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Fuarach Blas Jan 15, 2020

DenisMa 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Jan 14, 2020

Brexit soon to cost more than total cost of being in EU in past 47 years.

https://www.businessinsider.com/brexit-will-cost-uk-more-than-total-payments-to-eu-2020-1

Brexit will soon cost the UK more than its total payments to the EU

Brexit has already cost the UK £130 billion in lost growth since 2016, research by Bloomberg found.

Insider

Fuarach Blas Jan 8, 2020

Strange name. Anyone know them?

Fuarach Blas Jan 7, 2020

Martin MacDonald Jan 7, 2020

The UK Gov't told the media today the Budget would be March 11th - the same day councils in Scotland legally must set budgets.
https://twitter.com/theSNP/status/1214601249498247169

The SNP on Twitter

“✍️ @DerekMackaySNP wrote to the UK Chancellor seeking clarity on the UK Budget date - and got no reply. 🤷‍♀️ The UK Gov't told the media today the Budget would be March 11th - the same day councils in Scotland legally must set budgets. 🚨 This is disrespectful of devolution. https://t.co/gpguzgTU93”

Twitter

Fuarach Blas Jan 6, 2020

Namorrodor Jan 6, 2020

Head of the Tory group in Glasgow City Council, Thomas Kerr, appears to be using the Tory's Nurse Maths.

"Scottish drug deaths are 3 times higher than UK" - a mathematical impossibility given that Scotland is in the UK.

Not the brightest spark, is he?

Fuarach Blas Jan 6, 2020

FlikeNoir Jan 6, 2020

Alex asks me this morning,

"See those who believe Britain's a country, what do they think makes it a union?"

For as we know, one country does not a union make 😉

#ScotRef #JustifyTheUnion #TreatyOfUnion #CountryNotCounty

Fuarach Blas Jan 3, 2020

Listening to Jackie Brambles on BBC Radio Scotland.

Never thought I'd say this but bring back Kaye Adams.

Fuarach Blas Jan 3, 2020

Cluasan Jan 2, 2020

If you lead a local Yes group: The Hub can help local groups link up 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
https://twitter.com/TheHubScot/status/1212830314667614217?s=09

The Hub on Twitter

“Do you run a Yes Group? Do you know of a Yes group local to you? Reply here with its name and I'll make sure it's hooked up to The Hub for people to follow.”

Twitter

Fuarach Blas Jan 1, 2020

Talking-up Scotland Jan 1, 2020

No mention of Scotland but this is based on an 83% increase in electricity transfers from Scotland to England to a staggering 25 THOUSAND gigawatt hours. ONE gigawatt hour is a BILLION watts and enough to power 725 000 homes. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/766380/ET_5.6.xls

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Fuarach Blas Jan 1, 2020

But more concerning is this one 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-50331687

Racism exclusions up in England's primary schools

The biggest rise in exclusions for racism is in north-west England, BBC News analysis suggests.

Fuarach Blas Jan 1, 2020

Why is this story not on the BBC website 👇
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/value-of-scottish-natural-resources-calculated-for-first-time-37941175.html

Value of Scottish natural resources calculated for first time - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

Natural resources in Scotland have been valued at one-third of the UK’s total by a groundbreaking new study.