Highland Chief 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

University of life! - 20 yrs as MD £180ml Scottish company. (Rtd) - RGU (Aberdeen) Pulp & Paper Technology - BIM Economics & Management - Hon Doc. in Technology

[Highland Chief 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 @lakin_ian]

HYPOCRISY ON STILTS!
Pathetic grifter who has never worked n his life lecturing others who pay his salary AND expenses. Yet eagerly feathers his own nest by accepting a -

[Highland Chief 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 @lakin_ian]

Well said Malcolm!

The level of the debate in Scotland has gone up a 100 fold with Reform in Holyrood - there’s hope for Scotland yet!!

[Holyrood @HolyroodDaily]

Reform leader @Malcolm_Offord says the country's tax regime is driving away the biggest taxpayers - people like Nicola Sturgeon, who has reportedly moved to London.

"Does the First Minister agree Scotland's record high taxes are driving away our most talented Scots?" #FMQs

[Highland Chief 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 @lakin_ian]

This is what happens with the SNP in power - no scrutiny, no scruples, scandals & staggering incompetence when the country is going to hell in a handcart under their watch. Worse still - their once cherished CEO is now a convicted fraudster & stole their ring-fenced Indy money!

[Andrew Neil @afneil]

BREAKING NEWS: Live from inside the camper van 🤣🤣🤣

[Highland Chief 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 @lakin_ian]

Salmond was right about Nicola Sturgeon! "Liar, liar, your pants are on fire" - springs to mind!

[Highland Chief 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 @lakin_ian]

Best description of John:

He is as effective “as a sheep savaging a dog” or “batsmen without a bat”

Completely useless and ineffective!

[John Swinney @JohnSwinney]

We cannot let Westminster off the hook in their attempts to deny Scottish democracy.

It is a fundamental right of people in Scotland to choose their future, and we must have that choice.

[Highland Chief 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 @lakin_ian]

Completely insane!!

[Highland Chief 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 @lakin_ian]

Labour and the SNP are culpable for this netzero nonsense and should not be in power - complete and utter economic numpties destroying jobs and our country!

[Highland Chief 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 @lakin_ian]

The system is broken NOT Scotland or the UK!
The proof that career politicians at the heart of the Scottish and UK Parliaments are a bunch of complete numpties!

[Highland Chief 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 @lakin_ian]

“Animal farm” & “champagne socialists” spring to mind.
Starmer accepted money from his Labour pal for clothes for himself & his wife. Rayner “forgot” to pay capital gains, Miliband plunges people into fuel poverty -netzero madness & David Lammy wants reparations for his relatives

[Robbie @Robbie_Reasons]

I think all MP's should be audited every year.

[Highland Chief 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 @lakin_ian]

@andrewgmorton So you know better than the Fraser of Allander Institute and the Scottish Gov.

They include ALL revenue generated in Scotland - income tax, VAT, corporation tax, North Sea revenues - set against total public spending. In 2024-25, revenue stood at £91.4 bb - spending £117.6bn!

[Highland Chief 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 @lakin_ian]

The real reason SNP and Greens are running scared of Reform! My recent letter in the Herald. Go figure!

[Highland Chief 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 @lakin_ian]

@andrewgmorton GERS figures give the fuller picture. All revenue generated in Scotland - income & corporation tax, VAT, North Sea revenues - set against total public spending. stands at £91.4 billion while spending reached £117.6 billion, producing a net fiscal deficit of £26.2 billion.

[Highland Chief 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 @lakin_ian]

@andrewgmorton If that was true Andrew I would drop like a hot brick. Their stated aim is the make Scotland the most prosperous part of the U.K.

[Highland Chief 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 @lakin_ian]

@Christia_Allard Where would you slot in Christian?

It is time for a "Complete Idiot's Guide" exposing candidates' true credentials. I know which party would win hands down - and it certainly wouldn't be the SNP or the Greens!

[Highland Chief 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 @lakin_ian]

Yes because it would be embarrassing for Swinney to be asked searching questions from people that have actually worked for a living and want answers! SNP only had one candidate outside political bubble - unlike Reform which had 80% Go figure!

[Highland Chief 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 @lakin_ian]

Shifted the goal posts about Indy on day one Stephen? Aah that’s “democracy!” 😂😂

[Highland Chief 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 @lakin_ian]

@brodie_prime @BillyB_UK

[Highland Chief 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 @lakin_ian]

@George674138482

[Highland Chief 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 @lakin_ian]

@AndrewH56488884

[Highland Chief 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 @lakin_ian]

Spot the difference-
"Screaming Lord" Sutch (Official Monster Raving Loony Party
AND
“Loopy Lorna” Scottish Greens
How’s your return bottle scheme going Lorna? - and what is the final cost to the Scottish taxpayer who pays your wages and expenses??

[Hanxbear @hanxbear]

Scotland has descended into the gutter

[Highland Chief 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 @lakin_ian]

@trygerspud Spot on - can’t wait to see the SNP asked for their economic plan for Indy by Reform / who can actually understand a balance sheet. Mind you the last two attempts landed in the bin!