@learig331 A colony which gave the UK 7 prime ministers? And supplied two thirds of the officers of the East India company? Riiiiiiiggghht.
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What a beautiful wee country we live in. It will be so much better when we are free.
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@TheIndyPoet @Fledge1959 You mean like SSE, centrica or Scottish Power, who said it would reduce invsstment? It was also opposed by unions unite, Unison and GMB. And UK Steel, UK Ceramics and 50 other companies.
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@Fledge1959 Maybe you know better than the CEO of an energy company.
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And this simple message is why I changed to Octopus Energy because he, at least, mentioned Scotland's being ripped off.
David Mitchell 🏴🇪🇺🇺🇳@dm180914
😮 CEO of Octopus energy on Sky News yesterday morning - “If we did location pricing, every region would be cheaper Scotland would go from the most expensive electricity in Europe - to the cheapest.”
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He's a prick and anyone who votes for Reform in Scotland really need their heads examined
KeskinensBigToe@KeskinensBigToe
Before you vote for reform in Scotland, this is what Nigel Farage thinks of us…
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@Del84946007 19 years of the same shit. Vote them again for change? Wtf?
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@GMacdonaldSNP You think scotland would shirk all its debt if it left the UK? Sure that would set up friendly post split relations.
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Scotland has to contribute over £9 billion a year towards UK government debt as part of the UK.
Remember that when reading GERS!
💵 Debt Interest Paid Today: £71.16m
£109bn/year. ~£3,455/sec.
ukdecline.co.uk
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@JamesKelly Scotland's in exactly the same place. Led by populists who deliver nothing but new gimmicks every election cycle.
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Roger is correct about one thing: Scotland is a better place than it was a week ago thanks to the SNP manifesto. Food affordability for all is now on the agenda, as it should be.
Roger White@rogerlwhite
A week ago no one in Scottish politics spoke of capping food prices. Now, anyone who voices any doubts about the idea no matter how reasoned must hate poor people, doesn't care about Scotland, is a mad raving yoon etc etc. The SNP do not do serious politics.
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1/ The unionist media were the key plank in destroying Alex, the plot orchestrated by the top UK civil servant in Scotland, who *line managed* the Crown agent. It used senior people in an SNP that had just taken in Murray Foote. But it was inevitable they'd blame "the SNP".
Sunday Mail@Sunday_Mail
Tomorrow's Sunday Mail leads on: A plot at the heart of the SNP to bring down Alex Salmond can today be revealed by the Sunday Mail #tomorrowspaperstoday
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@williew97931391 Never mind the bit where they use covid-era figures for comparison. Cherry-picked misleading bullshit for the sheep who complain about MSM but get their "facts" from their echo chambers.
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@williew97931391 1. Deliberately excludes devolved tax & welfare powers. 2. Scotlands population share has declined. 3. Convergence is structural, not political 4. Scotland still got £2578 per head more than UK average 5. Largest real terms settlement for scotland since devolution began.
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@HypaHypaEC @BaronRawlinson @williew97931391 1. Deliberately excludes devolved tax & welfare powers. 2. Scotlands population share has declined. 3. Convergence is structural, not political 4. Scotland still got £2578 per head more than UK average 5. Largest real terms settlement for scotland since devolution began.
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@BaronRawlinson @williew97931391 Who analysed it you fucking moron.
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@LesBlair53 @Allan119517 No, but maybe take into account that it was opposed by SSE, Scottish Power, Centrica plus ~50 other UK companies including a ton of renewables developers and RenewablesUK trade body plus unions GMB, Unite, and Unison and other trade bodies inc. UK Steel and UK ceramics.
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@Allan119517 Ok so instead of believing the head of the largest energy company in the land we should believe you ? Got it
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If Scotland was an independent nation , Scotland would have the cheapest energy prices in Europe …let that sink in #ScottishIndependenceNOW
David Mitchell 🏴🇪🇺🇺🇳@dm180914
😮 CEO of Octopus energy on Sky News yesterday morning - “If we did location pricing, every region would be cheaper Scotland would go from the most expensive electricity in Europe - to the cheapest.”
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@kevin_kjf @LesBlair53 Because as usual its very nuanced. IScot would have cheaper prices on windy days but the volatility would discourage investment. Would need to boost leccy demand in scotland which is a gdp opportunity but also by design increases prices - see data centre impact in US for e.g.
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@LesBlair53 So why are unionist parties pushing the contrary - apart from obvious reasons?
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@LesBlair53 @admt62 Hmm. Depends on how you define subsidy. Renewables get more actual subsidies (cash transfers). Oil and gas benefits from tax breaks sometimes deemed subsidies but pretty normal business tax rules. And their tax rate is generally higher than any other business.
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@admt62 I think you will find that it’s fossil fuels that receives the largest subsidy globaljustice.org.uk/news/uk-govern…
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@mdf200 Oil and gas, upstream and downstream, operate on cost curves. Expensive assets get canned / dont get developed. No one holds back capacity for redundancy. You want to move down the cost curve govt needs to reduce tax and /or offer incentives. But no one seems to want that either.
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The UK Government breaking their election promise to save Grangemouth - who produced 97% of our Aviation fuel, now means that, like Europe, there's only 6 weeks left before they run out.
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@JillBelch I think its worth investigating but the problem is that it would kill investment.
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When we are the coldest
Where we need most heat
Where we produce over 120% of Scotland’s electricit6 needs
Where costs are highest
Does that feel fair?
David Mitchell 🏴🇪🇺🇺🇳@dm180914
😮 CEO of Octopus energy on Sky News yesterday morning - “If we did location pricing, every region would be cheaper Scotland would go from the most expensive electricity in Europe - to the cheapest.”
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@ScotNational You think the minister for propaganda shouldn't be questioned?
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Tomorrow's front page 📰
BBC slated over interview treatment of John Swinney
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@GMacdonaldSNP Well the French example wasn't exactly what seems to be being proposed and also wasn't successful (food inflation was still 8-12% in 2023 then fell as global inflation rolled over, along with the rest of the world). So yes, its a gimmick.
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No mention that France introduced a similar scheme back 2023 to cap essential food items due to high food prices.
The same policy was being considered by the UK gov.
But it’s only a ‘gimmick’ because it is an SNP policy,
Meanwhile, Tesco profits last year were £3.15 billion!
BBC Scotland News@BBCScotlandNews
Retailers criticise SNP's 'gimmick' food price cap promise bbc.in/4csufK3
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@MikeyTheBuddie Maybe they realise that the UK is literally a country.
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@JMrtarnowo @MikeyTheBuddie Yet. The differential isn't quite high enough to make it worthwhile. But its getting there.
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@MikeyTheBuddie Similar to all those who protest about income tax in Scotland but I don’t see a convoy of people heading south .
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