Category: Society
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Scotland and England are going their separate ways
Scotland and England are going their separate ways – even without Independence. Look at voting preferences and social attitudes and it’s clear – Scotland and England are diverging. And have been for some time. Is Independence inevitable? However you look at it, Scotland and England are different – and increasingly so. Here the author discusses…
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Scotland really doesn’t rate the BBC’s news
Scotland is very interested in Scottish news. But it really doesn’t like using the BBC as the source. In the UK, Barb is the industry’s standard for understanding what people watch. Each year it issues an annual report on the industry, with lots of detailed information about how, why, and what people watch. It reveals…
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#IndyClan Resources
BlueSky social media resources for those interested in Scottish Independence – whether you’re already a supporter or are open to finding out more. A collection of Community accounts, Starter Packs, Lists, and Custom Feeds, that you might find useful for connecting with the Independence movement. Community Accounts Community accounts help those with a common interest…
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Labour’s Zero Emission Vehicle mandate
Labour has said that it will continue – and may bring forward – the Tory Zero Emission Vehicle mandate. This dictates the rate at which the industry must sell zero emission (i.e. battery) vehicles. Large penalties apply if it doesn’t. But yet again this simply places the responsibility entirely on the industy – and ignores…
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Labour’s Great British Railways – what’s the big deal?
Before one of the last traditional-Labour ministers, Louis Haigh, was told by Starmer’s paid help Morgan McSweeney that she’d been booted out of Government, she announced with much noise the creation of Great British Railways (GBR). A “cultural reset” that would “bring passenger services into public hands” “with a relentless focus on passengers … would…
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Would we have hard borders after Indy?
No. After Scotland regains independence you’d be able to travel freely between Scotland and the continuing UK. What’s more goods would be able to travel freely too. But even more than this, with your EU Citizenship returned you’d be able to travel freely (and live and work) in any other EU country. Firstly, as the…
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Scotland’s ferries – a success story
Scotland has over 790 islands – some 94 inhabited – so getting around them via ferr is rightly treated as a “lifeline” service by our Government. Whilst the contract to run them is delivered by private company, the Government overseas this – ensuring reliable performance and afforrdable pricing. In England ferriers are not considered an…
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Westminster’s delivery of Water in England is a failure
Since it was first sold off by Thatcher, England’s water service has been a failure. And successive Tory and Labour Westminster Governments have failed to address this. In Scotland and Northern Ireland water is a public service. In Wales its delivered by a not-for-profit private company. These services are the responsibility of their respective national…
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Will the UK ever get fairer?
NO: The gap between rich and poor in the UK continues to increase rapidly, whichever English party is in control in Westminster. And it gets worse if you compare Westminster’s performance with other countries in Europe. Inequality is much lower – and has stayed lower. Sources UK disposable income: UK Government Office for National Statistics…
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Why is a Scottish Immigration Visa Essential?
Labour promised to consider a Scottish immigration visa – until they got their turn at power in Westminster. At which point they u-turned. But why is one essential? Firstly, Scotland’s population growth is much slower than England’s – and has been for some time. Although more people move to Scotland than leave, our birth rate…