2 comments on “An Independent Scotland is happening – SNP Haters, Freedom Haters – Deal With It!!”

1. I agree with everything you say and I also feel the YES movement has moved up a gear, however Your Quote “Why trade being owned by Westminster for being owned by Europe” – Yeah! This confuses me too”.

   There is a major difference between Brussels and Westminster.

   The EU is unanimously backing Ireland throughout BrExit whilst the UKG is trying its hardest to ignore Scotland throughout BrExit.

   Apart from the FACT the EU doesn’t drag Scotland into illegal wars, the EU doesn’t impose deep austerity on Scotland, the EU doesn’t sanction the most vulnerable in our society, the EU doesn’t pay our pensioners the second-lowest social security amount in the developed world, the EU doesn’t use Scotland as a lab-rat for new taxes, the EU doesn’t dump nuclear waste in Scotland’s waters, the EU didn’t annex Scottish waters to undermine the strength of the Scottish economy, the EU didn’t negotiate Scotland to the very bottom of the fisheries and farming table, the EU doesn’t control the pocket money earmarked for Scotland? (CAP), the EU doesn’t regulate our broadcasters leaving Scotland the only Country in the world without a broadcasting service, the EU doesn’t say “you are not allowed a referendum” Westminster causes those problems.

   Apart from the FACT the EU doesn’t control “Income tax”, VAT, National Insurance Contributions, North Sea oil and gas revenue (geographical share), Corporation tax, Fuel duties, Capital gains tax, Inheritance tax, Tobacco duties, Interest and dividends, Alcohol duties, Other taxes and royalties, Vehicle excise duty, Rent and other current transfers, Import Duties, Other taxes on income and wealth, Insurance premium tax, Betting and gaming duties, Climate change levy, Aggregates levy and “Air passenger duty”. Westminster controls them.

   The EU can’t close our Parliament Westminster can.

   It wasn’t the EU that privatised British Gas, British Telecom, British Rail, Royal Mail, Water Industry, England’s NHS or Police Force.

   It wasn’t the EU that sold off the Power Stations, British Steel or the Gold Reserves.

   It wasn’t the EU that shut down the Coal Industry or smashed the Trade Unions.

   It wasn’t the EU that depleted Social Housing Stocks or introduced Tuition Fees for England.

   Here’s the BIGGIE if it wasn’t for the European Council Scotland wouldn’t have a Parliament. Westminster was dead against and the government (Tony Blair) was forced to offer us a vote, even though they fiddled the first vote eventually we got our wish and because we have a Parliament we get Free NHS, the best in the UK, Free Elderly Health Care, Free Further Education, Free Concessionary Bus Travel, Free Bridge Tolls, Frozen Council Tax, Historic Poll Tax debts written off, Free Prescriptions, Free children’s school meals until they are eight, and Free Child Care. Don’t forget no BEDROOM TAX either.

   If we want Scotland to leave the EU that needs to be a decision taken by the sovereign Scottish people on the basis of a referendum organised and run by their own parliament. Scotland’s exit from the EU needs to be negotiated by the Scottish government of the day, not by a bunch of right-wing Tories for whom we are little more than a troublesome northern province, and certainly not by a man who once quipped that a pound spent in Croydon was worth much more than a pound spent in Scotland.

   Hope this explains the difference a little 🙂

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   • Totally helpful to anyone unsure…
     Researching on our own is key…With facts to back it up.
     Cheers

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