself all powers over Corporation tax, National Insurance, Value-added tax, Capital gains tax, Inheritance tax, Aggregates Levy Insurance Premium Tax and Motoring taxes'' 4.4% of scots gdp is taken and spent on defence by the uk government meanwhile same uk government spends just 1.9% of Englands gdp on defence = scots subbing wastemonsters pretendy superpower facade as defence is a reserved matter not devolved. https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers/pages/5/ Table 3.1: Total Expenditure: Scotland 2018-19 Defence £3.3Billion or 4.4% Higher Spending by Percentage than England! who spend 1.9% and America! who spend 3.5% '''there are currently no Royal Navy vessels patrolling Scottish waters''' Scotland 4.4% (taken by another countries government) England 1.9% Norway 1.7% Denmark 1.3% Netherlands 1.3% Finland 1.3% Sweden 1% Belgium 0.97% Ireland 0.3% move wastemonsters trident wmd submarines that we host and contribute to paying for. Wastemonster can pay Rent til they find a site in their own country.
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  2039.  @ricbrow8752  You didnt anger me atall i learned lesson of brexit and stick to evidence based fact thats all. Not slogans on side o a bus like the brexiteers down south. in 2014 The no voters were told by the torie 'uk' gov to vote no to keep their eu citizenship. eu ref came along and All 32 scots council areas voted to stay in the eu. 62% yet being marched out against our majority. brexits gony end the 'union' And 😂
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  2040.  @ricbrow8752  A new Scottish currency is agree'd No country joining the eu has to adopt the euro. Croatia joined the eu in 2013, smaller populaton, economy, exports than Scotland & they use the kuna Nine countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Sweden, and the United Kingdom) are EU members but do not use the euro. Before joining the eurozone, a state must spend two years in the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II)
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  2041.  @ricbrow8752  Greek national gdp £200billion , Greek gdp per person £14.613 Scottish national gdp £200billion (half the population of Greece) , Scots gdp per person £32.800
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  2042.  @ricbrow8752  And the euro is worth more than stirling right now 1 pound to 1.17 euros
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  2043.  @ricbrow8752  ''''Why would the english even care if Scotland leave the union''''
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  2044.  @ricbrow8752  They offered the 'uk' a currency union last time as it would have helped keep the 'uk' economy stable not losing 10% of its whole economy and sterling area. Not offering that this time.
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  2045. Different legal & legislative jurisdiction
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  2046. If we're 'so much better together' In other ways Scotland being a vasselage colonial prisoner of the english imperial dictatorshp. You would think that as your up to your knees in the theft of scotlands gdp , tax and defence spending. For your own imperialist aims. You would think scotland being a vasselage colonay is 'better' because the dictatorship your shilling for gets the theft of scotland.
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  2047. Currently 32% of taxation collected in Scotland is in the form of taxes under the control of the Scottish parliament and 67% of all taxation collected in Scotland goes directly to the UK government in taxation that is a reserved matter of the UK parliament over half of all taxes collected in Scotland remains under the direct control of the UK parliament which has remained a reserved matter to itself all powers over Corporation tax, National Insurance, Value-added tax (VAT), Capital gains tax, Inheritance tax, Aggregates Levy Insurance Premium Tax and Motoring taxes
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  2048.  @martinsatyen7833  Hadriens wall is entirely within England,
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  2049. No its not. Scotgov is not allowed to have debt as its not allowed to borrow. within the limited power Scotparlie has withing the prison 'british union' Btw wastemonsters debt is £2trillion
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  2050. We wont have to pay for you. As 60% of tax in Scotland goes to the english government in another country.
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  2051. Currently 32.4% of taxation collected in Scotland is in the form of taxes under the control of the Scottish parliament and 67.6% of all taxation collected in Scotland goes directly to the UK government in taxation that is a reserved matter of the UK parliament over half of all taxes collected in Scotland remains under the direct control of the UK parliament which has remained a reserved matter to itself all powers over Corporation tax, National Insurance, Value-added tax (VAT), Capital gains tax, Inheritance tax, Aggregates Levy Insurance Premium Tax and Motoring taxes Still think you pay for us? Yet your stealing 67% of tax in Scotland? Imperial 'british union'
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  2052. 62% to remain in Scotland. your the dictator fetish.
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  2053.  @Bungle-UK  CalMac operated at 100% yesterday. Liberals and Labour are responsible for Edinburgh Trams since Edinburgh Council was run by Liberals from 2007 to 2012 and Labour from 2012 until 2017.
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  2054.  @Bungle-UK  Who owns Transport for Edinburgh and 100% of Edinburgh Trams?
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  2055.  @saxglend9439 Can simply withdraw from the union treaty Independence referendum bill is being introduced shortly Territory Combined Land & Offshore eez area UK total 375,521 sq miles Scotland 55,5% 208,582 sq miles
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  2056.  @saxglend9439  Aye backtrack of down the ''beaten track''
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  2057.  @saxglend9439  What is there to think over? Can't show me a written UK Constitution to read
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  2058.  @saxglend9439  Concurring with me i think
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  2059.  @johnmajor9564  Treaty of Union. Scotland generates more per head
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  2060.  @johnmajor9564  Tax revenue Scotland New Zealand = 20/21 £62,8 billion £56,2 billion 10,5% larger 19/20 £65,8 billion £51,3 billion 22% larger 18/19 £62,7 billion £51,3 billion 18% larger 17/18 £59,9 billion £47,6 billion 20,5% larger 16/17 £57,9 billion £44,5 billion 23% larger Scotgov gers accounts OECD details of tax revenue New Zealand
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  2061.  @johnmajor9564  Any deficit of Scotlands within the UK is Notional, existing based on a suggestion, estimate, or not existing in reality. As Scotlands share of the UKs assets hasn't been divided in a divorce like Independence.
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  2062.  @johnmajor9564  It doesnt
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  2063. 65 other countries have left Westminster
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  2064. Voters in England got the chance to become Independent from the EU, and seem to have a probelm with Scotland becoming Independent
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  2065. I have Divergent EU Referendum Results in Scotland and England & Wales Scotsman Adam Smith is considered the father of modern capitalism Scotland + EU Market 453 million consumers = 7x larger market England & Wales Market 59,6 million consumers
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  2066.  @tranvu2010  His pledge 2, 5 and 6 does not apply in Scotland as these are Devolved Matters. His pledge 4 is about stealing Scotland's natural resources. No Scottish Specific Pledges/Policies/Priorities. Not offering Devolution of any more powers.
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  2067.  @jpw6893  safe Border Forcing the english government to fulfill there end of the international peace agreement gfa. Border should be here. Lets take the whole british partition border Out of the hands of the whole island of Ireland. And here. Practical too. Ours is 96miles long and 6 main roads, the british partition border is 310miles long and 280+ crossings. Scotland exports more to the ruk than we import. The english government can put tariffs on the Scottish electricity, scottish water and the petrol You buy if you want , Rub sticks & on yer bike son. No our new state is above and beyond your brexit dictatorship. 60+ Countries have previously left the english dictatorship , your gony be the only one stuck with wastemonster dictatorship. Follow through with your english focused brexit go on big boy lose half the landmass Hanging the 312year 'british union' was on your ballot when you voted for your brexit wasnt it come on big boy do it
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  2068.  @jpw6893  Our country is not being dragged down.
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  2069.  @jpw6893  Unlike the dictator 'british union' The EU can't set Scotlands income tax. can't set Scotlands economic , foreign, defence policies. Can't impose imperial englands trident wmd's on us. can't impose a tory government on us England wanted but Scotland rejected. Can't steal devolved powers voted for by 75% of scottish voters and can't tell scotland ''now is not the time' if we have a democratic mandate like the triplelock mandate the snp currently have.
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  2070.  Albert Pike  Thanks your a loser
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  2071.  @jpw6893  70% of tax in Scotland goes to the english government in another country not the scotgov. What a gaff , England is in a 312year Military Union with guess who..........Scotland, Oh your against this? Good thing we're ending the imperial 'british union' then. You'd have more credibilty if England wasnt already in a 312year Military Union with your pal....Scotland. Against the military union of the 'british union' which is the 'british army' ?? what a gaff j williams thanks very much. Il be joining the new scots navy who will be taking over this territory dont worry. Il be patrolling around Scotlands beautiful western Isles. Il do that the rest of my days thanks very much what a pleasure
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  2072.  eljay5009  That is wrong. Scotland subsidises the UK as it gets back less than it generates. Revenue Came Back Kept by Westminster 2022 £73.7bn 72.6% £53.5bn 27.4% £20.2bn 2021 £62.6bn 83.8% £52.4bn 16.2% £10.2bn 2020 £66bn 66% £43.5bn 34% £22.5bn 2019 £65.1bn 64.3% £41.8bn 35.7% £23.3bn 2018 £62.3bn 64.3% £40bn 35.7% £22.3bn 2017 £60.4bn 69.4% £41.9bn 30.6% £18.5bn = £390.1bn 70.01% £273.1bn 29.99% £117bn
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  2073.  @graphite282  Because they are desperate and also 2,8 Trillion in debt.
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  2074.  eljay5009  Then also a share of the UKs Assets
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  2075. Any skills?
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  2076.  @Fucccunt-ff2su  Aye us is a union like here. same here> I dont get what your butting in about us for
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  2077. Opponents trying to discredit him?
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  2078.  @chrispotts6727  While Labour in England are taking funding out of NHS England to spend in the private sector, In Scotland's NHS, spend per head this financial year is a staggering 11,3 Percent more than in England with £3545 spend per head in Scotland and £3143 spend per head in England.
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  2079. Croatia joined the eu in 2013 smaller population smaller gdp smaller exports and kept the krona. Scotland has a bigger gdp than eu member countries Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania , Slovenia and Croatia Combined. We voted to remain in eu Wastemonster gony have to let us go.
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  2080.  @danielporter7773  Yes. A new currency for scotland was agreed at snp conference. Saw the state of the pound? Nine countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Sweden, and the United Kingdom) are EU members but do not use the euro.
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  2081. We have New borders railway opened since 2015
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  2082. That's the record the people keep voting them in on?
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  2083.  @deeliteful4011  Recorded Crime Stats England & Wales 6,5 million Germany 5 million Sweden 1,5 million Finland 473,100 Denmark 437,254 Island of Ireland 294,416 Scotland 287,678 Norway 278,833 ONS Crime in England and Wales year ending June 2022 Statista Crime in Germany Stats Sweden Recorded Crime Stats Finland Recorded Crime Statbank Denmark Recorded Crime Stats Statista Crime Offences in Rep of Ireland PSNI Annual Recorded Crime Stats Scottish Recorded Crime Stats Year Ending December 2022 Stats Norway Offences Reported to the Police
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  2084.  @deeliteful4011  44 other countries have DRS, England's introducing its by 2025.
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  2085.  @deeliteful4011  Personal Attacks is all the unionist party supporters have as they have nothing to offer except same low standard of living they offer where in government in rUK.
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  2086.  @deeliteful4011  Their democracy lays in England a basket case economy that makes them get poorer and poorer but thats where Westminster is. Scotland's an afterthought to them or they talk it down
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  2087.  @edwardhowie6102  '''you are right.''
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  2088. Scotland removes its natural resources from propping up the English Pound
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  2089. Both are gifts. End the 'uk' 'union' Now
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  2090.  @vikingofengland  Did the English as you say, get a vote on the 60 plus countries who previously got rid of the colonial parliament of england? No. Are you saying the English Scots who live here dont get the vote? Because you'd be lying and folk will take umbridge with you! 2014 referendum , Eligibility to vote Under the terms of the 2010 Draft Bill, the following people were entitled to vote in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum: British citizens who were resident in Scotland; Citizens of other Commonwealth countries who were resident in Scotland; Citizens of other European Union countries who were resident in Scotland; Members of the House of Lords who were resident in Scotland; Service/Crown personnel it was the governing Scottish National Party policy to reduce the voting age to 16 for all elections in Scotland
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  2091.  @vikingofengland  Did the residents of England get to vote on the 60 plus Countries who previously got rid of the colonial english parliament? No. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_have_gained_independence_from_the_United_Kingdom Ofcourse English Scots who are resident in Scotland can vote. We get two votes in Scottish elections. one for first past the post and one for proportional representation. Aye the thieving dictatorship 85% one country uk is finished. Scotland gets a block grant from westminster which they cannot overspend on. We raise approximately £70bn in tax - we get around half back to spend in Scotland’s Parliament. for example the 2019/20 Scottish government budget is £42.5Bn, look it up. We subsidise ukgov to the amount of £27.5Bn this year alone which Westminster spend 'on our behalf' and overspend by the value of our deficit. The first challenge we have with Independence is to spend the remainder wisely, Brexit Scotland Rejected , Torie English government Scotland rejected, Unelected House of Lords, trident, illegal wars etc etc etc. I think we can do better. Thereafter, only with the powers of independence will have the levers to deal properly with our own economy - opportunities ! https://macalbasite.wordpress.com/2019/11/15/the-indisputable-thievery-of-the-uk-union/?fbclid=IwAR3SY4tokiuOIkF98UPWEB8wt71RLavQxbiQEB-WF5wH1Jkh0MoWk819huI in contrast, Scotland contribution to the EU is £455 million (based on a four year average). This represents roughly 0.6% of total expenditure https://digitalpublications.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefings/Report/2018/9/28/European-Union-funding-in-Scotland t 'uk' 'union' costs Scotland 58 percent, Scotlands eu contribution 0.6percent so we'l have an inheritance of around 27.5 billion a year , of our own tax revenue, currently taken by the English government. With independence, Scottish government budget will jump from 42.5 billion to around 70 billion. Merry xmas
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  2092.  @alansbinnie1446  Bad luck is over to you Labour will deliver nothing
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  2093.  @michaelrb9837  A single positive in favour of Westminster?
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  2094.  @kethughes8266  Article 2 1. Persons belonging to national minorities have the right to establish and maintain their own associations. UK government is interfering with that right. Where does it stop? What's to stop UK government blocking Every and All legislation that Passes in Scotland? Devolution Settlement has to be defended from UK government undermining it.
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  2095.  @kethughes8266  UK government have to be challenged as the precedent they have set could affect future Scottish Bills from being passed therefore threatens Devolution Settlement, Scottish Parliament from functioning therefore UK would be blocking human right of Scots to freely pursue economic, social and cultural development. Future Bills could be blocked by the UK government such as Cost of Living Tenant Protection Scotland Act 2022 (from being extended) United Nations Convention for the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women Incorporation Scotland Bill United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Incorporation Scotland Bill National Care Service Scotland Bill Universal Free School Meals Scotland Bill European Charter of Local Self-Government Incorporation Scotland Bill Right to Food Scotland Bill Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Scotland Bill Charities Regulation & Administration Scotland Bill Abortion Services Safe Access Zones Scotland Bill Tackling Misogyny Scotland Bill Women’s Entrepreneur Business Centre Bill Employment Injuries Advisory Council Scotland Bill
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  2096.  @kethughes8266  Can you confirm if you actually support democracy in Scotland being destroyed, took away and re centralised in another country again? for 20 mins a year of questions about Scottish Affairs like before devolution? Why should Scots have less human rights than every1 else who have access to democracy in their own country?
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  2097.  @kethughes8266  UK refused to accept the EU Referendum Result in Scotland. Therefore fair game for Scots not to accept referendum results just like UK refused to accept EU Referendum Result here.
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  2098. @mhffc Bring it on. Bojo the dictator's government is being brought down and the british union too
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  2099. @mhffc After no deal is of the table. g.e bring it on Snp polling to win majority of the scottish seats at wastemonster 51 out of 59. bring it on
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  2100.  @Paul54378  Whys that paul? How come you can leave a union but we can't? Slipping on banana skins there rnt you. 60+ Countries have left wastemonster
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  2101. @mhffc 😂 We will soon (with english labour) are you looking your kilt out? 😂 after bringing down the tory dictatorship . Not out to run the 'uk' atall , trying to keep jobs here and also down there! that's what 'unions' are so tough luck if you dont like it 💪 welcome to stay in my house if need be in the british brexit refugee crisis , just bring cakes
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  2102. 4 of his 10 pledges he stole the labour leadership on seems to have been scrapped
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  2103.  @josh_harrison  Its very important
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  2104.  @andybrown4284  2 month ago, the mobile phone guidance for schools was updated by the Scottish Government.
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  2105. For the higher earners. It has also the lowest income tax rate in the UK.
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  2106. Whats PM of England's Policy on farming coo''s ? since he's hindu
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  2107.  @martinfox3478  Yes it does, only England votes Torie majorities therefore the Torie government is the English Government Scotland doesn't vote torie Wales doesn't vote torie
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  2108.  @Purple_flower09  Health Sec of the only NHS in the UK Not to have gone on strike, unlike in rUK where the UK parties are in government.
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  2109.  @hmq9052  Average monthly private rents in November were £1362 in England and a whopping 28 Percent Lower in Scotland at £980, According to the latest ONS Private Rent Prices published on 18th December.
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  2110.  @Bungle-UK  The UK has a lower growth rate than the country with the highest drug deaths in Europe?
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  2111.  @adrianczaplinski7774  Its not its a country in a union with another country, there is a treaty.
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  2112.  @Bungle-UK  A Country is defined as 1) Having a permanent population. 2) Having a defined territory. 3) Having a government. 4) Having the ability to enter into relations with other states. 1) The Results of the 2022 Scottish Census on ethnic group and national identity were The majority 77,7% said Scottish best described their ethnic group. The majority 65,5% said Scottish is their only national identity. The majority of Females 66,3% and majority of Males 64,6% said Scottish is their only national identity. The majority responded Church of Scotland among those who said they had a religion. 2) The Border between Scotland & England was defined in 1237 in the Treaty of York. Scotland gained sovereignty over The Western Isles in 1266 in the Treaty of Perth. Scotland gained sovereignty over The Northern Isles in 1472. The continued separation of Scotland's And England's law system's was guaranteed in Treaty of Union 1707. 3) The majority voted Yes Yes in the 1997 Devolution Referendum. 4) The Scottish Government has 9 overseas offices and Scottish Development International has 30 overseas trade hubs.
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  2113.  @Bungle-UK  The United Kingdom is not fulfilling its human rights obligations in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 2, 15, 17, 20, 21 and we can run rings round it and tie it up in knots for what its signed up to?
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  2114.  @Bungle-UK  According to you, apparently Scotland doesn't have its own democracy. Which means the United Kingdom is in breach of its obligations on human rights its signed up to in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 21 ''Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.''
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  2115. Nothing atall. Come visit Portpatrick a bridge is not realistic , Im up for more ferries etc come oan o'er
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  2116. The ferry is £5 at moment (for foot passengers though)
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  2117.  Lasse Riise  We could form a trade pact and work as one bloc Scotland and the Island of Ireland for our trade only
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  2118. The veto is a threat to human rights, the devolution settlement and right of self government in Scotland, What's stopping Every other legislation that passed from being blocked by UK government?
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  2119. Orkney & Shetland are free to go, & have Scotlands social contract removed
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  2120.  Coeus 2.0  Scotland exports more to the ruk than we import. ''has done nothin but give power back to Scotland'' 60% of tax in Scotland goes to the english government in another country. over half of all taxes collected in Scotland remains under the direct control of the UK parliament which has remained a reserved matter to itself all powers over Corporation tax, National Insurance, Value-added tax (VAT), Capital gains tax, Inheritance tax, Aggregates Levy Insurance Premium Tax and Motoring taxes 4.4% of Scotlands gdp is taken and spent on defence by the english government. Meanwhile same dictatorship spends only 1.9% of Englands gdp on defence. Stop funding England shall we?
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  2121.  @kevburke  Dont listen to him , 'We dont control our own laws' LIES ,Scots law system and English law system are separate. We have different laws in Scotland than England. Article 19 of our Treaty of union provided for the continuation of Scotland's separate legal system. for example ... Free Tuition – Students in England face tuition fees up to £27,750 – Scottish students receive university tuition free.
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  2122.  @isking1715  The aim of the lifeline ferry services should be to make a profit?
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  2123. What next in your dictatorship fetish? Close the scottish parliament? Wales? NI 's has been closed for 2 and half years now ,youv done a number on them. Your dictatorship has been creeping in fortunately Scotland can end the british union escaping.
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  2124. Wrong. Forcing no deal. Scotland voted to remain. After the dictatorship has been brought down he can bring his no deal brexit in the g.e to the scottish public who voted 62% remain. Scotgov will put political independence.
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  2125. Yeah , the new Scots defence forces will taking over in this territory.
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  2126. Cost you one billion per year in rent to host your weapons of massdestruction meanwhile ye get somewhere to host themin your own country you imperialist. Not abad wee money maker in the meantime. thanks
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  2127.  @lesigh1749  ''as the rest of the UK subsidises'' Scotland contributes £192Billion and we get 75back. Thats £117Billion Scottish subsidy to imperial english dictatorship. Currently 32.4% of taxation collected in Scotland is in the form of taxes under the control of the Scottish parliament and 67.6% of all taxation collected in Scotland goes directly to the UK government in taxation that is a reserved matter of the UK parliament over half of all taxes collected in Scotland remains under the direct control of the UK parliament which has remained a reserved matter to itself all powers over Corporation tax, National Insurance, Value-added tax (VAT), Capital gains tax, Inheritance tax, Aggregates Levy Insurance Premium Tax and Motoring taxes. There is three Scottish subsidies from Scotland to imperial english dictatorship. What 'uk' sub to Scotland can you name it? I named three the other way round , Now you name it You imperialist dictator colonialist
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  2128.  @lesigh1749  BtwScotlands £192billion gdp is higher than 5 EU member nations combined. Estonia ,Latvia, Lithuania ,Slovenia and Croatia Combined! Equal To 5 Nations Wealth Leaving the imperial english treasury Now i asked for the 'uk' sub to scotland as you said. Come on big boy your up tell me how we're subbed
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  2129. Hadriens Wall is entirely within England. There is no English Government.
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  2130. Can't wait to escape the sunken ship
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  2131. The English State tried to block them too.
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  2132. Your the traitor to the 'british union' In your colonial imperialist dictator endeaver to take Scotland anywhere against the majority will. You imperialist dictator facist. Come on big boy follow through with your english brexit go on absolutely Murdering the 312 year 'british union' over to you big boy do it
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  2133.  @mvo4  Their in some kind of fetish for dictatorship. Well the english botched exceptionalism attempt can't be allowed to stand. not while in british union
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  2134. Scottish beef has enjoyed eu protected status.
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  2135. Scotland's own currency like the 180 other national currencies in the world own central bank like the others border will operate like every other 195 Independent Countries in the World, Its the International Norm.
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  2136.  @captricharddee3634  Its own new 1, the 181st national currency in the world to come into use.
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  2137. 62% to remain in scotland
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  2138.  @guleiro  Your a liar too. FIsheries is devolved out of wastmonster to scottish parliament,
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  2139. Here is bojo starring in 'The Great Brittish heist' pariah on the world stage https://youtu.be/LxLmrYS_h3o
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  2140.  @jerome_morrow  Compared per Population Torie ran England 56,4 mil Snp/Green ran Scotland 5,4 mi Labour ran Wales 3,1 mil Health Budgets 2022 spend per head of population England £173,8 Billion £3,081 Scotland £18 Billion £3,333 Wales £10 Billion £3,225 = Scotgov spends £252 per head more than Torie ran England Scotgov spends £108 per head more than Labour ran Wales Number of Hospitals per head of population England 875 1 per every 64,457 residents Scotland 229 1 per every 23,580 residents Wales 82 1 per every 37,804 residents NHS Staff Headcount per head of population England 1,376,190 1 per every 41 residents Scotland 179,849 1 per every 30 residents Wales 90,943 1 per every 34 residents = 11 more NHS Staff per Resident than England 4 more NHS Staff per Resident than Wales NHS England Workforce Stats released 25th August NHS Scotland Workforce Stats released 6th September NHS Wales Workforce Stats released 17th August
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  2141.  @jerome_morrow  Incompetent Torie ran England, SkyNews youtube clip '''No sign of 40 new hospitals promised by Tories at last election'' Scotland, New Shetland hospital is in planning New Monklands hospital in Lanarkshire is in planning New Aberdeen Baird Family hospital is in construction New Highlands National Treatment Centre in Inverness is in construction New Fife National Treatment Centre is in construction New Isle of Skye community hospital opened in May 2022 New Clydebank health & care centre opened in February 2022 New Greenock health & care centre opened in 2021 New Aviemore community hospital opened in 2021 New Edinburgh Children's hospital opened in 2021 New Stirling health & care village opened in 2020 New Orkney hospital opened in 2019 New Dumfries Royal Infirmary opened in 2018 New Glasgow SuperHospital opened in 2015
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  2142.  @jerome_morrow  Move to the UK if you dont like it in Scotland, dont like Scotlands social contract, dont like Scotlands democratic voting choices. & pay Higher Council tax, £620 higher on average No Direct Water Charges here, there are in the UK £9250 University Tuition fees there £5000 Nursing Tuition fees there higher crime rate, Scotland 45 crimes per 1000 people England & Wales 79 crimes per 1000 people give up 6 month rent & eviction freeze being introduced by Scotgov nothing similar exists in the UK give up lower Rail fares, Glasgow Queen St to Edinburgh Waverley open return £10.20 Liverpool Lime St to Manchester Piccadilly open return £13.40 give up lower Ferry fares, Oban to Isle of Mull return 2 adults 1 kid + car £48.90 Southampton to Isle of Wight return 2 adults 1 kid + car £100.50 Doncaster Airport being left to close by UKgov Plymouth City Airport was left to close in 2011 by UKgov Sheffield City Airport was left to close in 2008 by UKgov Prestwick Airport was saved in 2013 by Scotgov 7200 people in Ayrshire work in Aviation industry directly & indirectly NorthEast England aluminium Smelter factory left to close by UKgov in 2012, Scotgov saved Fort William aluminium Smelter factory in 2016, is now the only 1 in the UK giving Scotland advantages over UK Market give up free road tolls for 13 road/bridge toll charges there give up free Bus travel for under 21s and at 60 for over 66's there give up free NHS Parking for charges there Torie BedRoom Tax along with 490,000 Households there give up free Scottish Baby Box & Chilpayment give up 30 hours free childcare pw for 16 hours pw free childcare Disenfranchise yer 16 & 17 year old who wont get to vote there £9 per item for prescriptions there while free here £21 for eye examinations there while free here Dental charges there while free to under 26's here
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  2143.  @abcxyz2927  Or recently winning contracts to build 3 frigates for the Polish Navy? do continue to attack workers in Scotland as it just backfires on the unionists
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  2144.  @abcxyz2927  MaritimeUK State of the Maritime Nation Report 2019 Scotland 8% of the UK Population - 19% of the UKs Maritime Workforce Employment in Maritime Industry Scotland 41,000 Finland 40,500 Ireland 34.000 Marine Finland Finnish Maritime Cluster Irelands Ocean Economy report University of Galway
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  2145.  @abcxyz2927  Have a look into The Torie UK governments Ajax Armoured Vehicles Contract debacle: 12 years late just 26 of 589 delivered £3 billion over budget Yet same party has the cheek to talk about late ferries in Scotland
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  2146.  @abcxyz2927  % of Population Educated to Tertiary Level Scotland 50,4% England 43,2% HMS Venturer build started at Rosyth HMS Cardiff & HMS Belfast build started in Glasgow HMS Glasgow nearly completed in Glasgow Bae systems plans revealed for its new Glasgow Shipbuilding Academy. Babcock Rosyth shipyard in Fife recently won a 10 year contract to service air craft carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth & HMS Prince of Wales. new Aberdeen South Port nearly finished. The largest marine infrastructure project currently underway in the UK. US defence manufacturer Raytheon is opening its new anti drone laser weapon manufacturing factory in Livingston. New RAF Lossiemouth Strategic Facility Building opened in 2021. US Aviation manufacturer Spirit Aerosytems opened its new factory at Prestwick Airport, Spirit now employs 1,000 people in Ayrshire. Doncaster Airport being left to close by UKgov Plymouth City Airport was left to close in 2011 by UKgov Sheffield City Airport was left to close in 2008 by UKgov Prestwick Airport was saved in 2013 by Scotgov, the airport supports over 7,200 jobs in Ayrshire directly & indirectly in the airport supply network 1 of the 2 air traffic control centres in the UK Controls the Largest air space in Europe 2,84 million km2 Contracts with Nato, US & Canadian Air Force's the aviation manufacturing cluster 3rd largest in Scotland for handling air cargo
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  2147.  @abcxyz2927  Employment Rate Scotland 75,8% Czech 75,5% Finland 74,6% Austria 74,4%
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  2148.  @abcxyz2927  Prestwick Airport's accounts show it made a profit of £12.8 Million in 2021, Glasgow Times Article reported on 20th January 2022. Doncaster Airport is being left to close by the UK Government Doncaster Airport's accounts show it made a loss of £4.2million in 2021. Doncaster Freepress Article reported on 15th July 2022.
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  2149.  @abcxyz2927  Lion Rampant Sphere of Influence Scottish Economist Adam Smith is considered ''the father of capitalism'' David I King of Scots crossed the border and took Carlisle, Wark, Alnwick, Norham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Durham, Lancashire & Doncaster. £4 Bn Eastern sub-sea renewable electricity link will supply clean electricity from Aberdeenshire too NorthEast England & Yorkshire. £1 Bn Western sub-sea renewable electricity link supplies clean electricity too Merseyside, Cheshire & North Wales. Scotgov's Electric Vehicle Charging Network won the contract to supply & run EV charging points in Manchester. Potential for cross-border sub-sea Renewable Electricity Interconnector at replicating the old Solway Viaduct Railway Crossing. Potential for Calmac Ferry service between Kirkcudbright, Workington, Blackpool, Isle of Mann, Liverpool & Bangor in Wales for tourism, caravaners, employment, trade. Glasgow based Clydesdale bank took over Newcastle based Virgin Money UK in 2018 & already had Yorkshire bank. Edinburgh based investment company Inverleith Investments recently acquired a majority stake in a Yorkshire online butchery specialist. Aberdeen based financial firm Andersons recently expanded into Yorkshire. Glasgow based Arnold Clark Cars is the largest independent car dealer in the UK, Recently awarded Best Retailer in the UK at AM Awards 2022. Glasgow based Airline LoganAir is now the largest regional airliner in the UK, after taking over Easyjets operations at Teeside Airport in North Yorkshire. Perth based Stagecoach is the largest bus operator in the UK & runs bus network in North East England Cumbria & North Lancashire Merseyside & South Lancashire Yorkshire & Chesterfield BordersRail campaign to extend Scotlands Border Railway cross-border through to Carlisle & Newcastle. New Reston Rail Station in the Borders opened in May 2022. Scottish Borders Railway opened in 2015 The Union Chain Bridge Restoration Project in The Borders nearly complete Cumbernauld based FarmFoods supermarket since 2020 has took opened/took over stores in Burnley, Liverpool, Manchester. Agriculture Land by head of population Scotland 5.640.000 10.444 m2 = 6,4x larger per head England 9.206.000 1.632 m2 Scottish Waters subsidiary in England, Business Stream, took over Yorkshire Waters Business Customer base in 2019, is the 2nd largest water retailer in the UK. Tories 1989 Privatisation of Englands Water Industry 1994 Scottish Water Referendum In 2021 Scottish Water was ranked the best water company in the UK by The UK Institute of Customer Service’s 2021 Customer Satisfaction Index. 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. Scottish Forestry took over a leading timber merchant in Northern England in 2018. For enlarged group & to channel Scottish Timber companies into distribution in Northern England. 80% of the new woodland planted in the UK is in Scotland the largest Timber workforce & businesses in UK are in Scotland. Scots manufacturer Nu-Style Products recently acquired a Yorkshire industrial site for distribution of its laminated, roofing & steel products. The K-Briq, which is made from recycled construction waste has gone into production, 3 million k-briqs is the target for 2022. Taking over distribution of bricks in Northern England in future.
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  2150. Is the King not a proud Scottish Presbyterian and English Anglican?
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  2151.  @duo7809  Why not?
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  2152.  @duo7809  & in Independence negotiations due its share of the Unions Assets & Liabilities.
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  2153.  @duo7809  65 Countries have left Westminster, Scotland leaving it is no different.
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  2154.  @davidadiwego4608  That's not true
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  2155.  @davidadiwego4608  Was the 25th annual Tartan Week in America in April a celebration of England and English culture? Is Tartan Day in Australia & New Zealand on 1st July, a celebration of England and English culture?
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  2156.  @duo7809  Is the Union Voluntary ?
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  2157.  @duo7809  So in the next Union Election if the majority of Scotland's MP's are elected on a manifesto for Independence, Negotiations should begin on winding up the Union, division of state assets & liabilities and overseas territories. Negotiations should also begin on the future relationship ie a social union, trade agreement & defence cooperation
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  2158.  @duo7809  So the Union is not voluntary?
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  2159.  @duo7809  If it is voluntary then a majority of Scotland's MP's elected in the next Union Election on a manifesto for Scotland becoming Independent should see Scotland become Independent.
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  2160.  @duo7809  But UK government have blocked Scotland from having a referendum on Independence. Do voters in Scotland have rights through the ballot box in the Unions first past the post electoral system where the party with the most seats wins ? If Independence parties win a majority of Scotland's Westminster Seats on a manifesto for Scotland becoming Independent, they will have won the election in Scotland for Independence to be negotiated and happen.
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  2161.  @duo7809  UK Supreme Court is a non-ministerial government department of the UK government as established by the UK Government in 2009 therefore its not independent and is answerable to UK Government. Its not an International Court therefore not competent on making rulings on International Treaties between Nations. However in Section 81 of its ruling it concedes there is power at the ballot box. ''A clear outcome, whichever way the question was answered, would possess the authority of a democratic expression of the view of the Scottish electorate. The clear expression of its wish either to remain within the United Kingdom or to pursue secession would strengthen or weaken the democratic legitimacy of the Union depending on which view prevailed. It would consequently have important political consequences relating to the Union.''
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  2162.  @duo7809  No i want what people have voted for. Which Country? the UK is not a Country its a Union. National Court? UK does not have a single legal system. UK law does not exist. How is the Union Voluntary if votes are blocked from being pursued ?
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  2163.  @duo7809  Democracy is not a 1 time thing. It's not a Country its 2 Countries in a Treaty. Independence if the majority of Scotland's MP's elected to Westminster at next election are elected on a manifesto for Independence. UK Human Rights Act 1998 Article 10 Freedom of Expression Part 2 Article 3 Right to Free Elections The International Court of Justice settles disputes between states in accordance with international law and gives advisory opinions on international legal issues. United Nations Charter Purposes and Principles 2. To develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples United Nations Vienna Convention on the Law on Treaties Article 62 Fundamental change of circumstances. Article 65 Procedure to be followed with respect to withdrawal from a treaty. Article 66 Procedures for judicial settlement involving International Court of Justice.
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  2164.  @familyseed1555  Its not
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  2165.  @familyseed1555  Scotland has over 900 islands.
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  2166.  @familyseed1555  Then why is there a minister for the Union?
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  2167.  @familyseed1555  No
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  2168.  @familyseed1555  ''We're proud to have The Black Watch here because they are a Scottish Regiment and that green and misty Country has sent hundreds and thousands of Scottish men and women to the United States and they have been among our finest citizens and we're proud to have them here finally because speaking personally the history of Scotland captured me at a very young age, the United States in fact all of us love i suppose in a sense lost causes and on occasion the history of Scotland has been a lost cause but in some ways they have triumphed perhaps more today than ever before so we're glad to have you here major and we regard it as a great honour to have the representatives of a great Country here is our guest at the white house.'' President John F Kennedy hosting The Black Watch in 1963.
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  2169.  @familyseed1555  You conceded Scotland is infact a Nation.
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  2170.  @familyseed1555  If the UK is a Nation, why do they have a minister for the Union?
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  2171.  @familyseed1555  *Union.
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  2172.  @familyseed1555  What would it do?
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  2173.  @familyseed1555  Why are you talking to trees?
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  2174.  @familyseed1555  Its not a country.
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  2175.  @familyseed1555  It doesn't
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  2176.  @familyseed1555  But the Prime Minister is unelected in Scotland as Scotland doesn't vote Torie. So the minister for the Union has no legitimacy in Scotland.
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  2177.  @familyseed1555  No legitimacy here.
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  2178.  @familyseed1555  How was it formed? oh its a political union via a treaty
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  2179.  @familyseed1555  What am i lying about?
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  2180.  @familyseed1555  The treaty of What?
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  2181.  @familyseed1555  See, it is a Union.
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  2182.  @familyseed1555  Why is there 2 crown offices then?
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  2183.  @familyseed1555  The Scottish Crown Office and English Crown Office.
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  2184.  @familyseed1555  Oil price $81 Brent (Scotland) $78 Espo (Russia) $74 Sokol (Russia) $71 Urals (Russia)
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  2185.  @keithlongley362  ''bojo & the brexiteers''
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  2186.  @janetross8601  65 countries have left Westminster, why not Scotland? tell me a single positive advantage Westminster has to offer? Its not even democratic, Over half of the Legislature are Unelected.
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  2187.  @janetross8601  Yes he was, in 2021 Holyrood Election
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  2188.  @janetross8601  We don't have a presidential system, neither does the UK, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Bojo the clown, Theresa May, Davie Cameron were not elected as Prime Minister.
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  2189.  @BoldOne8760  The No Campaign in 2014 ''RAF Leuchars will not be closed''' 2015 RAF Leuchars closed.
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  2190.  @BoldOne8760  UK Government in 2014 ''We promise £1 Billion investment for Peterhead Carbon Capture Plant'' 2015 UK government scrapped its pledge it made to No Voters
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  2191.  @janetross8601  When was the UK Presidential Election that Bojo was voted in on by the people?
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  2192.  @janetross8601  So not voted in as PM by the people?
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  2193.  @janetross8601  UK has a presidential system?
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  2194. @@shotttttgun587 Isn't King of England also head of England's Church?
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  2195.  @tom5216  Record High for the number of Scottish Students securing University Places, according to recent UCAS article on 6th August. Average Student Debt in Scotland is £15,400 compared with £45,000 in the UK. = Scots Student leave with 3x Lower student debt than UK counterparts. Scotland has a Higher Youth Employment Rate than the UK as a whole, according to the most recent Scottish Labour Market Statistics for 16 to 24 year olds published in June.
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  2196.  @peteranderson3956  Scotland is 2nd after London in UK for attracting Inward Investment. Only UK Nation with a positive trade balance Higher % of population educated to Tertiary Level Lower Unemployment rate
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  2197.  @brunopetit9538  Global Financial Centres Index Ranking Site (Europe) 10th Edinburgh 17th Glasgow 11th Stockholm 18th Helsinki 12th Copenhagen 19th Brussels 13th Oslo 20th Milan 14th Hamburg 21st Dublin
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  2198.  @peteranderson3956  Scottish Economist Adam Smith is considered ''the father of capitalism'' Market Population/Consumers Scotland + EU 452.4 Million England & Wales 59.4 Million
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  2199.  @peteranderson3956  2021 Trade in Goods UK as a whole Scotland Exports of Goods £310 Billion £27 Billion Imports of Goods £461 Billion £24,8 Billion = Deficit of £151 Billion Surplus of £2,2 Billion Search uktradeinfo trade in goods statistics quarter 4 2021 pdf Search Scotgov publication State of the Economy May 2022 - Trade
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  2200.  @PunishedRalph  Czech Republic Independence 1/1/1993 new Czech currency established 8/2/1993
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  2201.  @PunishedRalph  Some Other Countries that left Pound Sterling & set up their own currency & central bank Israel, New Zealand, Cyprus, Jamaica, Botswanna, Kuwait, Qatar & Ireland
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  2202.  @PunishedRalph  In 1966 The UK signed upto The UN International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights. Article 1 states ''All peoples have the right to self-determination.'' The UK therefore recognises the unalienable right of a people to exercise their right to self determination.
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  2203.  @PunishedRalph  List of Reserved Powers in Scotland still in England & with-held from people who live in Scotland. Decolonisation is the undoing of colonialism Resource Exploitation Colonialism is the exploitation of natural resources to the benefit of the metropole.
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  2204. UK government responsibility
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  2205. No they have improved Scotland.
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  2206.  @eveningstar3230  Easily proven
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  2207.  @simmy3076  Whole Country?
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  2208.  @simmy3076  What does yours mean
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  2209.  @simmy3076  Lack of ambition for Scotland on Reform UK's part.
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  2210.  @simmy3076  Its an English nationalist party
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  2211. Particularly as the majority of Scots are not religious.
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  2212. Not a nation
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  2213.  @URBeingLiedTo  Aye, why is there a minister for the Union if its a nation?
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  2214.  @URBeingLiedTo  Not a nation, there is a Treaty there called the Treaty of Union.
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  2215.  @URBeingLiedTo  Is there one UK justice, health, education system?
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  2216. We don't
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  2217. @manchesterutdfan66 Aye lets use it to bring an end to the union. Come on you big fairies
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  2218. The biggest opportunity for growth?
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  2219.  @daviddean292  The Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999 is a statutory instrument of the United Kingdom government, defining the boundaries of internal waters, territorial sea, and British Fishing Limits adjacent to Scotland, It was introduced in accordance with the Scotland Act 1998, which established the devolved Scottish Parliament. The territorial waters defined come under the jurisdiction of Scots law, and are also used for defining the area of operation of the Scottish Government (including Marine Scotland), SEPA, North sea oil and other Scottish Government agencies and public bodies. The territorial waters defined as not being Scottish waters come under the jurisdiction of either English law or Northern Ireland law. https://marinescotland.atkinsgeospatial.com/nmpi/default.aspx?layers=416 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d1/English_eez.PNG
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  2220.  @daviddean292  Uk 'union' is coming to an end. Ignores member states. I want independent from Westminster. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#Scotland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_have_gained_independence_from_the_United_Kingdom
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  2221.  @newsnownorfolkuk5156  99.84% hasnt elected the dictatorship. No brexit is democracy in Scotland respected. All 32 Areas having voted to stay in. as for corbyn, None of my business. labour in Scotland are struggling to find candiates. tories are set to be Wiped out. Bojo the dictator can bring his no deal brexit in the g.e to the Scottish public who in all areas voted to stay in the eu. Snp are putting political independence from wastemonster. polling to win majority of 52 of the 59 scots seats in the british union parliament, Enough to declare an independent state and government. See you's at the g.e
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  2222.  @newsnownorfolkuk5156  You'l get your brexit though
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  2223.  @charlottefarmer7376  Health Sec of the only NHS not to have gone on strike
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  2224.  @charlottefarmer7376  Scottish NHS Workers are on average paid £2500 more than in rUK. The only NHS workers Not to have gone on strike. Unlike in rUK where Unionist parties are in government.
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  2225.  @charlottefarmer7376  Leader of Unison the largest health trade union in the UK, “Roughly a nurse earns about £2500 a year more in Scotland than they do in England.'' ''The pay gap could have significant consequences, nurses based in England could move to Scotland to work because of better pay.'' ''What we’re facing at the moment in England is they will not talk to us about pay.”
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  2226.  @bigships  UK too small, European Single Market is 7x larger.
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  2227.  @claretblue2509  English taxpayers can't even subsidise prescription medicine or a spare bedroom as you have your tax on health conditions and your bedroom tax and think you subsidise us.
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  2228.  @claretblue2509  English taxpayers can't even subsidise prescription medicine or a spare bedroom as you have your tax on health conditions and your bedroom tax and think you subsidise us.
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  2229.  @claretblue2509  English taxpayers can't even subsidise prescription medicine as you have your tax on health conditions and actually believe you subsidise us.
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  2230.  @claretblue2509  Scotland generates more tax on per capita terms than UK as a whole therefore it receives more in public spending. 3,56% or £562 more per capita last year. Population Tax Revenue Per Capita UK (ex Scot) 62m £942,5 Billion £15,201 Scotland 5,5m £86,7 Billion £15,763 ONS Country and Region Public Sector Finances Revenue Tables 2023 Edition
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  2231.  @bigships  Really? Article 49 of the Treaty on the European Union says an applicant nation must be in Europe.
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  2232.  @claretblue2509  Scotland had a Surplus in Goods Trade of 4 Billion in Quarter 1 of 2024. England has a Deficit in Goods Trade of 173 Billion in Quarter 1 of 2024. according to UKTradeInfo Regional Trade in Goods Statistics First Quarter 2024 Scots workforce best educated in UK, according to the annual CBI Scottish Productivity Index 2024. Record number of inward investment projects attracted into Scotland in 2023, according to EY and Scottish Development International. St Andrews University ranked best in UK according to both 2024 The Guardian University Guide and The Times Good University Guide. Glasgow up 9 places and Edinburgh up 1 place according to the global financial centres index rankings. Scotland gained 10 thousand manufacturing jobs in 2023 according to recent Make UK regional manufacturing outlook report. Record number of junior doctors took up posts in 2023 according to NHS Education for Scotland. Highest number of Crofter entrants in 5 years in 2023 according to the Crofting Commission. All major Royal Navy warships now being built in Scotland, according to UK Defence Journal. Port of Aberdeen won Business of the Year at the 2024 Maritime UK Awards. Loganair won 2023 award for Europe's best regional airline. Inverness Airport won the 2023 award for Europe's best airport in under 2 million passengers category for the 4th consecutive year.
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  2233.  @emmal7920  Everyone except hermit UK
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  2234.  @claretblue2509  You can unblock me now
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  2235.  @UnhingedJessie  They are redundant as most powers are devolved and Scotland's Westminster MP cannot vote in Devolved Matters.
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  2236.  @claretblue2509  That can't be true as they are petrified of losing us and desperate to keep us in their union. Very odd position ''we subsidise you but please dont leave us''
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  2237.  @bigships  Yes it does
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  2238.  @bigships  You just called us economically unviable, so i ask what reason does the UK want to keep us?
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  2239.  @bigships  That's not true. Record number of inward investment projects attracted into Scotland in 2023, according to EY and Scottish Development International. More than 38,000 Scottish start-up businesses launched in 2023, according to business insider. Glasgow up 9 places and Edinburgh up 1 place according to the global financial centres index rankings. Scotland gained 10 thousand manufacturing jobs in 2023 according to recent Make UK regional manufacturing outlook report. Record number of junior doctors took up posts in 2023 according to NHS Education for Scotland. Highest number of Crofter entrants in 5 years in 2023 according to the Crofting Commission. Port of Aberdeen won Business of the Year at the 2024 Maritime UK Awards. Loganair won 2023 award for Europe's best regional airline. Inverness Airport won the 2023 award for Europe's best airport in under 2 million passengers category for the 4th consecutive year.
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  2240.  @emmal7920  Most of the 65 countries that have gained Independence from Westminster.
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  2241.  @claretblue2509  Yes they are they are desperate and petrified of losing us.
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  2242.  @claretblue2509  Yes it does. For example, last year Scotland produced 33% of the UK's £25 Billion Food & Drink exports with 8,2% of the UK population. 4x more than our UK population share.
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  2243.  @claretblue2509  Scotland is more globally visible than England as it doesn't have any representation of itself. The Scottish Government has international offices in Dublin, London, Paris, Washington, Ottawa, Copenhagen, Brussels, Berlin & Beijing. Scottish Development International has Trade hubs in Boston, Chicago, Houston, San Jose, Toronto & Calgary. Tokyo, Singapore, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Mumbai, Melbourne, Perth & Dubai. Dublin, London, Stavanger, Copenhagen, Paris, Brussels, The Hague, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Milan, Barcelona, Madrid & Warsaw.
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  2244.  @claretblue2509  Just last week, Brazil gave special protected status to Scotch Whisky in a move that will give confidence to the industry and workers here for exports to Brazil and South America.
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  2245.  @claretblue2509  Oil Price $81 Brent Crude (Scotland) $78 Lula (Brazil) $78 Syncrude (Canada) $77 Wti Crude (Texas USA) $76 Cossack (Australia $76 Indian Basket $75 Iran Heavy $74 Basrah Heavy $74 Louisiana Light (USA) $72 Sokol (Russia) $68 Mexican Basket
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  2246.  @claretblue2509  Lol powerhouse of the UK
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  2247.  @claretblue2509  Tell your government as they leech of us and don't want to lose the cash cow
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  2248.  @claretblue2509  Tell your government as they leech on to us and are desperate to hold on to the cash cow
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  2249.  @claretblue2509  Some powerhouse England is! Scots workforce best educated in UK, according to the annual CBI Scottish Productivity Index 2024. All major Royal Navy warships now being built in Scotland, according to UK Defence Journal. Port of Aberdeen won Business of the Year at the 2024 Maritime UK Awards. St Andrews University ranked best in UK according to both 2024 The Guardian University Guide and The Times Good University Guide. Glasgow based Clydesdale Bank took over England based Virgin Money UK in 2018. Glasgow based Arnold Clark Automobiles is the largest independent car dealer in the UK and recently won UK's Most Profitable Car Dealership for 2023. Glasgow based airline LoganAir became the largest regional airline in the UK after the collapse of English Airline Flybe in January 2023 Aberdeen based FirstGroup Transport took over York Pullman Bus Company in Jan 2024. Essex bus company Ensignbus in 2023. Yorkshire Energy was took over in 2020 by Glasgow based Scottish Power. Yorkshire Water's business customers were took over in 2019 by a subsidiary of Scottish Water. Yorkshire Bank was took over in 2005 by Glasgow based Clydesdale Bank.
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  2250.  @claretblue2509  Some powerhouse England is! All major Royal Navy warships now being built in Scotland, according to UK Defence Journal. Port of Aberdeen won Business of the Year at the 2024 Maritime UK Awards. St Andrews University ranked best in UK according to both 2024 The Guardian University Guide and The Times Good University Guide. Glasgow based Clydesdale Bank took over England based Virgin Money UK in 2018. Glasgow based Arnold Clark Automobiles is the largest independent car dealer in the UK and recently won UK's Most Profitable Car Dealership for 2023. Glasgow based airline Loganair became the largest regional airline in the UK after the collapse of English Airline Flybe in January 2023 Aberdeen based FirstGroup Transport took over York Pullman Bus Company in Jan 2024. Essex bus company Ensign bus in 2023. Yorkshire Energy was took over in 2020 by Glasgow based Scottish Power. Yorkshire Water's business customers were took over in 2019 by a subsidiary of Scottish Water. Yorkshire Bank was took over in 2005 by Glasgow based Clydesdale Bank.
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  2251.  @claretblue2509  England is not prominent atall. Its a hermit, scared of its own shadow, leeches of the others successes and doesn't even have its own democracy, parliament, government, institutions.
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  2252.  @TheAArmstrong  Scots workforce best educated in UK, according to the annual CBI Scottish Productivity Index 2024. with 8% of the UK population, Scotland possess 25% of the top 20 universities in the UK, according to The Guardian’s 2025 The best UK universities rankings Scotland's resources are 'golden ticket for UK growth' according to The chief executive of the CBI Confederation of British Industry at its annual dinner last week. Scotland's Economic Growth in Q2 matched the UK's, according to business insider article and the official Scottish GDP quarter 2 first estimate. Scotland recorded a 4 Billion surplus in goods trade in quarter 2, according to HMRC regional trade in goods statistics second quarter 2024. Oil price in USD 73 Brent Crude (Scotland) 70 WTI Crude (Texas US) 70 Cossack (Australia) 69 Iran Heavy 64 Mexican Basket Financial services now accounts for 10% of Scotland’s economy according to TheCityUK's latest report. Scotland gained 10 thousand manufacturing jobs in 2023 according to recent Make UK regional manufacturing outlook report. Port of Aberdeen won Business of the Year at the 2024 Maritime UK Awards. ScotRail recognised as a top employer in the UK in the Top Employers Institutes Certification Programme for 2024. Loganair won 2023 award for Europe's best regional airline. Inverness Airport won the 2023 award for Europe's best airport in under 2 million passengers category for the 4th consecutive year. Record number of junior doctors took up posts in 2023 according to NHS Education for Scotland. Highest number of Crofter entrants in 5 years in 2023 according to the Crofting Commission.
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  2253.  @TheAArmstrong  World Happiness Report 2024 Country Rankings Population Independence 1st Finland 5,6 million 1917 2nd Denmark 5,9 million 1849 3rd Iceland 400 thousand 1944 4th Sweden 10,5 million 1905 7th Norway 5,5 million 1905 17th Ireland 5,2 million 1922 Scotland 5,5 million
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  2254.  @TheAArmstrong  Only Scots born students. RUK and International Students are charged.
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  2255. @UCf0nHlFWZA-anDv9ojFmIng Chillll i seen it being built with my own eyes Albert. Secondly. what aload of jibberish your not defending that graying toff now are you? Are you defending the union?😂 reminds me of poseidon
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  2256.  @Xerus35  Orbital Marine Power Ltd is a Registered Scottish Company, its company number is SC235066. Companies House distinguishes between registered Scottish, Northern Irish and English company numbers. Registered Scottish companies start with SC, Northern Irish companies start with NI and English companies don't have a prefix.
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  2257.  @Henry-xu5jg  Freedom of Association in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It has received funding from the Scottish National Investment Bank which is owned by the Scottish Government. In 2012 England's Government abolished England's 9 Regional Economic Development Agencies. Scotsman Adam Smith is considered the father of modern capitalism. Economic Advantage is a nation creating more favourable conditions than others to increase inward investment, jobs, innovation, productively & trade. Scottish Development International. Scottish National Investment Bank. Scottish Development International. South of Scotland Enterprise Agency. Highlands & Islands Enterprise Agency. Scottish Enterprise Agency.
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  2258.  @Henry-xu5jg  Scots Workforce Best Educated in UK according to the CBI. EY Press Release Scotland’s FDI Attracts Record Results St Andrews University ranked best in UK according to both 2024 The Guardian University Guide and The Times Good University Guide. HMRC Regional Trade in Goods Statistics Quarter 4 of 2023. In 2023, Scotland gained 10 thousand manufacturing jobs and England lost 34 thousand according to recent Make UK survey. UK Defence Journal All major Royal Navy warships now being built in Scotland. Port of Aberdeen won Business of the Year at the 2024 Maritime UK Awards. Inverness Airport won the 2023 award for Europe's best airport under 2 million passengers category for the 4th consecutive year. Scottish airline Loganair won 2023 award for Europe's best regional airline. Scottish Airline Loganair became the Largest regional airline in the UK after the collapse of English Airline Flybe in 2023.
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  2259.  @Henry-xu5jg  Scots Workforce Best Educated in UK according to the CBI. EY Press Release Scotland’s FDI Attracts Record Results St Andrews University ranked best in UK according to both 2024 The Guardian University Guide and The Times Good University Guide. HMRC Regional Trade in Goods Statistics Quarter 4 of 2023. In 2023, Scotland gained 10 thousand manufacturing jobs and England lost 34 thousand according to recent Make UK survey. UK Defence Journal All major Royal Navy warships now being built in Scotland. Port of Aberdeen won Business of the Year at the 2024 Maritime UK Awards. Inverness Airport won the 2023 award for Europe's best airport under 2 million passengers category for the 4th consecutive year. Scottish airline Loganair won 2023 award for Europe's best regional airline. Scottish Airline Loganair became the Largest regional airline in the UK after the collapse of English Airline Flybe in 2023.
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  2260.  @Henry-xu5jg  Scots Workforce Best Educated in UK according to the CBI. St Andrews University ranked best in UK according to both 2024 The Guardian University Guide and The Times Good University Guide. HMRC Regional Trade in Goods Statistics Quarter 4 of 2023. In 2023, Scotland gained 10 thousand manufacturing jobs and England lost 34 thousand according to recent Make UK survey. UK Defence Journal All major Royal Navy warships now being built in Scotland. Port of Aberdeen won Business of the Year at the 2024 Maritime UK Awards. Inverness Airport won the 2023 award for Europe's best airport under 2 million passengers category for the 4th consecutive year. Scottish airline Loganair won 2023 award for Europe's best regional airline. Scottish Airline Loganair became the Largest regional airline in the UK after the collapse of English Airline Flybe in 2023.
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  2261.  @toma411  Correct, The National Grid PLC owns the grid in England & Wales. The Scottish National Grid is owned by Scottish Power and SSE. However, with Scotland having grew to became the largest supplier of electricity to England & Wales, The National Grid PLC does operate the cross border transmission system for England & Wales to receive the supply from its largest electricity supplier.
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  2262.  @toma411  The National Grid is an English registered company, company number 04031152. Scottish registered companies start with SC. Scottish Power is a registered Scottish company, company number SC193794. SSE is a registered Scottish company, company number SC117119.
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  2263.  @toma411  We should be able to introduce Border transfer levy on electricity transfers.
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  2264.  @toma411  What is Scotland's GDP Per Capita?
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  2265.  @toma411  Thank you, your own source shows Scotland having the 3rd highest GDP Per Capita of the 12 UK regions. In its figures for annual growth in GDP per capita, it shows Scotland having 0,6% higher annual growth in GDP Per Capita than England and the joint second highest of the 12 regions.
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  2266.  @toma411  Taking the figure you used and comparing with wiki's list of countries by GDP Per Capita which the 2022 united nations figures are listed: In USD Scotland $44,635 France $41,426 Kuwait $41,079 Italy $34,672 Japan $34,144 Saudi Arabia $30,436 Bahrain $30,147 Spain $29,771 Czechia $27,685 Portugal $24,813 Greece $20,923 Slovakia $20,432
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  2267.  @sceett  No
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  2268.  @pecadodeorgullo5963  Exactly, Scots can't have an adequate democracy in the UK
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  2269.  @pecadodeorgullo5963  Can't effect Reserved powers still held at Westminster due to only having 59 of 650 mp's. Independence = Transfer of the Reserved Power's
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  2270.  @pecadodeorgullo5963  195 other independence countries in the world.
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  2271.  @pecadodeorgullo5963  United Nations International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights. Article 1 All peoples have the right to self-determination to freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development. United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 15 Everyone has the right to a nationality. Article 19 Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. Article 21 Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country. Article 25 Everyone has the right to an adequate standard of living.
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  2272.  @pecadodeorgullo5963  They're not met within the UK. will be the 66th colony to have left Westminster.
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  2273.  @pecadodeorgullo5963  Colony, a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country. List of Reserved Matters in Scotland still with-held from the people who live here by Westminster, another countries government.
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  2274.  @pecadodeorgullo5963  '''you have the freedom to express yourself'' 2021 Scots Parliament Election, Snp won the election with a commitment to a Referendum on Independence.
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  2275.  @pecadodeorgullo5963  Its not. Scotland and England are 2 Recognised Nations in a Treaty. The UK is not a Nation, its a Union. Westminster has a lack of legitimacy here as Scotland has not voted Conservative in UK Elections since 1955. We always get Conservative UK governments Scotland has not voted in but England has. = Within UK Scotland does not have an adequate democracy. Independence = an adequate democracy as we'l always get what we vote for.
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  2276. Not Scotlands nukes, there the UKs therefore the UK can take them out of Scotland, Scottish CND supports Independence on this basis.
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  2277. No we'l be leaving England behind like the other 65 countries have
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  2278. No as the UK has failed to set up Scotland's own trade network.
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  2279. UKgov blocked Scotland's bottle scheme so its their probelm.
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  2280.  @vincentblack7467  Labour ditched its principles and moved to the right ages ago
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  2281.  @oldskoolrools3087  Because Scotgov is denied the powers to do something by the UK
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  2282.  @oldskoolrools3087  Barnett formula is only some of our own taxation coming back, while uk keeps a huge chunk of ours
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  2283.  @finianlacy8827  Sipping lovely clean fresh Scottish Water...mmmm glug glug glug
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  2284.  @justinbieberlake5635  Can't outvote England. Hence independence
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  2285.  Purple Monkey Dishwasher  We'l be taking our resources with us
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  2286.  @Shaun82  And the 'uk' is not a country it is a union. Scotlands vote will be respected
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  2287.  @Shaun82  Bojo the dictator can bring his no deal brexit in g.e to the scottish public who voted 62% to stay in eu. Snp have a mandate
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  2288.  @Shaun82  Thats fine , England & Wales can leave no ones out to stop that. , Bojo the dictator can bring his no deal brexit in g.e to the scottish public who voted 62% to stay in. Scotgov will put political independence.
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  2289.  @Shaun82  '''So 62% is irrelevant.''' 😂 Thanks for the gift. You make a profoundly positive case why Scotland should stay in the british union
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  2290. Scotland doesnt have its own defence force, Independence corrects that failure of the union
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  2291.  @moonie-zw5by  That's not true. As proven by the UK government who are desperate not to lose us.
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  2292.  @moonie-zw5by  Do Scots not pay taxes?
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  2293.  @moonie-zw5by  That's not true. How come English politicians in the UK government don't want rid of us and are desperate to hold on to us?
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  2294.  @moonie-zw5by  That's not true. What gives it away as not true is UK government desperate to keep us.
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  2295.  @moonie-zw5by  That's not true. What gives it away as not true is UK government desperate to keep us
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  2296.  @moonie-zw5by  hat's not true. UK government desperation to hold on us gives the game away.
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  2297.  @ScotGardi  Shuved out the door in brexit
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  2298. With the eu election coming up. il look out for my ballot for the unelected lords! Damn unelected uk burocrats abolish the union
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  2299.  @archiebunker4108  Croatia joined the eu in 2013 Smaller population , gdp , exports than Scotland ,
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  2300.  @archiebunker4108  Why wouldnt they want Scotland to join? We will just have inherited our 10% of the whole former british union economy & sterling area which is our share. governor of bank of british union ''''Scottish financial sector worth North of a Trillion'''' https://youtu.be/WGpayte7KTE On top of our gdp being higher than eu countries Combined , Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania ,Slovenia and Croatia. Thanks very much brexiteers you are stars enoy your brexit and dictatorship
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  2301.  @canihazburgers  Aye i want wastemonster cut of like the 60+ Countries have left it. 51 since the war. we'l inherit our 10% of the whole british union economy & sterling area which is our share. On top of our gdp being higher than eu countries Combined Estonia ,Latvia ,Lithuania, Slovenia and Croatia combined. What is something called the brexit party? it lost here. as scotland is against brexit having voted 62% to remain in eu. ''''The main criticism to civic nationalism comes from ethnic nationalism, which considers that the first was invented solely to act against the latter.''''
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  2302.  @canihazburgers  Only the 600odd english mps at wastemonster can vote on reserved scottish matters , but we do have the pittance of 59 scottish seats at wastemonster. that can really outvote the 600odd mp's from another country, right? Fortunately all we need is to win a majority of the scottish seats and end the british union (snp has a sitting majority of them)
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  2303.  @archiebunker4108  😂😂😂 Scots are global youl find scots in all 4 corners of the ...Globe your line doesnt get through here Is trump a 'globalist' ??? Mary Anne MacLeod Born in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, she emigrated to the United States in 1930 was the mother of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, Anti national yet 27 nations are members of it. Somethings not right with hamish . Croatia joined the eu in 2013 so your wrong 😂 Wel be ruling the uk from within the eu as england is dependant on imports from Scotland and also rest of eu.
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  2304.  @leecarter2243  Finland a population same size as Scotlands has presidency of the eu council at the moment. What are you so scared of? It rotates between member nations every 6month , next is Croatia , less population , gdp , exports than Scotland
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  2305. Circa 1955 Tories last won a UK election here. Decolonisation is the undoing of colonialism.
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  2306. All the brains and new industries are up here
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  2307.  @jumanre-b9i  Scotland has a trade surplus in goods, England has a massive trade deficit in goods.
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  2308.  @Mil-w6d  And show Labour as Tories.
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  2309. Conference starts today
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  2310. Labour UK Government cutting Scotland's budget.
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  2311. Scotland Torie England Universal baby box since 2017 not available Child poverty eradication into law not into law Scottish child payment open now not available Free childcare 1,140 hours 570 hours Free school meals p1 to p7 by 2022 only p1 and p2 Education maintenance allowance expanded scrapped in 2010 16 & 17 year olds can vote aye since 2014 still disenfranchised Free University tuition aye since 2008 upto £9,000 a year Torie UK bedroom tax mitigated 300,000 households victim Free prescriptions since 2011 now from £9,15 per item Free personal care since 2002 not available Free sanitary products since 2018 taxed at 5% Free tuition nursing & midwifery free upto £9,000 a year Free NHS parking charges free since 2008 not available Free bus travel age 60 65 Minimum unit alcohol pricing aye no Council tax upto £500 lower Higher Income tax system lower rates higher rates National investment bank aye none New Queensferry crossing opened in 2017 no new bridges Motor/bridge toll charges abolished in 2008 12 toll charges New Borders railway opened in 2015 hs2 £100 billion overcost Public water publicly owned privatised and sold of Fracking banned not banned Museum/ gallery entry free not free New museums V & A Dundee opened 2018 no new museums
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  2312.  @sixfootbear  You mean Scotlands army too. as we also pay for them. and have our own regiments
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  2313.  @sixfootbear  Getting desperate sixfoot,
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  2314.  @sixfootbear  In 2019, The Total UK land holdings for the UK Ministry of Defence are 431,300 hectares The Ministry of Defence land holdings in Scotland are 152,700 hectares (35 percent of the MOD total) The England Ministry of Defence land holdings are 253,400 hectares (59 percent of the MOD total) Scotland walks away with 35 percent of the MOD land holdings on independence as our defence estate. What were you saying? feeling the pressure weeman? https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/803022/UK_Land_Holdings_2019.pdf
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  2315.  @sixfootbear  Poor reply. free university tuition in Scotland. upto £9,000 a year in torie backwards England unfortunately
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  2316.  @sixfootbear  Yet The UK keeps half of Scottish tax money. for spending in the UK such as Englands hs2 £100 billion overcost no hs2 for Scotland, new £4 billion london super sewer system No new Edinburgh super sewer system new £18 billion london crossrail No new scottish crossrail £200 billion Trident renewal and the whole of the UKs nuclear fleet of submarines kept in Scotland with all the risk. £200 billion brexit cost we voted against and were took out against our will Torie uk governments we dont vote for we reject , they havnt won an election here for 66 years yet are still imposed on Scotland with no legitimacy £300 million a year Unelected house of lords existence, snp dont sit in the Unelected house of lords charged a share of the UKs debt yet scotgov only has limited borrowing powers within the uk, effectively being charged for paying a foreign countries governments debt we didnt elect.
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  2317.  @Bungle-UK  That is laughable as its not true.
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  2318.  @tisFrancesfault  By law the Scottish Government cannot overspend its limited budget and has to have a balanced budget every year.
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  2319. @jackarcher9652 Yes it would, its illiterate to think otherwise.
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  2320. That's UK Government Reserved Matter.
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