@KeithGordon1047 @ThreeShiresHead @cicero6666 @afneil What will the currency be? How would you suggest we pay back our share of the debt? Will our pensions be secured? Is splitting from our largest trading partner worth it?
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@ColinP15 @ThreeShiresHead @cicero6666 @afneil The economic is stark & clear. The U.K. model doesn’t work.
There’s no case for it.
Grok@grok
Ireland's real GDP per capita has grown at an average annual rate of about 2.9% from 1922 to 2023, outpacing Wales' estimated 1.8% GVA per capita growth over the same period. These figures derive from 1922 relatives (Ireland at ~56% of UK, Wales ~85%) and current values (Ireland $104k, Wales ~£26k), yielding CAGRs via (end/start)^{1/101} - 1 adjustments against UK benchmarks. Ireland's edge stems from independent policy tools like low taxes attracting FDI, while Wales faced structural constraints within the UK.
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All that’s impressive is that your energy policies — supported by all major parties — have decimated our energy-intensive industries, thanks to giving us the most expensive industrial energy costs in the world. Well done. Quite an achievement.
Daniel Barkeley@danielbarkeley
@afneil Maybe the timescale of the previous chart is confusing you. 10% in ten years is impressive. And the tech is getting better. It'll be 20% next decade, and 40% the decade after. And don't blame Green Energy for Brexit and the Conservatives shit industrial policy.
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@KeithGordon1047 @ThreeShiresHead @cicero6666 @afneil It's clear your opinion is strong, fair enough. There is and has never been a solid economic argument for independence. Until the major issues are answered particularly around currency, independence will never happen.
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@KeithGordon1047 @ThreeShiresHead @cicero6666 @afneil They've had 18 years to manage things with the biggest block grant, what makes you think we could do better without that help?
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If you earn over £100k and can't save £1k for an event you had 5 years notice of then why should we trust you with government budgets?
Neil Gray SNP@neilcgray
Like other candidates I rely on small donations to help run an effective campaign. To support my @theSNP candidacy in Airdrie constituency please follow the link below #BothVotesSNP 🏴help with cost of living 🏴NHS progress 🏴fresh start of independence crowdfunder.co.uk/p/re-elect-nei…
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@joannaccherry Joanna I admire your position in criticising the leadership so strongly however can I ask 1 question? If you won your seat in the last GE would you have stayed with the SNP?
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If members were expelled from the SNP for daring to question Jordan Linden’s behaviour & the way in which concerns about him were handled there can be no doubt that HQ & therefore the leadership were aware of what was going on. Back in 2022 the leader & CEO were a married couple.
Cults? No thanks.@JustOneWeeWorld
“Linden’s close allies have known and protected his behaviour for years it seems. “Tracy Carragher constantly closed down all requests by myself for discussion and investigation. “Along with others, she ... blocked all questions around his conduct.” dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area/l…
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@ejmatthew @savanQadir @JohnSwinney Because there are no answers to the major issues/questions that would happen when there's a split. Plus the fact that the majority of people just want Scotland to sort out the issues affecting them today rather than a dying dream.
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I’m very a proud snp supporter and Scottish independence. And I will vote for SNP and I will vote for independence when the time comes. Let’s go @JohnSwinney let’s go #Scotland #indyref2
The Truth 🏴🇬🇧@KevinTheRanter
🚨🚨MEET SAVAN QADIR THIS GUY BROKE INTO OUR COUNTRY ON THE BACK OF A LORRY, his words not mine HE IS AN ACTIVIST FOR ….WAIT FOR IT ….SNP AND YES HE IS PRO INDY HE SHOULD HAVE NO SAY IN THIS COUNTRY THERE IS MORE TO COME
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Thank goodness #FreeTuition protects young doctors in #Scotland from such overwhelming debt!
The BMJ@bmj_latest
"My current balance sits at £63 500 and I’m only now close to paying off as much per month as I’m being charged in interest." Successive government failures have enabled the student loans system to scam a generation of doctors bmj.com/content/392/bm…
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@Ross_Greer Perhaps you should do the same for the definition of a male and female.
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If you have to literally check the definition of homophobia in a dictionary and compare it to your own behaviour, you were being homophobic.
Rich boys like Offord just can't cope with being held to account for their conduct.
STV News@STVNews
Offord criticises ‘over the top’ reaction to joke branded homophobic i.stv.tv/4byiD9m
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@RossDMcDermid Ross with respect there is no guarantee that assisted dying will remove the pain your Dad went through. Sorry for your loss.
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Unfortunately Holyrood has again not acted in line with the vast majority of this country. People want a compassionate choice for those who are terminally ill, and now there is none.
Far too few meaningful bills make it through this Parliament.
We must do better.
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BREAKING: The SNP has passed a pro-independence motion telling the UK Government to begin to prepare for Scotland’s exit from the Union
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Shona Robison explains why John Swinney’s big policy announcement today is a bad idea and an inappropriate way to spend public money.
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@ColinP15 Crazy that teachers had to threaten to strike to get what they had been promised 5 years ago! 🤪
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This was in the SNP 2021 manifesto and wasn't delivered..
2 months before the 2026 election and it's been announced again, to be rolled out in 2027.
Maybe....
ScotGov Education@ScotGovEdu
Teachers will see a reduction in class contact time after a deal was reached with @COSLA and @EISUnion. The deal - which will be fully-funded by @ScotGov - will give teachers more time to plan lessons, prepare assessments and give feedback to pupils. ➡️ bit.ly/3Pg2lsT
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@ProfJMitchell Kate Forbes equally culpable. Arguably more culpable. Robison has never given the impression that she knows what she’s doing, but Forbes was absolutely full of herself.
Sam Taylor@staylorish
Speaking on 7th June 2022, Kate Forbes was adamant there was no “black hole” in public finances. By yesterday, everyone agreed that there was. Does Forbes blame her successors? Or would she now accept that a balanced budget today can set a path for overspending problems tomorrow?
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'In order to escape the consequences of the SNP's broken pre-election promises, we will need Scotland's teachers to be willing to believe in another set of SNP pre-election promises'
Education Specialist James McEnaney says 'if teacher strikes close schools, the SNP will be to blame' 👇
𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘯/𝘗𝘈 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴
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The wee yin sent me this, honest tae fuck man wanes and phones
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FM: “The point the Lord Adv made yesterday is the minute the indictment is served on the accused it becomes a public document, because it can be made public as a consequence of that.”
Crown last week: "The indictment is not a public document until it is presented in open court."
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