Your points on Reeves' cynical deceptions are well made, but a clarification.
England and Wales voted to leave the EU, not the single market for which there was no mandate. Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt both said after the vote that single market membership would continue. The Welsh government and Scottish Tories at least at first backed continuing SM membership. Not only do voters not understand the single market but alarmingly neither do politicians nor the media.
Cabinet members had to have a briefing from civil servants after the vote on this - they had been spouting stuff during the campaign which they did not understand.
N Ireland got a special deal thanks to an international treaty, the Belfast aka Good Friday Agreement. Scotland too has the 1707 Treaty of Union but it and its vote were ignored. It was Brexit that convinced me of the case for Scottish independence. Scots have a very different view of their place in the world and their relationships with other countries which the British (Greater English) government ignored.
Yes that's correct, and of course Scotland voted to remain in the EU with a 62% majority, which was more than Northern Ireland's remain vote. Every single constituency in Scotland voted remain, Edinburgh was at 73%, which is huge. Really the Brexit referendum should have been made null and void given it was a wholly undemocratic process and outcome, whereby even one nation in the so called 'UK' of four 'equal nations', could actually remove the others from the EU, from freedom of movement, from easy trade with 27 other countries on our doorstep, those counries consisting of 500million people with which to trade and live side by side and have an equal say in how things would be managed. But no, Scotland was dragged out of the EU screaming and kicking and let's not forget, having had the rug pulled out from under Scotlalnd, the ScotGov were completely left out of any 'deal', left out of any talks post England's BREXIT, and basically treated like the sh*t on England's shoes. If that's not enough to convince the people of Scotland to escape the disastrous 'UK' GBBritain whatever it's called, I don't know what will. The SNP must make a massive case for an independent Scotland given the utterly undemocratic BREXIT forced onto Scotland to the absolute detriment of the country of Scotland which has always had close ties with other European nations, for better or worse. It should be Scotland's choice to make, and not have such massively crucial and consequently negative decisions, taken by the country next door.
BREXIT is still being ignored, (the elephant in the room) by LabourUKGBBritain and as Leah points out, by their jobsworths in Scotland as well. What a disgrace.
The 1707 Treaty was also International as Scotland and England were both independent international states at that time. It's a shame the Scottish signatories did not get some other independent states to sign up to see fair play!
She worked at the Bank of England in some role, not sure what she did. But that doesn’t qualify you for anything - just look at Andrew Balikey, an economic illiterate and complete wanker.
And she has a PPE degree from Oxford, a degree lots of Tory and Labour pols seem to get because it paves the way for a political career. Basically, Reeves is a neoliberal tool, not too sharp, but willing to carry out orders from the donor class.
Keynes got it right a hundred years ago. In Scotland you can take a look at the extension of Great Western Road out to Dumbarton. Infrastructure built, employment created and a good road that enabled industry to the west of Glasgow along the North bank of the Clyde.
Not sure how much it would raise, but it would send positive message that MPs are willing to accept a small amount of hardship by removing the unnecessary subsidies on food and drink at Westminster ( both houses).
Your points on Reeves' cynical deceptions are well made, but a clarification.
England and Wales voted to leave the EU, not the single market for which there was no mandate. Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt both said after the vote that single market membership would continue. The Welsh government and Scottish Tories at least at first backed continuing SM membership. Not only do voters not understand the single market but alarmingly neither do politicians nor the media.
Cabinet members had to have a briefing from civil servants after the vote on this - they had been spouting stuff during the campaign which they did not understand.
N Ireland got a special deal thanks to an international treaty, the Belfast aka Good Friday Agreement. Scotland too has the 1707 Treaty of Union but it and its vote were ignored. It was Brexit that convinced me of the case for Scottish independence. Scots have a very different view of their place in the world and their relationships with other countries which the British (Greater English) government ignored.
Thank you, Ken.
Yes that's correct, and of course Scotland voted to remain in the EU with a 62% majority, which was more than Northern Ireland's remain vote. Every single constituency in Scotland voted remain, Edinburgh was at 73%, which is huge. Really the Brexit referendum should have been made null and void given it was a wholly undemocratic process and outcome, whereby even one nation in the so called 'UK' of four 'equal nations', could actually remove the others from the EU, from freedom of movement, from easy trade with 27 other countries on our doorstep, those counries consisting of 500million people with which to trade and live side by side and have an equal say in how things would be managed. But no, Scotland was dragged out of the EU screaming and kicking and let's not forget, having had the rug pulled out from under Scotlalnd, the ScotGov were completely left out of any 'deal', left out of any talks post England's BREXIT, and basically treated like the sh*t on England's shoes. If that's not enough to convince the people of Scotland to escape the disastrous 'UK' GBBritain whatever it's called, I don't know what will. The SNP must make a massive case for an independent Scotland given the utterly undemocratic BREXIT forced onto Scotland to the absolute detriment of the country of Scotland which has always had close ties with other European nations, for better or worse. It should be Scotland's choice to make, and not have such massively crucial and consequently negative decisions, taken by the country next door.
BREXIT is still being ignored, (the elephant in the room) by LabourUKGBBritain and as Leah points out, by their jobsworths in Scotland as well. What a disgrace.
The 1707 Treaty was also International as Scotland and England were both independent international states at that time. It's a shame the Scottish signatories did not get some other independent states to sign up to see fair play!
Reeves is a liar and incompetent, she should not be in the high office job given to her. Quite simple really.
Is she an economist does anyone know of her qualifications for the job?
She worked at the Bank of England in some role, not sure what she did. But that doesn’t qualify you for anything - just look at Andrew Balikey, an economic illiterate and complete wanker.
And she has a PPE degree from Oxford, a degree lots of Tory and Labour pols seem to get because it paves the way for a political career. Basically, Reeves is a neoliberal tool, not too sharp, but willing to carry out orders from the donor class.
Keynes got it right a hundred years ago. In Scotland you can take a look at the extension of Great Western Road out to Dumbarton. Infrastructure built, employment created and a good road that enabled industry to the west of Glasgow along the North bank of the Clyde.
Not sure how much it would raise, but it would send positive message that MPs are willing to accept a small amount of hardship by removing the unnecessary subsidies on food and drink at Westminster ( both houses).
I’ll put that to my MP, Viceroy Murray.
I'd be interested to hear how ge replies, if he bothers!