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

  1. Is GBNews and Talktv balanced?
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  2. Fixed Term Parliament.
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  3.  @moraymac2922  In comparison to which other party?
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  4.  @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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  5.  @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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  6. 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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  7.  @Daniel-k1d9m  The 7x larger market than incy wincy Britain?
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  8.  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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  9.  @DicLewis  We're behind your choices too Cymru
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  10. Thanks Bojo, its time for Independence! Looking forward to you coming up to debate the FM 👍
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  11. So ignore All areas in Scotland who voted to stay in eu , because their right even though you lot
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  12. Didn't have previous yard owner that messed up the design and crashed his yard into administration
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  13.  @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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  14. Who's joanne lamont? there is only the 1 labour westminster mp in Scotland
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  15.  @damienadama  Nicola's been through so many Labour leaders, Torie Pm's i can't remember joanne lamont
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  16. *English Riots! Gonnae stop damaging Scotland's reputation!!
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  17.  @ianscott3180  Is the Union voluntary?
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  18.  @thomasbennett8132  Spain didnt put resistance to England leaving the EU therefore why would they resist Scotland joining the EU?
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  19.  @tomconnor7786  Doesn't have control of All taxation here. Has very limited borrowing power.
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  20. 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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  21.  @leelee_1989  Your mis informed about the eu but we all know that
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  22.  @ianscott3180  Why do we need a referendum? There was no referendum on entering the Union
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  23.  @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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  24. The economy and tax revenue is smaller
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  25.  @BoostyGeoff  Independence is the Norm, 195 Independent Countries in the World of which 65 have became independent from Westminster.
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  26. CCP, Conservative Continuity Party.
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  27.  @peterpaszczak4013  Can't win everyseat, even though hold majority of Holyrood seats, Westminster seats and most councils.
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  28.  @Krytern  The Right to Free Elections in the UK's Own Human Rights Act.
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  29. None of Englands Business
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  30. @Frankly Frank Frankly hit the nail in the head , frankly
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  31.  @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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  32. *Nations.
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  33. “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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  34. 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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  35. 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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  36.  @speedymccreedy8785  *Scotland. Investment in it taking of.
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  37.  @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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  38.  @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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  39. All areas in scotland voted remain. Brexit is off get back in yer box
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  40. 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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  41. Which SNP MSP has not been voted in by the public?
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  42. I want Decolonisation aka Independence.
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  43.  @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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  44. 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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  45. Reality reality reality. Were Scotland an Independent Country it would no longer be effected by Westminster cuts.
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  46. Some of that money is Scottish taxpayer money aswell.
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  47. Id like to say ...thanks very much brexiteers ,hope your happy with yourselfs
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  48.  @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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  49. Independence anyone? Why don't we ditch the poor wee hermit UK? everyone else has and are thriving
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  50.  @alingard1  When you say ''Britain'' it effectively means England. Independence is normal, 65 other countries have ditched England's government.
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