Kevin Hague @kevverage
Entrepreneur & Chairman of These Islands these-islands.co.uk Edinburgh Joined March 2009-
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18 years in power and the SNP really do sound like a stuck record - whatever the question, apparently “independence” has to be the answer (just don’t ask how or why)
18 years in power and the SNP really do sound like a stuck record - whatever the question, apparently “independence” has to be the answer (just don’t ask how or why)
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Using the latest GERS figures, @kevverage compares Scotland’s fiscal position with independent EU countries and argues that a fiscally autonomous Scotland would need to dramatically reduce investment in public services. these-islands.co.uk/publications/i…
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It took the threat of an IPSO complaint, and an initial attempt to insert another inaccuracy into the correction, but @ScotNational has finally done the right thing. Let’s hope this is the last time they call Richard Murphy an “expert”.
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1/ Another example of the extraordinary innumeracy of Shona Robison. Here she claims the difference between the share of the workforce in the public sector in Scotland and England (22% vs 17%) is largely explained by Scottish Water and ScotRail being publicly owned in Scotland.
Shona Robison claims that “most of the defence spending is on Capital” - this is simply false, as she’d know if she took the time to familiarise herself with the figures her government publishes! [GERS page 33]
Shona Robison claims that “most of the defence spending is on Capital” - this is simply false, as she’d know if she took the time to familiarise herself with the figures her government publishes! [GERS page 33] https://t.co/cM6WwPStos
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From the archive, 7 years ago
I think this is a very interesting graph, but perhaps i’m too close to it - does it tell an obvious story when it comes to challeneg Scotland would face if required to be fiscally autonomous?
thought i should maybe buy and read Sturgeon’s book out of academic curiosity - but balked at paying £13.99 for the Kindle edition, can’t bring myself to put money in her pocket
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to finish, here’s a reminder of what Murphy said when a serious politician interrupted his gish gallop and asked him to actually justify his ramblings suffice to say it didn’t go well for him /ends/ youtu.be/Ni5dTPBgLKE?si…
54 bookmarks on this post makes me think this quick thread might actually serve a useful purpose 🙂
54 bookmarks on this post makes me think this quick thread might actually serve a useful purpose 🙂
speaking for team hedgehog, not entirely delighted to see a badger entering the property …
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OK, i’ve resisted this until now but let me quickly list the ways in which Richard Murphy is wrong in this rambling attempt to dismiss the reality of GERS buckle up (1/n)
hey @ScotNational - perhaps you might want to think about taking down your “expert” video, or does this level of misinformation not bother you?
hey @ScotNational - perhaps you might want to think about taking down your “expert” video, or does this level of misinformation not bother you? https://t.co/aEeu0NTwtS
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