"For many in the SNP’s long history, our goal of independence would have seemed a long way off. We are a more privileged generation – our goal is clearly in sight. It's now up to us to honour those who went before and win our country’s independence." - Nicola Sturgeon 09 Oct 18
Beware 'jam tomorrow' politics for Scotland in the forthcoming Brexit hoo-ha! The Unionist parties continue to churn out a chain of false promises to woo Scots https://t.co/yl4xrNRNOy
It's not just the Tories at it. Labour have consistently lied about whether or not an Independent Scotland can stand on its own two feet. https://t.co/vfUICFOPii
Measured over a 5 year period, Scotland's finances were found to be healthier than the UK by £8.3 billion, or £1,650 per person in Scotland. https://t.co/uTWXKi3CIy
“Scotland is not a partner of the United Kingdom; Scotland is part of the United Kingdom” - David Mundell, Secretary of State for Scotland. No. Under the Acts of Union 1707, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, united into one Kingdom by the Name of Great Britain.
Fact. If not for Scottish oil revenues pouring into the Treasury at the rate of £60 a second, the UK would now be bankrupt. Scotland never received one penny of cash from the North Sea. All that cash went straight into the coffers of the London Exchequer.
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There is a Unionist myth permeating our country saying that the UK subsidises Scotland. But, according to The Scotsman, that is "one of the greatest confidence tricks in political history"
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Has a Tory Government ever previously hidden the truth and kept vital facts from the people of Scotland? Yes, indeed. A former Leader of the SNP MPs in the House of Commons previously asked probing questions to the Tories and forced them to tell the truth.
https://t.co/qSkqjKRRwV
#YesBecause working as a Whitehall Civil Servant it was a shock to find that Scotland subsidised the rest of the UK. Before that, I had wrongly believed Scotland was the poor relation of the UK - and could not survive without subsidies from Westminster.
https://t.co/6h6mJFCLPQ
After 30 years of denial, the UK Treasury finally admitted that Scots had subsidised the UK by £27 billion (or £5,400 per Scot). Even before the oil boom, Scotland contributed much more to the UK economy than its other partners. This was kept top secret.
https://t.co/vfUICFOPii
Top Secret letter revealed that Scotland would be in 7th place in world's wealth league whilst the UK was at 17th place. Why was that vital information kept secret by Westminster?
https://t.co/z2njSI4oAi
#SNPbecause on 7 September 2014, eleven days before the Scottish Independence Referendum, Gordon Brown said that the ‘Three Amigos’ of Westminster (David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband) had promised 'Home Rule' for Scotland
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