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Nicola Sturgeon’s indyref dream in tatters as economist warns independent Scotland will start with £180bn debt – Daily Express
/in Daily Express, Economic Matters, Indyref 2, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP /by sm_adminIt’s time for Westminster to take on the SNP – The Spectator
/in Nicola Sturgeon, Politics Matters, Scottish devolution, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP, United Kingdom /by sm_adminCovid inquiry: Health of children in Scotland ‘amongst lowest in Europe’ – STV news
/in Health Matters, Scottish Government, STV News /by sm_adminLetters to the Scottish press special, 15/06/22: IndyRef2 – Here We Go Again
/in Allan Sutherland, Dennis Grattan, Gerald Edwards, Indyref 2, Letters, Nicola Sturgeon, Richard Allison, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP /by sm_adminLetters to the press, 14/06/22: “Sir John Kay – sometime economics adviser to Alex Salmond – tells us in a new book that a separate Scotland “would begin independent life carrying a pro-rata share of UK debt in the region of £180 billion”. Scotland would also need to borrow, he adds, to cover its budget deficit of between £10bn and £20bn, every year. This raises a few points…”
/in Allan Sutherland, Gerald Edwards, Indyref 2, Jill Stephenson, Letters, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence /by sm_adminShetland Islands homes quoted £725,000 for broadband connection – STV News
/in Scotland Under the SNP, SNP, STV News /by sm_adminSNP urged to ‘come clean’ about second independence referendum – The Guardian
/in Indyref 2, Politics Matters, Scottish devolution, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP, The Guardian /by sm_adminScotland is a Zombie Nation – Notes on Nationalism
/in Kate Forbes, Nicola Sturgeon, Politics Matters, Scottish devolution, Scottish Government, SNP /by sm_adminLetters to the press, 09/6/22: “The much-vaunted alcohol pricing initiative of Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP, like so many other of their key projects, has been declared a failure. Those with severe dependency problems were apparently cutting back on food and nutrition in order to pay for their drink. It gives me no pleasure to say that many forecast this was exactly what would happen.”
/in Gerald Edwards, Letters, Scottish Government, Victor Clements /by sm_adminScotland Matters is registered with the UK Electoral Commission as a non-party campaigner. Our objective and activities are to:
Promote the benefits of being in the UK.
Highlight the issues of separation.
And communicate this to Scotland’s voters.