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@mclaughlan57

father, atheist, beginner star gazer, colour blind, ambidextrous, water diviner, laid back, argumentative, contradictory, 7600 on wangs block list, trekkie

land of milk & honey Katılım Nisan 2011
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bayernbru
bayernbru@mclaughlan57·
@EdwardArthur5 @alexmassie Look, I honestly don’t give a shit. Th posts show it from his twitter feed yet it’s not on his twitter feed.
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Sky Sports Scotland@ScotlandSky·
🔎 “It’s a red card all day long” Analysis of the late sending off for Hearts’ Marc Leonard ⤵️
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bayernbru
bayernbru@mclaughlan57·
@EdwardArthur5 @alexmassie That post is not on his X feed. So either it was deleted or it’s fake. Juts because a media outlet posts about it doesn’t make it real. They’ve also been duped.
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Edward Arthur
Edward Arthur@EdwardArthur5·
@alexmassie .alexmassie before I fall into a postprandial diabetic and Kümmel-induced Easter lunch coma...can you confirm this is real? He tweeted/'truthed' this? Seriously?
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bayernbru@mclaughlan57·
@SamGard04696566 @DrRJSimpson Who is this “we”? If you’re so eager to pay more, why dont you send me the £1600 thats taken off me by SNP. How much extra is taken from you?
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Libertas@SamGard04696566·
@DrRJSimpson It's a price we are willing to pay to benefit people less well off than us. It's a sort of socialist contract, not something a greedy red Tory would understand 🤬
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Dr Richard Simpson
Dr Richard Simpson@DrRJSimpson·
Meantime…… Hard working people in scotland earning more than £28,850 [2024/5] pay more income tax at £50k they pay £1500+ more So hard work delivers less in Scotland under the SNP
John Swinney@JohnSwinney

I’m fed up with the Westminster system that means hard work delivers less and less, while people’s energy and food costs just keep going up. The fresh start of independence would mean we can use Scotland’s resources to benefit Scotland’s people. #BothVotesSNP on May 7th. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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bayernbru
bayernbru@mclaughlan57·
@gordymeister @SamGard04696566 @DrRJSimpson How, how dare you!! How dare you say that SNP tinkering with our tax bands is a PR stunt. Have you any idea what people can buy with the £1.27 pm they save if they pay 19% rate! Its a massive saving for families
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Gordy Mc@gordymeister·
@SamGard04696566 @DrRJSimpson Someone on £50k (teachers, policemen) looses £500 a year so 100 people earning £30k save a fiver. This is not some amazing Socialist contract, it is a stunt for a headline.
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Malcolm Tucker
Malcolm Tucker@gorbalsgoebbels·
@mclaughlan57 @UranusHasRings I know. It’s truly depressing but we see it in America with MAGA. No matter what depravity or idiocy occurs the nutters will still support and vote for their cause.
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Malcolm Tucker
Malcolm Tucker@gorbalsgoebbels·
How many fucking cover ups will the SNP get away with? They are the slimiest, most corrupt party ever in British political history. Never let them forget their Fascist or anti Catholic past. What a shower of shit.
Scottish Daily Mail@MailOnlineScot

🗞️ Tomorrow's Scottish Mail on Sunday back page: Swinney's 'cover-up' over bug infections at hospital #TomorrowsPapersToday #scotpapers 👉 Read more on #MailOnline mailonsunday.co.uk/scotland

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bayernbru
bayernbru@mclaughlan57·
Statistics dont lie. It is statistically more likely to snow at Easter than it is on Christmas Day. Happy Easter
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Stewart Michael
Stewart Michael@MikeStewart79·
The Real Cost of Scottish Independence – 2025 Edition 📊 Fiscal Position According to the GERS 2025 report: •Revenue Raised: £91.4b •Public Spending: £117.6b •Deficit: £26.2b (≈11.7% of GDP) This deficit is currently absorbed by the UK Treasury. Post-independence, Scotland would need to self-finance this gap through taxation, borrowing, or spending cuts. ________________________________________ 💷 Debt Obligations •UK National Debt: ~£2.7T •Scotland’s Population Share (≈8.2%): ~£221b •Annual Interest (at 3%): ~£6.6b •Likely Credit Rating: BBB or lower •Interest Premium: +2–3% over UK rates → £8–10b/year ________________________________________ 🧓 State Pensions – Day One Responsibility •Estimated Annual Cost: ~£10b •Demographic Pressure: Older population profile than rUK •No UK Treasury Backstop: Must be funded from iScotland’s own revenue ________________________________________ 🏦 Currency & Financial Stability •Sterlingisation: No control over monetary policy or lender of last resort •Capital Flight Risk: Financial institutions may relocate •Launching a Scottish Currency: High setup costs, risk of inflation and devaluation ________________________________________ 🛒 Cost of Living & Food Inflation •Estimated Food Inflation: +5–10% •Drivers: •Loss of UK-wide procurement scale •Border frictions •Currency uncertainty ________________________________________ 🧾 Taxation Options Scotland already has higher income tax rates than rUK: BandRateUK Equivalent Starter19%20% Intermediate21%20% Higher42%40% Top48%45% Other options: •VAT hike: From 20% to 22% → ~£1.5b •Corporation Tax: From 25% to 28% → ~£800m •Wealth Taxes: Low yield, politically sensitive ________________________________________ 🧮 Spending Cuts – What’s Left to Trim? SectorSpend (£b)Notes Health & Social Care~£19Already under pressure Education~£9Cuts risk long-term productivity Social Security~£20Includes disability, housing, child benefits Pensions~£10PAYG system; demographic pressures Infrastructure~£4Needed for growth Defence & Foreign Affairs~£3Would need new institutions Realistic savings: £2–3b without severe service degradation ________________________________________ 📈 Economic Growth – Long-Term Hope, Not Short-Term Fix •Renewables: Potential export revenue, but needs investment •Tourism & Whisky: Strong sectors, but not enough to close gap •EU Membership: Opens markets, but introduces border with rUK ________________________________________ 🧩 Summary: The Independence Equation ComponentImpact Fiscal Deficit£26.2b Debt Servicing£8–10b State Pensions£10b Food Inflation+5–10% Tax OptionsLimited without economic harm Spending CutsPolitically and socially painful Currency RiskHigh without BoE backing Capital FlightLikely from Edinburgh Growth PotentialLong-term only ________________________________________ 🔚 Final Thought Independence is not just a constitutional change — it’s a full-scale economic transformation. Without the UK’s fiscal umbrella, Scotland would face: •Higher taxes •Lower services •More expensive borrowing •Greater economic volatility •Immediate pension obligations The question isn’t can Scotland be independent — it’s how painful the transition would be, and who pays.
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Leaders 𝕏 Junction
Leaders 𝕏 Junction@LeadersJunction·
Prof. Walter lewin explains height when lying down vs standing up
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bayernbru@mclaughlan57·
@Golftownbhoy @SirSimonClarke What is it specifically about cunts like yourself who claim to be anti fascists, racists, Scottish independence supporters that are actually some of the most bigoted cunts around?
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Simon Clarke
Simon Clarke@SirSimonClarke·
No child alive today has been raised in anything other than an SNP run Scotland. They took power when Tony Blair was the UK PM and have held it ever since. Education standards have slumped. Europe’s worst drug epidemic ruins lives. Taxes are much higher than any part of the UK. And Brian Cox thinks *more* of their rule is what Scotland needs 🤯
Sam Taylor@staylorish

Brian Cox explains why he couldn’t live in Scotland.

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UNICEF
UNICEF@UNICEF·
UNICEF has received reports of mobilization campaigns in Iran that include children, and of children working at checkpoints. We call on the Islamic Republic of Iran to stop any recruitment of children. Recruitment and use of children by armed forces or groups is a grave violation of children’s rights.
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