#Scottish

How would independence affect Scotland's economy?My new @CEP_LSE research with Hanwei Huang & Patrick Schnedier @patricksecon studies impact of changes in trade costs from creation of border between Scotland and
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Non tariff barriers - one case study:https://twitter.com/bbcmartynoates/status/1346213229027065856 MORE: “New bureaucratic non tariff barriers” contribute to “perfect storm” for Scottish seafood exports“In v short time we could se
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From the Financial Times: "Just six years after Scotland voted No to independence, opinion polls suggest that if a second referendum on the issue was held, a majority would now
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Thread; The lie at the heart of civic Nationalism. Civic Nationalism is a cover story, it's a form of 'exceptionalism' ; Globally, Nationalism is generally recognised as a negative. It
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(1) Five reasons why there's no free and independent press in the UK 1/ Billionaires own the press set the agenda - highly concentrated ownership structure- 6 billionaires owning &/or
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Things you can expect from Dominic McKay:- Heavier focus around fan engagement and matches becoming an 'event'. - Supporting of alcohol in football stadia. - Ahead of most on returning
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[THREAD] Scottish History that sadly many of our countrymen won’t know anything about or will have been misled about, due to misconceptions or even deliberate misinformation from nationalists. Noticed a
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Scottish people that live/grew up outside the Central Belt, what's something you wish the Central Belt Scots knew? I'll bite, Aberdeen isn't 100% posh and we don't all work in
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Latest panelbase poll for the ST. Independence: Yes 54%, No 46% List vote and seatsSNP: 50% (+8) 74 (+11)Tories: 18% (-5) 24 (-7)Labour: 15% (-4) 17 (-7)Greens: 8% (+1) 9
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It's far too early to say. 1) Brexit will eventually fade in UK as a live issue. 2) Scottish support for indy will weaken as people realise it offers no
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I was lucky to spend my childhood in Shetland. This was the view from the front door in the early 80s. Look at that freshly thatched shed? There were more
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What's going on with vaccine supply?A THREAD on the current situation The UK's vaccination programme had a mixed weekend. Saturday: a new high, well above the required rate to meet
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Health Committee #COVID19 inquiry this morning- Cab Sec kept referencing WHO checklist for pandemics- I pointed out that WHO check list mentions testing in detail 25 times. But Operation Silver
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1. I’ve had a few exchanges with some Welsh Nationalists, who seem to have popped up in Twitter these last few days. To be brutally honest they’re like an inferior
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Right new predictions for 2020....British politics first:1. Starmer will win the Labour leadership. The membership is way to the left of where it use to be but doesn't function as
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Okay. Confession time. I used to hate the SNP. There was a little knot of anger, low down in my stomach. When I would hear SNP, I would hear broad
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