Comments by "ScottishRoss" (@ScottishRoss27) on "Nicola Sturgeon defends plans to scrap Trident" video.

  1. Unionist panic as the union has nothing to offer, no positive case to put
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  2.  @peteranderson3956  Majority of Nato member states don't have nuclear weapons
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  3.  @sayithowitis1  Yes i have
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  4.  @Bear-Cohiba-1966  How many other countries have left Westminster?
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  5.  @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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  6. It is the time
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  7.  @Bear-Cohiba-1966  The United Kingdom of Norway & Sweden peacefully broke up in 1905.
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  8. Snp conference weekend in Aberdeen
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  9.  @tightnoose5611  In Truss first month as the UKs PM, £300 Billion wiped of the economy
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  10. Will be with Independence
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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. Tidal
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  14. Thats the plan not too
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  15.  @PunishedRalph  195 Independent Nations in the World
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  16. Who's joanne lamont? there is only the 1 labour westminster mp in Scotland
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  17.  @damienadama  Nicola's been through so many Labour leaders, Torie Pm's i can't remember joanne lamont
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  18. None of Englands Business
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  19.  @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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  20.  @Buckets1000  Soons good to me if EU defence jobs comes to Scotland
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  21. The United Kingdom of Norway & Sweden peacefully broke up in 1905.
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  22. 97% of Scotlands electricity use is from Renewables. Way ahead of England
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  23. Scotland is also the only UK Nation that has a positive trade balance
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  24.  @gryphus64  Iceland became Independent in 1944 population in 2022 Iceland 376,000 Scotland 5,4 million
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  25. 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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  26. Majority of Nations in the World don't have nuclear weapons, Scotland will be joining the majority of Nations
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  27.  @MLVL312  Lots of countries have left sterling
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  28. 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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  29.  @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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  30. Export Market within 2500 km New Zealand 0 Scotland 500 million +
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  31. Australia, New Zealand & Fiji all gained Independence from.....Westminster.
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  32. IndyRef2 date named
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  33. 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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  34. How many other countries have left Westminster?
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  35.  @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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  36.  @metheone2486  What?
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  37.  @richardmurphy4520  You left the EU which is the largest white population in the World
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  38. The Scottish Budget 2022 was published in July.
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  39. And Estonia and Latvia around the same time i read
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  40. The Scottish Budget for 2022 was published on 5th July.
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  41. Trident Removal with Independence as it isn't Scotlands
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  42. What debt?
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  43.  @claired7055  Correct, England used the Groat or Pigs Ear
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  44.  @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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  45.  @jerome_morrow  Atleast we have a ferry building industry, unlike torie ran England
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  46.  @jerome_morrow  It is
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  47.  @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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  48.  @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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  49.  @greigsanderson  ''she's been voted for, yes''
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  50. 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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  51. 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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  52.  @DrumToTheBassWoop  Majority of Nato members are non nuclear
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  53.  @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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  54. UK can take them out of Scotland
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  55.  @lippydalips4537  Removal is part of decolonisation like the other 65 countries that have left Westminster
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  56. Varyag Monument to Russian Navy Ship on Ayrshire Coast, Scotland.
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  57. 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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  58. Majority off Nato Members dont have nukes
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  59. Flag of Tenerife
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  60. Vice Versea the incompetent UK Polticians won't be involved in Scottish politics
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  61. Remove Trident from Scotland to spend the money on Scotlands first conventional national defence force since 1706.
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  62.  @croikeyaustralianbetamales3432  Scotland doesnt have its own national defence force due to the failure of the Union
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  63.  @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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  64. How's Andrew?
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  65. Unionist panic due to the union having nothing to offer
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  66. Proof?
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  67.  @100CupsColombia  Example?
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  68. 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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  69.  @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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  70.  @100CupsColombia  Good enough to get re elected Who voted for Truss?
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  71. 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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  72.  @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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  73. Offering in alternative?
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  74.  @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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  75. So Scotland is a Colony? therefore can invoke UN Resolution 1514
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  76. 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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  77. Audit all parties, you can't single 1 out
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  78. Britian can take their nukes out of Scotland as their not Scotlands
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  79. Independence gets rid of UK governments Scotland never votes in
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  80. Majority of the World dont have nukes
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  81. Scotland removes its natural resources from propping up the English Pound
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  82.  @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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  83.  @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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  84.  @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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  85.  @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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  86.  @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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  87.  @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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  88.  @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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  89.  @abcxyz2927  Employment Rate Scotland 75,8% Czech 75,5% Finland 74,6% Austria 74,4%
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  90.  @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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  91.  @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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  92.  @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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  93.  @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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  94.  @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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  95.  @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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  96.  @PunishedRalph  Czech Republic Independence 1/1/1993 new Czech currency established 8/2/1993
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  97.  @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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  98.  @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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  99.  @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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  100. 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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