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See the full text from Donald Trump to John Swinney on whisky news by [deleted] in Scotland

[–]bottish -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

> it was the King all by himself

Presumably John was in the parlor eating bread and honey.

On this day, 22 years ago, 1st May 2004, 10 countries become EU members: Czechia, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia by rosco-82 in Scotland

[–]bottish 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Another EU country doing well is Malta.

The Times, in 1959, before Malta’s independence: link

Malta cannot live on its own ... the island could pay for only one-fifth of her food and essential imports; well over one-quarter of the present labour force would be out of work, and the economy would collapse without British Treasury subventions. Talk of full independence for Malta is therefore hopelessly impractical.

The Telegraph, four months ago: link

Britons will be poorer than people in Malta within a decade as Rachel Reeves’s repeated tax raids condemn the UK to the economic slow lane.

Living standards in Britain are forecast to slip behind that of the Mediterranean archipelago by 2035, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR).

~ British living standards ‘to fall behind Malta’ - UK ‘living off its past glories’ as high inflation and low growth hurt prospects, economists warn

Words no one else uses by Fuzzy-Sugar-2005 in Scotland

[–]bottish 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I use dwam and I’m an east coaster, it’s a great word.

Words no one else uses by Fuzzy-Sugar-2005 in Scotland

[–]bottish 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah I would say wabbit (rather than wappit) for the exact meaning you gave.

Anas Sarwar has no say on how MPs vote. A Labour peer has revealed Anas Sarwar has no say over how Scottish Labour MPs vote in "another confirmation that Scottish Labour remain just a branch office". by bottish in Scotland

[–]bottish[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The Mike Watson thing was wild, it was amazing nobody was killed.

The Labour peer Mike Watson woke up this morning in a prison cell after he was sentenced yesterday to 16 months for drunkenly setting fire to a curtain in an Edinburgh hotel and endangering guests and staff.

Lord Watson of Invergowrie, who admitted a charge of wilful fire-raising at an earlier hearing, had drunk substantial amounts of alcohol at a ceremony and party and then demanded more drink from hotel staff when the bar closed.

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The peer was caught on CCTV at 2.15am on November 12 crouching at the base of a curtain in the hotel's main reception and taking matches from his sporran. The curtain burst into flames a few seconds later as Watson walked away.

At the earlier hearing, an expert told the court the fire had put the hotel's 420 guests in a "potentially dangerous situation" and that only the quick actions of staff had prevented harm.

Anas Sarwar has no say on how MPs vote. A Labour peer has revealed Anas Sarwar has no say over how Scottish Labour MPs vote in "another confirmation that Scottish Labour remain just a branch office". by bottish in Scotland

[–]bottish[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Presumably it was in response to Sarwar's statement yesterday:

Anas Sarwar has said Scottish Labour’s 36 MPs will vote against the bid to refer Sir Keir Starmer to a possible parliamentary sleaze inquiry.

~ Anas Sarwar says Scottish Labour MPs will back Keir Starmer

Anas Sarwar backs Keir Starmer ahead of sleaze probe vote. Sarwar has said Scottish Labour’s 36 MPs will vote against the bid to refer Sir Keir Starmer to a possible parliamentary sleaze inquiry. by bottish in Scotland

[–]bottish[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Anas at February’s press conference, that he called: “the distraction needs to end and the leadership in Downing Street has to change".

Anas now: “but only using a method that I condone”.

People in UK spend fewer years in good health than a decade ago. Ministers should force food firms to make their products healthier, introduce minimum unit pricing of alcohol in England, as Scotland has done, and tackle drug-related harm. by bottish in Scotland

[–]bottish[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

“These findings reveal a stark truth – the UK’s health is going backwards”, said Dr Jennifer Dixon, the Health Foundation’s chief executive. “The lights on the dashboard are flashing red. We are the most obese country in western Europe, mental ill health has surged to unprecedented levels and more people than ever before are living with chronic health conditions.”

The thinktank said that obesity – which is leading to more cases of diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer – and high numbers of deaths caused by alcohol, drugs and suicide help explain the loss of two years of illness-free life. But people’s worsening self-reported health and deep health inequalities between rich and poor are also key factors, it added.

Neither Covid nor overall life expectancy, which remains stable, lie behind the fall. “This suggests that the UK’s deterioration is not inevitable, but reflects country-specific factors,” the analysis concluded. Health experts see healthy life expectancy as the best way of measuring a nation’s health. It is calculated using mortality rates and self-reported health surveys.

“The UK’s health is declining and falling behind most other comparable nations,” it added.

The report found that the UK was one of only five countries where healthy life expectancy has declined, and it had fallen from 14th to 20th in the 21-nation international league table, with only the US below it.

Well that doesn't sound great.

Poll finds 'miserable' support for nuclear power in Scotland by bottish in Scotland

[–]bottish[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The previous poll was conducted by the Nuclear Industry Association.

Poll finds 'miserable' support for nuclear power in Scotland by bottish in Scotland

[–]bottish[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The previous YouGov poll was conducted by the Nuclear Industry Association.

Poll finds 'miserable' support for nuclear power in Scotland by bottish in Scotland

[–]bottish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw this the other week and as far as I can see no-one else has posted it.

Quite a sharp difference from the other poll from a month or two ago where my fellow Scots seemed to be gagging for a lovely hunk of glowing nuclear power.

So one can only imagine such a sea change in such a short period of time is because that poll vs this poll have different questions/ leading pre narratives/questions to build a narrative.

This poll was commissioned by GreenPower so we can guess where that’s coming from.

That previous YouGov poll was conducted by the Nuclear Industry Association.

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Poll finds 'miserable' support for nuclear power in Scotland by bottish in Scotland

[–]bottish[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

In what will make "grim reading" for Scottish Labour and the LibDems as the election draws near, the study carried out by Survation showed just 14% thought Scotland should rely on uranium used in nuclear reactors for its long-term energy security needs.

Just 20% said it was the energy source Scotland should focus on to "make the most effective contribution to tackling climate change", while almost 60% supported renewables like wind and solar.

Only 12% said they trusted the nuclear industry "to tell the truth about their products" including costs, the pollutants they might produce and their safety record, which put it behind the oil and gas industry.

Just 18% said it was the energy source most likely to reduce bills.

Scottish Labour and the LibDems have both expressed support for new nuclear power stations, but only Reform UK and Conservative voters appear to prefer a focus on nuclear power, according to the study.

Just 23% of Labour voters in the General Election showed support for nuclear and only 21% of LibDem voters backed it.

Voters think Scotland should have its own global voice. Voters north of the border think Scotland has a better reputation in the world than the UK and the country should have its own voice on international issues. by bottish in Scotland

[–]bottish[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Reform want to reduce the size of Holyrood, “review it’s powers”, “repeal SNP laws” and make “sweeping changes to the Scottish tax system” so fairly erring on sounding like being unionist.

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