Comments by "ScottishRoss" (@ScottishRoss27) on "Johnson government in danger of becoming ‘laughing stock’ - Tory activist Tim Montgomerie" video.
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@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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@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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