@AngusBMacNeil And yet England sustains that position Mr Swinney. How are you making it unsustainable? These are just words. Wishful thinking, dressed up as a political strategy. Word salad. No meat on it. Posturing babble.
@NoteTaker_X Scotland is totally barred from borrowing. So your alleged Scots "debt" is a figure made up & applied to a country which cannot ever run up ANY debt whatsoever. So what you're peddling is a complete lie. Explain how & when Scotland borrowed money you say it owes. You CANNOT.
@aodanhill So where did the 40% of Scotland's tax revenues go, after they were grabbed each year by Westminster then? If weren't robbed of our own taxes, we could fund whatever the hell we needed. Londoners are the wealthiest people in the UK. House prices are so high, they have to be!
@AlbaRising_@CraigMurrayOrg Aye. I see the point you're making. USA/west are very quick to attack wee countries with unpleasant leaders. Guaranteed air strike victories, with few if any, USA boots on the ground. Russia miscalculated with Ukraine though. Noone expected Ukraine could back fight for 4 years!
How Scotland went from being the murder capital of Europe to one of the safest places in the world - On BBC Latin America but not BBC Scotland? - Por el amor de Dios, ¿por qué? https://t.co/nbjFEpQhKB
@AlbaRising_@CraigMurrayOrg I get the feeling Putin did the initial invasion in 2022 as a stunt to shock the west. But then it became a protracted war he couldn't stop. Ukraine surprised him and everyone else by fighting back.
@JEyal_RUSI So would you ever allow a second Brexit vote? Look at the isolation & the trade, travel & business cost increases. Most UK voters want another vote after seeing the dreadful consequnces. If you don't allow voters to change their minds, the country will collapse into chaos.
@Magnus_Bishop@alexmassie I do not disagree. Needs must be proved. Frauds must be uncovered. Personally, I don't know enough to guess what PIP funding levels will be required in the near future. BTW did you report that girl to the authorities?
@sunriseblade@alexmassie I think without knowledge of what those who are affected need, or the accurate estimate of costs, that's hard to do. My personal experience is from just 2 friends. They both work part-time from home, so get a smaller sum. They seem satisfied.
@TheScotsman Well close down the incompetent and disappointing Scotsman newspaper then. That way Scots will no longer have to endure disappointingly incompetent reporting in your alleged publication.
@Magnus_Bishop@alexmassie Have you taken the nasty UK "tests" disabled people must endure to PROVE they are unable to work? I know several young, healthy adults who get PIP because they have neurological impairment. They can work, but struggle with focus & some find getting promotion all but impossible.
@FerryArran@alexmassie Try Paul Kavanagh Mosson (AKA Wee Gunger Dug) he had a massive stroke that paralysed half his body. Disabled people do of course work, (Paul still types one handed) but many simply cannot work. Developmental disability is worse as it affects intellectual capacity & employment.
@EwMc1969 If you believe that, then why does the British state refuse to let Scotland leave the union? Could it be all the oil gas & renewable energy that is the property of the Scots people? If England is so stable & wealthy, then losing Scots resources shouldn't be a problem.
@AlbaRising_@CraigMurrayOrg Well, certainly not an invasion, but then I doubt Putin thought he'd need to begin a 4 year war. He likely expected Ukraine to fold when they saw tanks on the streets. After all, that tactic always worked in the past. Corruption endemic in both, made the conflict last longer.
@conor_matchett From the Sun comic. After topless women were banned from that fascist comic, they're now resorting to moaning when our country's leader travels in business class. Was he not on business for Scotland? He is the leader. Does Burnham fly first class? I think we should be told.
@DeanMThomson That is a frightening sign that fascism has taken root in these islands. The presence of so many English party's supporters is the worst kind of news for the Celtic nations. We have been invaded, settled & controlled by British immigrants. Now the UK is depressing us even more.