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@alexmassie
Columnist for The Times & The Sunday Times. Substack Newsletter: https://t.co/kuwqRaci4c Co-host of the Ponsonby & Massie podcast: @ponsonbymassie
Scotland Katılım Şubat 2008
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@alexmassie They’ve already won by turning it into an election on reserved matters
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An old Scotch pound says no detail will be forthcoming to explain how this could or would actually happen.
John Swinney@JohnSwinney
On day one of a new SNP government, I will demand powers over energy to be transferred to the Scottish Parliament - so we can cut bills, protect jobs and unlock investment. If Westminster will not bring your bills down, they should get out of the way for a government that will.
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@ajwillshire A government that really disliked Scotland would give the SNP what the nationalists say they want (under current constitutional circumstances): full fiscal autonomy.
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@alexmassie It would be bleakly hilarious if the UK government just said, "Sure, here you go".
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If "Scotch" was good enough for Boswell and Stevenson it is good enough for everyone else too.
#Ahillworthperishingupon
simon solomon@simonso15792314
@PMCharlesTupper @alexmassie @GlasgowAlbum It's SCOTTISH...Scotch is either whisky, pies, broth or a type of pepper and often Mist...😅
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@alexmassie He’s a violent trans activist who insists he’s a woman.
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I assumed this was a parody account. But apparently not.
"Feral Zionist parasites", eh?
Not much room for doubt there.
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But what happens if - perish the thought! - ferries built in Scotland are less reliable than ones built elsewhere?
That is: which is more important - reliability or Scottishness?
Privileging Scottishness is what landed us in this mess in the first place.
Scottish Labour@ScottishLabour
Ferry cancellations have skyrocketed tenfold under the SNP - a shameful failure that’s hitting island communities hardest. A Scottish Labour government will end the ferry fiasco, restore accountability and deliver the reliable lifeline services people deserve. Scotland needs change.
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Starmer may say all of these things with complete conviction but nothing is easier to fake than conviction.
John Rentoul@JohnRentoul
From the podcast by @edballs HT @lara_spirit
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@gordymeister Precisely. There are supposed to be five (summer) sailings a day to Islay; for much of last year there were only three. A 40% drop in capacity! (Which does not show up in the official figures, incidentally.)
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@alexmassie Continue to point out that Calmac stats are skewed by the frequent sailings on short runs. The Milport ferry missing a run a day wouldn’t really matter - one of the other ferries = huge difference
Always appreciate the much worse figures from elsewhere digs as well.
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Unimprovable example of alternative facts and nationalist brain rot here.
(CalMac themselves say the service is at breaking point just now. You can’t book a ferry to or from Islay, for instance, until April 17th. Great for businesses during the Easter holidays!)
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@ammacj @kmacraeplockton Yes. You cannot make a booking at present.
Because they don’t know what ships will be available.
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@alexmassie @kmacraeplockton Your comment on the Islay route could be misinterpreted 👇
And there have been numerous media inaccuracies and misleading reports.
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This is an extraordinary thing for the leader of a political party to retweet.
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this is still one of my favorite things on the internet
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How the SNP spends billions ‘to buy loyalty from charities’
thetimes.com/article/af63fc…
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The murky world of the SNP and the charity activists it backs with millions:
📢 Sexual harassment campaign dropped so it did not embarrass SNP amid Salmond case
👋 Academic forced out as gender views risked funding cuts
💰Funded orgs pressured to back policies
Link ⬇️
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@b_judah Yeah. I assumed he meant ‘current leader’ but phrased it badly. He’s still a wrong ‘un, however.
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Not really my field, but a big reason economy airplane travel isn’t more pleasant is that passengers are really price sensitive and just want the cheapest fare.
M. Nolan Gray 🥑@mnolangray
What's something that experts/practitioners in your field universally agree upon, but that remains a "hot take" among the general public?
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We’re heading for a fiscal iceberg — I’m cheering for the iceberg
thetimes.com/article/164dec…
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