Frederick Twistleton

Not known to suffer fools gladly or otherwise. "Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored".

[alexmassie @alexmassie]

Fond memories of when the SNP promised to write-off *all* student debt. And then, when in office, cut the grants available to the poor.

[Frederick Twistleton @FTwistleton]

@Tsgtweedvalley @RuthDavidsonMSP By this flawed logic, GovScot cannot change rate of income tax and yet it can. Ditto LBTT. Ditto biz rates.

[Frederick Twistleton @FTwistleton]

@Tsgtweedvalley @RuthDavidsonMSP GERS does not use assumptions. GERS is essentially a balance sheet of public revenue v. public expenditure.

[Frederick Twistleton @FTwistleton]

@Tsgtweedvalley @RuthDavidsonMSP However, revenue generated by tax(es) are assigned to GovScot's budget. GERS has nothing to do with indy.

[Frederick Twistleton @FTwistleton]

@Tsgtweedvalley @RuthDavidsonMSP What is reserved is the rate of corporation tax (like the rate of VAT). GovScot cannot change the rate.

[Frederick Twistleton @FTwistleton]

@Tsgtweedvalley @RuthDavidsonMSP In 2015/16, corporation tax contributed £3.13bn to Scot tax revenue, amounting to 5.8% of total revenue.

[Frederick Twistleton @FTwistleton]

@Tsgtweedvalley @RuthDavidsonMSP No, it isn't. See GovScot. Corporation tax of any industry in Scot are part Scot public sector revenue.

[Bob M 🇬🇧💫 @bobmca1]

'You are to BLAME!' German MEP rails against Guy Verhofstadt's anti-UK role on Brexit https://t.co/L2rJcthQSD

[Frederick Twistleton @FTwistleton]

@Tsgtweedvalley @RuthDavidsonMSP 3. Kevin has created >200 Scottish jobs.
What is your contribution to Scotland?

[Frederick Twistleton @FTwistleton]

@Tsgtweedvalley @RuthDavidsonMSP 2. His company is based on Scot , pays corporation tax in Scot and thus contributes to Scot public revenue.

[Frederick Twistleton @FTwistleton]

@Tsgtweedvalley @RuthDavidsonMSP 1. 4 the record, the "emotional dog food salesman" is the director of a company with a turn-over of £13.7m.

[#DoYourJob @gordyb1872]

@Bruced872 @AgentP22 And her mother was Scottish(like current president of USA)

[Bruce VIII (turn off) @Bruced872]

@AgentP22 "Not the Queen of Scotland", although she actually is and decides to spend her holidays here too.

[Vote 👉🏼 #SNPOut👇🏼 @No2Scexit]

Celine Dookhran killing: Tributes paid to 'beautiful girl' https://t.co/dhCyygGLT1

[Frederick Twistleton @FTwistleton]

@No2Indyref2 Not to mention the Bank of England. Probably the first they learned of this.

[Frederick Twistleton @FTwistleton]

@putey_pute @murdo_fraser It's basically the equivalent of working for 2 if not 3 months but taking home no pay.

[Frederick Twistleton @FTwistleton]

@putey_pute @murdo_fraser ...By comparison, rUK deficit amounts to £935.43 per person. However, main issue is deficit as %age of GDP. For the UK 2.6%; for Scot 9.5%.

[Frederick Twistleton @FTwistleton]

@putey_pute @murdo_fraser Quite. Derek I-don't-know-this-Laffer McKay ignores difference in population. Scotland's deficit of £15.8bn equates to £2,925.93 per Scot...

[Frederick Twistleton @FTwistleton]

@AnasSarwar @BRRSC Nomen est omen. Being as bright as a pint of stout in a blacked-out coal cellar.

[Frederick Twistleton @FTwistleton]

@Kat_Bee_123 @heyyouayeyou Or he did attend the same school as Diane Abbott? 😉