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@palebloodstasi It's probably a tax cut, for MOST people overall. But would lead to weird discrepancies. Like poor people in the southeast being fucked. And northeast councils having less money overall
@panickedwagon@Belldrakeford@JackDunc1 It arguably becomes more unequal, if you don't also have an English parliament at the same time. Because you have a higher authority or Scotland and wales, that is a de-facto English parliament
@Ayadkhdhir English people fought and died against the introduction of passports, during the war. And it making only the rich able to be able to move between countries
@Neonbuzzrd@Fergie_CJ By that same logic , you'd also blame highland council for not calling in the army. Westminster is the only one with authority, therefore, all responsibility
This Scottish highlander farmer points out a few inconvenient home truths about the wildfires currently in the Cairngorms. He should know. He works on the land.
I think there are a few reasons why we're not matching Scandinavian deals. Firstly, we don't have a large enough Scottish based media to offer anywhere near the Norway deal.
Larger international media would see it as the same market as the EPL..
6️⃣ Marketing and broadcast reform
This is a deep-rooted issue, but one that I believe has a huge bearing on Scotland's ability to drive meaningful improvements in the national game.
It's well documented how uniquely passionate Scots are about football.
According to UEFA's 2024/25 report, Scottish Premiership attendances averaged 18.5 spectators per 1,000 people - the highest figure in Europe and more than 70% above second-placed Portugal (10.7).
Despite this incredible level of interest, Scottish football continues to command a relatively modest broadcasting deal.
The current Scottish Premiership TV rights are worth around £33m per year through Sky Sports and Premier Sports.
That's a bigger deal than Croatia (≈£8.3m) and Switzerland (≈£30.6m), but it still trails nations with significantly lower attendance figures.
Denmark's current TV deal is worth around £50m per year, while Norway's is approximately £60m.
When Scotland attracts 18.5 spectators per 1,000 people compared to Denmark's 10.0 and Norway's 10.1, and all three nations have similar-sized populations, why is our broadcast deal worth almost half as much?
Scotland is a football nation steeped in history, boasting three major city rivalries in the top flight: Celtic v Rangers, Hearts v Hibs and Dundee United v Dundee.
I found it fascinating how Hearts' title challenge and the final-day showdown with Celtic generated genuine interest in Scottish football beyond our borders.
There is undoubtedly a high-value product to sell. It's up to the game's decision-makers to secure the commercial deals that can help take Scottish football to another level.
More revenue means better infrastructure, better facilities and better players. In turn, the quality of our clubs, league and national team should all improve.
and want to value it down in line with that, in the hope of eventually acquiring further English rights.
Attracting back someone like viaplay, seeing itself as the provider of smaller leagues, seems a more attractive route
This is ugly, however you want to portray it. Mob rule in the name of racism not justice.
Burns, Thomas Muir, Mary Barbour, John Maclean, Willie Gallagher, Jimmy Reid et al. did not dedicate their lives to the cause of the emancipation of the common man and woman for this.
@JasonBo54938394@JadeEckhaus Not for being outraged, no. For being gullible reactionaries. For accepting hate preachers to walk amongst them. For choosing not to educate themselves on anything they're told to think
@JasonBo54938394@JadeEckhaus You're right. But, they have allowed themselves to be led and manipulated by race extremists. And there should be accountability for that