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Without a doubt Kevin Hague knows more about our economic numbers than anyone

He has even been referred to in Holyrood by Sturgeon and is frequently retweeted by MSP’s MP’s, commentators and journalists

He gives a level of information about the Scottish economy that very
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few do. He’s even the chairman of ‘These Islands’ which seeks to inform people about Scotland’s economy

Now we know how good he is, how come the polling for Independence is higher than ever?

It’s pretty simple. Good as his message is it’s far too complex. Far too difficult
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to read and absorb. Even for journalists! The success of the SNP is primarily down to brilliant propaganda , the othering of the Tories and England and a set of simple messages endlessly repeated

They’ve even managed to convince most Scots that Scotland pays money to England
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Despite this, Kevin plugs on regardless using the same message. A message that has failed to work before and fails to work now

If you want to get the message to the people you first of all need to get the message to the politicians and the media. Most politicians and journos
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aren’t that numerate. Even if they’re bright. To study and learn the accounts takes time, effort and hard work. And ability. Few of them can or will put in the time

in order to get the message across it needs to be simple. Where possible it must be one page pieces
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Make it crystal clear and simple. I met Blair Jenkins, who ran the Yes campaign. He firmly told me that Scotland would be forgiven it’s scare of the National debt due to Scottish oil revenues. He was totally unaware that Scotland spent all of our oil revenues on ourselves!
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This is the sort of ignorance that we need to combat. So. Any of you out there who know Kevin, ask him to make it simpler. If it’s longer than a single page, make it simpler. Release his datasets so others can read them
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If he and others don’t then the country could split away. Due to ignorance and brilliant SNP propaganda

I’ve been doing datasets for around 5 years now. I try to make it as simple as possible but the people who need to listen just aren’t listening

The SNP even have the FAI
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in their pockets. They utter refuse to release data about fiscal transfers or even oil revenues or even our share of the national debt or the debt we’ve run up

They now don’t print anything that offends the SNP

This is a fight to the finish now. Trying to play with
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Marquis of Queenberry rules just wont cut it anymore

Am I worried about independence?

Nope. I could never live under a Nationalist regime. I’d simply move to England but most people can’t do that so they’d be stuck with the consequences

If the message and data isn’t made
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simpler by the people who know their stuff we will lose. Journalists are lazy. They’re not going to do the research needed to combat the SNP

It’s an easier life if they just accept what the SNP says as truth
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Insanity is repeating the same thing again and again expecting a different result

Change the message

Keep it simple

Keep it simple

Keep it simple
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