What Scotland can learn from Irish independence: it won’t control interest rates and inequality will widen – The Conversation
/in Economic Matters, Nicola Sturgeon, Pensions, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP, United Kingdom /by sm_adminLetters to the press, 20/05/22: When former principal teacher of social subjects Jenny Gilruth became transport minister in January she said it was an opportunity to “help Scotland become a world leader in achieving our goal to become net-zero by 2045″. I’m not sure if she was meaning carbon emissions or ScotRail journeys.”
/in Allan Sutherland, Daily Record, Dennis Grattan, Gerald Edwards, Indyref 2, Jill Stephenson, Letters, Robert Scott, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP, The Scotsman, William Ballantine /by sm_admin‘Dire’ uptake of free bus passes for under-22s, figures reveal – STV News
/in Scottish Government, Scottish Greens, SNP, STV News, Transport Matters /by sm_adminThe Case for Scottish Independence Is Weaker Than Ever – The National Interest
/in Defence Matters, Nicola Sturgeon, Politics Matters, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP, United Kingdom /by sm_adminLetters to the press, 17/05/22: “The Scottish Government urgently needs to change its direction. The fact is that the political parties supporting the Union received far more votes than the independence supporting ones in the recent election. This was true also in 2014, with a huge turnout and in reality, this has not changed ever since”
/in Daily Record, Gerald Edwards, Indyref 2, Jane Lax, Jill Stephenson, Letters, Local elections 2022, Robert Scott, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP, The Scotsman /by sm_adminMaking a Nicola’s ear of it – Effie Deans
/in Covid-19, Local elections 2022, Nicola Sturgeon, Politics Matters, SNP /by sm_adminSNP accused of ‘levelling down’ Scotland by not tackling inequality – STV News
/in Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland Under the SNP, Scottish Conservatives, SNP, STV News /by sm_adminAlmost 100,000 children on social housing waiting lists, data reveals – STV news
/in Scotland Under the SNP, Scottish Government, SNP, STV News /by sm_adminLetters to the press, 27/04/22: “One of Nicola Sturgeon’s arguments in defence of the Ferguson Ferry fiasco is that the £245 million spent in the seven years since the contract signing in 2015 saved 300 jobs. In fact, without this contract, the SNP could have used the £35m per year to employ 1,130 people on the national average wage of £31,128”
/in Allan Sutherland, Dennis Grattan, Indyref 2, Jane Lax, Jill Stephenson, Letters, Local elections 2022, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP /by sm_adminScotland Matters is registered with the UK Electoral Commission as a non-party campaigner. Our objective and activities are to:
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