@CarpyNick If you're talking about Darien / Panama England personally bribed nobles who are well dead; it didn't give a penny to Scotland.
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Peggy Rockbottom
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You lost your independence as severance for the English bailing you out after you tried colonising South America and failed miserably in the 1690s.
So pay us back what you owe and we might consider giving you back your independence.
Oh and get on your knees and say thank you?
indy swim 🏴@indy_swim
“Self-determination rests with the islanders” Yet not for Scottish people in Scotland?
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@JohnFerry18 @univofstandrews John - not found a place at the @LibDems Scotch branch office or with the spongers at the @UKHouseofLords yet?
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I am extremely disappointed that my university, @univofstandrews - which I have been a financial donor to for decades as well as a graduate of - has formally honoured and celebrated, via the awarding of an honorary doctorate, an individual who promotes these extreme views.
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@alexmassie Having seen some of figures before, the allocation of what is Scottish (or some geographical elements elsewhere) are debatable and clearly wouldn't apply to Scotland outside a UK fiscal union.
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The solipsism of nationalism: thinking that fiscal transfers somehow don’t exist in other countries!
(The unusual thing about the UK is that Scotland is a rich part of the country funded as though it were a poor one.)
Maria João Kay@joao_kay
To paraphrase: “These lovely people in London generate all this wealth and we, too wee, too poor Scots, benefit from this largesse enormously because…they like us so much. That’s it. It’s never happened anywhere ever in the history of mankind but it happens here”. Disturbing 👇🏻
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@nulabyaoi Great for you.
Lionel Messi 🇦🇷 is FIT and you sound totally cringey needing to lecture others on nationalism.
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How it feels to be born and raised Scottish to and still root for England bc Jude Bellinghams fit and Scotland got knocked out ages ago and I’m still British and went to uni in England and have tons of English friends and Scottish nationalism is lame and cringe oppression larp
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@GarySmithJnr You freely selected and accepted those items at those inflated prices.
Am I missing something here?
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Thought I’d treat the wife to fish & chips because she’s been at the hospital all day with her Mom.
£48.19.
Outrageous.
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@PeteWishart Federalism simply doesn't fit with English principle of Parliamentary Sovereignty.
Devolution is a convenient fudge as it can be seen as a Parish Council to some and quasi-Federalism to others whilst retaining power in Westminster.
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The logical conclusion to the new debate about devolution is to move the UK towards federalism with equal powers amongst the UK nations. It could break the constitutional deadlock without compromising deeply held positions. It is a way forward for all. thenational.scot/politics/26274…
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@msm_monitor It's really strange - virtually every country that has left Westminster rule was 'fiscally dependent' on the Imperial @UKParliament yet none have wanted it back 🤔
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Paul Sweeney "Every year Scotland has a net benefit of £10bn of a fiscal transfer ... London essentially generates the wealth and it's redistributed to other regions of the UK."
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@trapdoorcat One of very few Brexit benefits is out of the CFP. If no Scottish vessel wishes to catch them then prohibit their catch in Scottish waters. Fish don't actually have to be caught.
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The excuse being made for tuna fishing licences in Scottish seas not being given to Scottish companies is that only two from Scotland applied. If that is the case then these two should have been given priority. These are, after all, Scottish seas. Who made the decisions, and why?
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So much from the English media and press about drill baby drill. Its not even their country they want to drill in, its Scotland's and we dont want to drill.. Time we told other countries to manage their own. #independence
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@breeonikeon Use existing reusable containers (glass/plastic) or reuse bread bags.
Houmous dips should only be kept for a few days anyway.
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@SiobheanG Unless elderly/infirm, tell them (politely) that you're sitting on the seat and let them move their own bags.
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The fast train to Edinburgh was very busy yesterday...whipped a woman's bags off a seat and put them on the table infront of her...where they should have been or up above on the rack
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@scotlabnurse7 Dear auld 🇬🇧 lady, kindly remember that no country 🏴 is obligated to support a neighbouring country's 🏴 sports team and that this is in fact fairly uncommon 🇺🇳
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Dear Alan please remember that there are a lot of Scots who dont want independence. This is the first time I have heard this excuse for not supporting England in the world cup
Alan Shanks@AlanShanks4
Dear English people who can't understand why the Scots don't support you in the World Cup. From a Scottish point of view, the English are holding Scotland prisoner in the UK, by not respecting democracy and agreeing to a referendum on Scottish independence.
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@scotlibdems If the @LibDems branch office including @willie_rennie hadn't helped 'Better Together' in 2014 then Scotland wouldn't have left the EU/EEA in the first place.
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That's why we have a plan for a bold new deal with Europe to boost growth, create jobs and keep our country safe.
That means joining the single market, forming a new UK-EU customs union and a defence pact.
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@MartinSLewis The UK has never had a single education system @MartinSLewis so there aren't UK school leavers.
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Today's poll: What percentage of UK school leavers do you feel is about the right amount to go on to university or other higher education?
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@RobertGCurrie You seem to forgetting about the The Protectorate / English Commonwealth under Cromwell. That was not voluntary either.
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@TracyAnnO @Ryanair @ukhomeoffice It's always applied to nationals that lack European Freedom of Movement rights. Once UK nationals lost FoM protections, they defaulted to the standard rules.
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Just tried boarding a flight to Spain. My passport runs out June 2027. Was refused boarding because apparently it ran out in 2026 according to new European rules😳🫤Can anyone explain this to me? I’m now stuck @Ryanair @ukhomeoffice - check your passports people. Who knew .
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@CraigMurrayOrg Definitely not an issue to solve over the phone; always deal in writing with the bank specifying the suspected transactions.
Also, open a backup account ASAP elsewhere if you don't already have one.
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Received a letter from Natwest threatening to close my 42 year personal account because "some transactions look like business transactions".
I spent an hour on the phone unsuccessfully asking them to tell me which transactions.
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@Macnessie The UK Supreme Court never said anything about the SNP. It was in relation to the devolved powers of Holyrood with the Westminster system.
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So if reform have offered to pay for the Clacton by-election. Would it be possible to raise the money to hold a referendum in Scotland? The supreme court ruled the SNP couldn't hold a referendum, it doesn't stop the sovereign people of Scotland holding one, does it?
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@alexmassie Group childcare is obviously cheaper than paying benefits for one to one care.
It also removes a barrier to work for most parents (except perhaps for those with special needs)
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It’s almost as though there is some crazy competition to see which cabinet minister can most completely prove Pat McFadden right.
(At present childcare subsidies are only available to those in work. McFadden noted that all his meetings are about who to tax to fund benefits.)
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