Comments by "ScottishRoss" (@ScottishRoss27) on "Starmer to warn ‘unpopular decisions’ needed to improve UK" video.

& a new petrochemical plant in Belgium and an electric railway in Turkey
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CCP, Conservative Continuity Party.
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Independence anyone? Why don't we ditch the poor wee hermit UK? everyone else has and are thriving
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@bigships Starmer is telling us things are going to get worse within the union
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@canavan85 Why isn't the RUK following Scotland's 3% higher top rate of income tax?
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1. Dissolve the Union. 2. Division of its Assets & Liabilities. 2. Start again as Independent States.
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@AndyCarrington-cf3ib SNP more experienced in government than novices Labour.
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@brotherlestat305 You also get a far superior social contract than in RUK.
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@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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@alanbuxey Exactly. Labour run Wales has the smallest private sector in the UK.
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@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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@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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@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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@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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@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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@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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@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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@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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@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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@bigships UK too small, European Single Market is 7x larger.
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@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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@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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@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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@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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@bigships Really? Article 49 of the Treaty on the European Union says an applicant nation must be in Europe.
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@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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@emmal7920 Everyone except hermit UK
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@claretblue2509 You can unblock me now
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@UnhingedJessie They are redundant as most powers are devolved and Scotland's Westminster MP cannot vote in Devolved Matters.
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@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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@bigships Yes it does
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@bigships You just called us economically unviable, so i ask what reason does the UK want to keep us?
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@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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@emmal7920 Most of the 65 countries that have gained Independence from Westminster.
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@claretblue2509 Yes they are they are desperate and petrified of losing us.
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@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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@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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@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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@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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@claretblue2509 Lol powerhouse of the UK
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@claretblue2509 Tell your government as they leech of us and don't want to lose the cash cow
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@claretblue2509 Tell your government as they leech on to us and are desperate to hold on to the cash cow
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@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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@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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@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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