Racial or Cultural or What?

Racial or Cultural or What?

Something has been bothering me for a very long time about the ‘racial issue’.. firstly, I admit I straight up loathe hate and have contempt for English Culture, or the rebranding trick of ‘British Culture’ that really is just English Culture by another name.. why? because a very large component of English culture, is eradicating other cultures.. this has gotten better in the last 50 or so years with the breakup of the empire, but then Boris Johnson, is trying to do this again with Scotland.. for those English who do not follow Scottish news.. he is removing Saltires from government buildings and replacing them with Union Jacks.. not the first time either as the Tories have been doing this with Scottish exports for the last 5 years.

Union flag to be flown on all UK Government buildings in Scotland

Scottish produce is being labelled with the Union Flag - and people are not happy

Union Jacks and Scottish accents

So the question for me.. is when someone says they hate a country.. who are they saying they are hating?

I am genuinely asking myself that question more and more.. are they hating the civilians? surely not.. I don’t want to hate any English people. The politicians? more likely.. but to judge a howle society based on a handful of people can’t be right.. but then again, these were the people elected to represent the masses of that society and so I suppose you could judge that society on those they elect.. Military? Very unlikely.. as the military generally do what the politicians instruct, except with dictators..

and that’s another thing the casual way some people call politicians dictators.. but then again Boris Johnson (Covid laws) and Theresa May (breaking of the Scotland Act 1998) broke Scottish law to get their way.. and isn’t that at least partially the definition of a ‘dictator’. T. May’s one was much more serious.. but then again B.Johnson had just visited a hospital full of covid patients and shook their hands.. then came to Scotland under a travel ban. charming!

But I digress.. who are they saying they are hating?

The English are often oblivious to other countries hating them.. and just ignore tensions.. the English public have no clue why a Scottish person would be instantly angry with them.. because they don’t care to check the recent events between the two countries and just tell themselves (I assume) ‘ it’s the same country.. so we are fine with them’ .. but that’s just not true.. look at Ireland, 80 years of war because the English just ignore the feelings of.. indeed another country.

If a Scottish person is shouting/being aggressive towards you (an English person) over the internet.. might be time to check the news before you reply.

Like right now.. I AM RAGING Priti Patel spent 77k on eyebrows a month of public money.. I am from one of the poorest places in Scotland (Strathclyde) on the West Coast.. I grew up in poverty and know what it's like, I know what it's like to have to wait 30 years before anyone spends any money on your poverty stricken suburb.. in 1986 I lived in Bierley Bradford, equally as poor as Bellsmyre where I had came from.. in 1986 they were rejuvenating the place knocking down the old buildings.. much to Bradford City Councils credit.. Bellsmyre had to wait until 2015.. 77k on eyebrows per month!? B.Johnson allegedly giving J.Arcuri 126k public money for him to get in about her..

Patel’s £77,269 expenses on ‘Beautiful Brows’

Boris Johnson grilled over £126,000 of public cash handed to ex-model pal

Now imagine what I am thinking about those English people.. the politicians.. and the people who voted them in.. while my people wait decades for even a little public money to be spent on them.. between the two of them they blow 200k on personal pleasures..

Fellow Quorans are quite lucky with me, but also unlucky.. I don’t just let all my emotions out, that I have valid reasons for feeling.. but also unlucky, that I will back up what I say with facts.. and in a way that is much a colder dish to serve.. but I see no reason to either hold back on facts or dilute the truth for my vindication.

So.. is that hatred of a peoples? .. is it racial? .. I don’t know.. all I can say is what I said at the start.. I loathe English Culture, some people are Anglophiles and if that’s what they love.. I’m not going to do anything about that (unless your brainwashed and Scottish.. I *may* try to wake you up).. but am I Anglohostis? yes, straight up I am.. hostis is latin.. its means foreigner, enemy.. in other words Anglo hostile, as a opposite to an Anglophile. 

Enhancing our Governmental System in an Independent Scotland.. 05/April/2021 Redux

 Hullo WWW

Ah realized Ah did a awful joab o' thys afore.

Sa.. Ah'm gauny try again.. Ah HATE the idea o' dæn it in hInglish an sa, increasin hInglish cultural brainwa'shin an hInglish prestige vælyas (values).

However.. that said I will write this in English as people in Scotland have not yet woken from the sleep that is English reverence and unconscious Anglophilia.

One day I hope.. thyt wi escape thys hoose oar mirrors an thoughts o mirrors.. tæ fun oor true sels, oor true voice, wæoot shame.. awe yon shame forgotten thyt we are oorsels an no a shada o' the hInglish!
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REDUX

 Once, God Willing, Independence is achieved I have a new style of governance I would like to introduce to you, it borrows from another system, specifically the USA, but I have expanded and leveled it, integrating our system with theirs.

Holyrood                                                    Upper House (Parliament) (4 or so years)
Holyrood/Inverness                                    Lower House (State Commissary) (3 years)
State Capitals                                             The Public Assembly (2 years)
County Council (Local)                              (5 years)

The Upper House

The Upper House as it is now, except the additional members are there to represent their States. Commissioners do not sit in the Upper House, only AMS MSP's vote in both houses.

States & Capitals:

Shetland

Lerwick

Orkney

Kirkwall

Na h-Eileanan Siar/Iar (Eileanan Hebrides, Western Isles)

Stornoway

Highland

Inverness

Grampian

Aberdeen

Tayside and Angus

Dundee

Strathclyde

Dumbarton

Central

Stirling

Fife

Glenrothes

Lothian

Edinburgh

Borders

Newtown Saint Boswells

Dumfries and Galloway

Dumfries

The Lower House

The Lower House comprises of 10 Commissioners per state plus the AMS MSPs, so 12 states x 10 = 120 + 12 x 4 = 48.. with 4 additional commissioners for Strathclyde* 2 for Tayside and Angus and 1 each for Grampian and Highland. Making the normal 56.

* (due to the population of Glasgow City. Paisley City, Dumbartonshire) same for Dundee, Inverness, Aberdeen.

In total that makes 176 seats of the Lower House.

Commissioners are not allowed to be members or represent major parties of the Upper House, only AMS members may do this. Commissioners are encouraged to choose an unrepresented but registered party.. for me I'd probably vote Scottish Libertarian especially for the Strathclyde Land and Housing Commissioner! remove planning permission, reduce the cost of owning your own land.. do what you want.. I digress. AMS members vote by remote when they are in Inverness. They catch up on National laws by watching the Parliament Channel on laws they wish to support. They must also write a short letter, min 200 words, on why they are supporting this law which they read out over video call to the Upper House.

The Lower Houses job is financial scrutiny of all monies. all monies. They investigate Councils and why they spend or overspend (money wasted so the next year the budget is not lowered) and take measures to mitigate this, like having a common council fund and instead of wasting money the councils can simply apply for more.

The Lower House appeals for money from the Upper House, this is extra money such as the fund mentioned before.

Commissioners come from the field they are a commissioner in.. NHS, Police.. Military:

Roads and Transport.

Land and Housing.

Wellbeing and Welfare. (inc working conditions)

NHS.

Police.

Military.

Fire Search & Rescue. (inc Coastguard)

Infrastructure (Gas, Electricity, Broadband etc)

Green Energy and Waste.

Disability.

The Lower House has its own otherwise unrepresented parties. Meaning commissioners can be party partisan if they wish, but that party cannot be controlled by a party of the upper house.

This also means that candidates for the Lower House are there for merit only. To hold to account the councils and not be ruled by parties of the Upper House. It is the privilege of the Lower House to at any time launch an investigation in the dealings of the Upper House even the Government, even the First Minister should any solid piece of evidence be found to support such a thing, 

It is reputed that Kezia Dugdale encouraged her Labour campaigners to encourage Labour voters to vote Tory, with the sole view of pushing the SNP out,, this was the first case of tactical voting in the Scottish Parliament. She took something elegant and beautiful and bend it to her own will of supporting the evil Union. Now we independence supporters are using this tactical voting advantage for ourselves.. which I now support for the cause of independence. Once this cause os completed I would like to see a return to our elegant system, but now the public know we can beat it by tactical voting.. we need a new system which cannot be beaten. This is the Lower House.

The Peoples Assembly

16 is the age of Majority in Scotland.. it is our adulthood. I propose that from 16 to 18 we have mandatory conscription to the People's Assembly. Second mandatory conscription 30 to 32.Third mandatory conscription 44 to 46. Fourth  56 to 58. Fifth 68 to 70.  

A one week course on parliamentary etiquette with a qualification for passing. 

The People's Assembly's job is to create and pass state laws but not national laws. Creation of laws show what kind of society people want to build and live in One term is 2 years.The first term would be the 16 to 18 years olds, then the second would be the 30 to 32 year old and so on.

Having approximately 4000 seats in 8 Halls of 500 seats, all interconnected via video calling.  Each based in their state captials.

In the People's Assembly all party combinations are allowed.

If a person is unable to attend, they are disabled, they are self employed, they are a boss and cannot be replaced, medical reasons as long as they can prove this to be true they can be excused. If not they receive a fine.

State Legislature

State legislature is divided up thusly.. Council regulatory laws by the Council, new laws come from the People's Assembly. 

The Council are allowed to create laws that involve: city/town ordinance, mainly roads and refuse collection, green means, internet utilities, public lighting, public gathering spaces. They can also repeal laws the state has created.

The People's Assembly are allowed to create laws for the common benefit of all, new laws to enhance our civilization, They cannot repeal laws, but can make counter-amendments to laws past in their Assembly which are judged by the Upper House as valid or invalid.

No law either makes can countermand the National Law, but the People's Assembly can issue 'An Edict of the People' to the Upper House, this is an indication that 60% or more of the people have agreed, if the Upper House ignore the Edict it is the duty of the Lower House to scrutinize the current policy and ask why it is being kept when the people have spoken.

This all works together to make a finely tuned elegant system.. may God have grace, may it be that I have created in His Glory an incorruptible system.

It has built in redundancy for local laws, accountability, anti-tactical voting, inclusive, engaging.. there to serve the people, not any politician or cult of celebrity. You see, even in State elections can we change the balance of power forcing parties to work together and so another way cancel out the second vote tactical voting.

peace

Dava

Wrote an ærticle/QA oan ma Quora, wa'nt tæ share it here: Q: What do you think of Alex Salmond’s new Scottish political party Alba?

27th/Mar/2021

Q: What do you think of Alex Salmond’s new Scottish political party Alba? 

A: This is a bees hive and a mess.. but not 100% so.

Past

Let’s dive into the Salmond Inquiry..

People just don’t read the small print.. they only read the headlines. Alec was accused of.. kissing women hello on the cheek (one on the lips) for too long, hugging one woman for too long and having one civil servant overnight and they drunk wine and fell asleep on the carpet and he decided instead of prodding/shaking her like people normally do, he decided to brush the side of her cheek.

So let’s be clear.. he wasn’t walking about Bute House in the buff saying ‘come and get it ladies!’

On the other side.. NONE of this should have happened, these women were civil servants and he was as First Minister in charge of them and effectively their boss. At all times he should have been above reproach.

Also there is when the Court found out one of the women had organised a Whatsapp for all the women so they could get their stories straight.. WOW, this is HIGHLY ILLEGAL.. you are not allowed to do this as it is conspiracy and brings you in to contempt of court.. NO WAY she should have organised this!

I have a theory.. back after Alec Salmond announced he wanted to return to office in 2015, I remember the sheer surprise in the FM Sturgeon’s voice. At that moment I thought: ohw man.. I hope no one tries to stop him. Shortly after this the accusations came.. I in no way believe the FM was involved in this, but maybe some civil servants thought it was good way to derail Alec’s ambitions.

More recently.. he has been playing with fire.. jeopardizing/putting the independence movement in harm's way, that so many people have so worked hard on. This is the hard pill for me to swallow.. I am upset and offended he would do anything to harm us. Anything to harm the FM.. she has outperformed on all fronts in a time where just performing is a struggle. I am thankful we have a statesperson of such caliber at the helm.

Present

I have heard a rumor the AFI and AOUB have thrown their support behind the Alba Party.. they easily have a few thousand members and in turn this could lead to a seat for the Alba Party.

For me.. I will be voting SNP 1 Green 2 as I planned (where I live is a Indy heartland and my vote will be wasted otherwise.)

Future

We need more range in parties.. so far we have Left to Right:

Solidarity (Tommy Sheridan) Left/Marxist Socialist,

Green Center Left, SNP Center Left European Socialist

and the Scottish Libertarians (Center Right)..

we have no Conservatist Capitalist Right wing party and no Centrist Liberal party.

UPDATE: Two days ago Tommy Sheridan joined the Alba Party, making it likely it is a left wing marxist socialist mix with center left european socialist.

We need a range of parties so when we are independent we have balance.. I mean the Tories will collapse in Scotland after independence so we need a electable right wing party.

Could The Alba Party fill one of those two slots?

The decades of shame and corruption.. pointed hatred of the Tories and all they stand for.. if you are Conservatist right wing in Scotland, wouldn’t you just love a right wing party you could vote for and no one hates you for it? One not steeped in child abuse and crony corruption? Killing the poor to profit the already obscenely rich?

Imagine having conversations with fellow Scots from all backgrounds about the pluses of a right wing party and not only do they agree with you they are already voting alongside you..

This can never happen with the evil Tories.. I am pretty sure heaven has a no Tory policy.. as you dip your hand in the blood/death they generate daily..

(see update above.. Alba is not a right wing party, but if you are right wing and support independence, you can vote for the Scottish Libertarians, who are center right)

Don’t believe me? see link to full QA below.

So back on topic.. so far as I have heard.. The Alba Party seem to be a mix of right and left wing.. a party that reports a desire to look after the needy but also be very fiscally responsible. Is this a Right wing party people could vote for without fear of it killing them if they gain office?*

I don’t know and much has to be discovered.. possibly by the party themselves, they may not know who they are yet.

I’m Center Left European Socialist with a few Center Right Libertarian views.. like land ownership and planning permission, no intervention without provocation money on troops, industry and banking not on weapons of war.

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https://www.quora.com/What-do-you-think-of-Alex-Salmons-new-Scottish-political-party-Alba/answer/David-Shaw-231?ch=10&share=4fc74f27&srid=3OnZp

 The first witness was "Woman H", who gave an account of how Salmond allegedly tried to rape her in Bute House after a private dinner in June 2014.[10][11] She had not mentioned this incident when she first talked to police in 2018. The defence suggested that she fabricated the allegations, which the witness rejected.[10] A second witness present at the dinner in question gave evidence stating that "Woman H" was not even present at Bute House on the night in question. 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Advocate_v_Salmond

Letter to Ross Greer of Scottish Greens (twitter wouldn't let me send privately)

Hullo Ross

Ah'm a fellow supporter o' independence an Green voter.. Ah'm fæ Dumbarton sa 'Scotland West' which yursel is tæ represent mæ.. glady :).. Ah huv two points Ah wid like tæ share wæ ye an Ah hope ye dinnæ mind mæ dæn it here.

Wan:

If awe electricity wis free fur domestic residents (no business) the Scottish people *stop* gettin a sæy in how that electricity is generate'yt. Sa then it kin bæ bi Green means. If we hud a system where.. folk hud tæ pæy a wan aff bill a year fur maintenance.. sæy.. £100/200 a year tæ pæy fur the wages o' the folk that maintain the 'green machines'.. this wid bæ doon fæ ma yearly bill o' aboot £1500.

Tories unner Thatcher selt aff awe oor Hydro power fur pennies. In an independent Scotland Ah wid love tæ see the Greens hæ a law o' reclamation o' oor resources. Scotlund hus 30,000 loȝhs.. 30,000! awe o' thum ready tæ power a generator tæ provide 100% green power! Bit we need tæ git rid o' the rights selt oot bi the Tories in 1989.

Imagine the byline!

'Greens will give FREE electricity to all of Scotland's private citizens!'

Thyt wid stir up a few votes fæ folk thyt widnæ normally bæ interest'yt!

Twa:

EV motors o' 250w ur a total joke! Thys is Scotlund! huv ye seen the hills? Næ badness Ross.. and it wis an EU law.. bit there's a big difference atween the sooth o' France and hills o' Scotlund.. Ah'm pro-EU masel.. bit Ah wa'nt thyt law wæ us. 250w.. ye wa'nt tæ bæ mad! Ah need 500w-750w bike jist tæ git aboot Dumbarton.

Problem is the EU didnæ acoont fur Power to Weight ratio.. Ah'm a big lad (6'4'') and Ah'm disabled wæ sleep apnoea.. sa Ah'm knackered awe the time. There is næ wæy.. Ah kin lift a heavy EV up an doon the stairs tæ ma flat.. an leen it ootside is the quickest wæy tæ git it nicked. If it wis a car it's less likely tæ git nicked. An yon mobility vehicles ur a pure beamer unless ye ur 70yo +.. Ah'm 45yo. A EV car Ah step oot wæ ma dignity intact.

It wid bæ better fur masel if Ah hud an EV car that wis limited tæ 15.5mph* (næ licence oar insurance oar road tax need'yt) that Ah could drive oan A roads (single) and B roads.. and cycle paths.. aboot cycle paths:

It wid bæ great if these were 'C roads' fur bæth pedal and EV bikes, trikes and velociped cars.. China does wans fur wan and hauf grand. The West Cycle Path is a joke.. it is cut up an næwan hus thought aboot it since the 90s (it hus bits o' 70s and 90s an big bits cut oot it.. due tæ new developments) 

Ah suggest a new West Cycle Path.. which hus a pavement side walk fur pedestrians.. bit a road fur pedal and EV vehicles a'naw.. wæ cut ins tæ let o'er traffic by. A smaller version fur wan oar two person vehicles thyt ur limited tæ 15.5mph electronically.. done wæ the code and no the stupyt motor.

Here is a picture o a remnant o' the plans left ower fæ the 70s.. it wis fur pedal vehicles an pedestrians.

Ah suggest.. a new West Cycle Path build fæ scratch tæ look lit thys. Aye we kin use the areas that ur still workin'.. sa when Ah sæy 'fæ scratch' wit Ah really mean is.. theres loads o' places thyt urnæ fit fur use anymær.

Anyhoo.. afore Ah talk yur ear aff..

Hanks fur readin' Ross and GL wæ the upcomin election.. an yur stint oan Taggart as a villain ;) .. Ah mind thyt pic.. thyt wis too funny!

fur realz.. cheers mate :)

Dava

If ye need thys in hInglish.. jist sæy an Ah'll dæ it again, næ worries.
If you need this in English, just say and I will do it again, no worries.

Tories break the law.. nothing happened..

19th March 2021 03:07am.
The Forty Five Group on Facebook
I wrote and article:

@ FM Sturgeon

Tæ bæ honest.. Ah'm no caring aboot some daft meetin'.. look how much heat the FM goat fur wit? Meanwhile at Westminster: 1. In 2017 the English Tories had those leaked documents about: 1a. who was sleeping with civil servants.. nothing happened. 1.b who was cheating the system to profit themselves.. nothing happened! 2. The English Tories broke the Scotland Act 1998 under Theresa May.. nothing happened. 3.Theresa May's husband gets billion pound government contracts for the Capital Group.. nothing happened. 4. B.Johnson illegally prorogued Westminster.. nothing happened. 5. Not to mention the English Tories covering up pedophilia at the BBC.. nothing happened. 6. 2 Billion on crony PPE contracts to friends*.. nothing happened. 7. 11 million to Ferry Companies with no ferries.. nothing happened. 8. don't I remember there being an article about B.Johnson paying £126,000 of public money to a 'lady friend' to be his mistress.. Sa iyn short.. Ah applaud the efforts o' the Scottish Pairliment tæ haud tæ acoont.. however.. if it goes any further.. it wis a hatched joab oan the FM imho.. JIST LOOK AYT WIT THEY UNIONISTS DÆ TÆ FOLK FUR A MEETIN.. AND SEE WIT THEY DÆ TÆ THUMSELS! NUHIN! NÆ BAD OAR PRISON FUR THE TORIES! NUHIN! FM RAKED OWER THE COALS.. B.JOHNSON HUVIN HIS END AWÆY.. PÆID BÆ YOU!.. YOU PÆID £126,000 FUR HIM TÆ GIT IN ABOOT SOME LASSIE! Mind thyt when yer asked aboot votin fur independence! Ah sæy thys: " It is charged of the SNP they are incompetent.. I do not believe this.. however if.. IF.. it was true.. I would take incompetent over deliberately corrupt 100 times out of 100" -------- Proof: 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Westminster_sexual_misconduct_allegations 2. https://www.quora.com/profile/David-Shaw-231 (click more + watch video) 3. https://www.globalresearch.ca/disgusting-conflict-of-interest-theresa-mays-husbands-investment-firm-made-a-financial-killing-from-the-bombing-of-syria/5636632 https://www.rt.com/uk/424392-may-husbands-capital-group/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-philip-may-amazon-starbucks-google-capital-group-philip-morris-a7133231.html 4.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49810261 5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_sexual_abuse_cases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjJeQSfFhj8 "“ .. was in trouble would come to the whips. And tell them the truth. And now this.. ‘I’m in a jam.. can you help?’. It might be debt. It might be erm.. a scandal involving small boys.. or any kind of scandal.. which a member seemed likely to be mixed up in. They’d come and ask if we could help and if we could; we did. We would do everything we can because we would store up brownie points .. If.. I mean… that sounds a pretty pretty nasty reason, but it’s one of the reasons that if we could get a chap out of trouble then he’ll do as we ask forever more.” T.Fortescue Conservative Whip 1970–1973" 6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKBV6LBvjOg https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/government-has-spent-nearly-2-billion-on-crony-contracts-tory-donors-during-pandemic 7.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaborne_Freight 8. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8343519/Boris-Johnson-today-faces-criminal-probe-affair-claims.html

How much money does Scotland contribute to the UK?

Originally answered: How much money does Scotland contribute to the UK?
(Quora Aug 2019  Folla mæ on ma Quora ) 

Hi

To answer, The Scottish Government gets a bloc grant of 28.8 billion per year, they also ‘borrow’ a further 7 billion from the tax raised in Scotland of 68.6 billion. Westminster spends the rest ‘on Scotland’s behalf’.. which means Westminster spends 32.8 billion pounds of Scotland’s taxes.

On what exactly?.. it certainly isn’t on Scotland or for Scotland’s benefit, that I can see. In fact I can say whatever I like.. because Westminster refuses to publish any figures.. let alone detailed figures on what Scotland’s money is spent on. The GERS figures are generated by the Scottish Government, who have to take on good faith what Westminster are telling them.

Never.. NEVER have Westminster divulged what they spend that money on.. except former civil servants talking about how Scotland’s oil money went to refurbish London in the 1970s.

So London then?..

‘My argument to the Chancellor, my argument to the treasury, is that a pound spent in Croydon, is *far more* of value to the country, from a strict utilitarian calculus than a pound spent in Strathclyde, indeed, you will generate jobs and growth in Strathclyde far more effectively if you invest in Hackney or in Croydon or in other parts of London..’Boris Johnson while the mayor of the English capital:

So the poorest constituent country of the ‘UK’ goes to feed the already wealthy English capital? Imperialists at it again.

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How much money does Scotland contribute to the UK?

Norway (with less of the North Sea than Scotland) has a £300-600 Billion oil fund.. Scotland has £0. Where did it go? similar population as Scotland.. but £300–600 Billion put away for a rainy day.

Decade after decade of all Scotland.. yes Scotland’s oil being pumped into London.. just look how small a section Norway has.. and they have the above..

With (educated guess) 1/20th the amount of resources. Norway has a 1 Trillion Dollar Public Fund. And Scotland has severe poverty.

The ONS has shown Scotland is the poorest constituent country of the UK:

“Q: Which country of the Kingdom has the most resources per head of population?

A : Scotland

Q: Which country of the Kingdom is the poorest?

A: Scotland

Q: Which area of the Kingdom has the least resources per head of population?

A: London and the South East

Q: Which area of the Kingdom is the richest?

A: London and the South East

So where does the money go?

A: London to pay for the 10 times wages of everyone there. To feed already wealthy upper class Imperialists. Don't believe me?.. just look at the graphic!

Taxes

The above equals £68,614,000,000 (per year)

The Scottish Government get a bloc grant of 28.8 Billion and ‘borrow’ a further 7 Billion.. but this is from the tax we already generate. The Scottish Government publishes papers showing where the money went.. so far that’s 35.8 Billion accounted for. Westminster spends the rest on Scotland’s behalf.. Scotland’s behalf.. however there is no figures by Westminster saying what on earth they spend that 32.8 Billion generated by Scotland.. Westminster refuses to publish an account of what they spend it on..I’m guessing ferry companies with no ferries, giving out beefy billion pound contracts to weapons manufacturers and feeding London ten times the wages for the same job as elsewhere in this [sarcasm] totally believable ..equal union.

The Barnett formula sounds fair.. until you find out the Barnett Formula only takes account of allocated spending budget. This ‘budget’ is a made up figure.. it could be anything as it is not based on incoming tax only the allocation that the English Government gives it.. they could take in 1 Trillion and allocate three toffees and a pack of crisps..The thought we get 75 Billion in taxes spent on us.. I find preposterous.. but since no one not even the Scottish Government know what Westminster spend our money on (or can prove it in court).. it’s a kind of thing.. to take your aggressor at their word and overcome them despite our suspicion of their lies.The max spent on our share of defense should be 3% of GDP, as this is the rate for all western countries and is normal.. around 2 Billion.

Unaccounted money. A country in poverty. SAOR ALBA.

Peace

Dava

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Scotland also has just under 1/3rd of Europe’s Green Energy.. not just the Kingdom’s but the whole continent’s Green Energy. This is a commodity and can be sold like any other such as oil, but will never run out.

Wave:

Wind:

Votin' wan an twa

 Hullo 

The Scottish Electoral System in Action.

Ays the guy tæ first draw attention tæ oor elegant votin' system some years ago.. see link above .. Ah wa'nt tæ draw attention tæ oor votin system wance mær. Ah huv seen folk talkin aboot SNP1&2 oar SNP1 Green2. Ah hope tæ share a few thoughts here.. as no everywan is familiar wæ oor version o' the D'Hondt AMS.

*(An dæ yez mind o' Kezia Dugdale introducin tactical votin in the first place? flip! )

Wi huv 4 indy hærtlunds..Dundee, West Dunbartonshire, Glæsga an' North Lanarkshire. These ur safe seats fur the SNP.. but mind if yur a Nationalist campaigner, it jist takes no carin' tæ turn it aboot.

Afore anywan sæys yur bein' officious an presumptuous..these ur SUGGESTIONS ONLY.. dæ wit ye wa'nt! Noo masel.. Ah like tæ caw oor regions 'states' coz jist drap the pretense o' wit they wir.. coz thyt's wit they wir afore they goat bunked in 2014. 

Sa we huv 12 states each wæ their æn capital city..

Which would Ah recommend coz no every horse is the horse ye rode iyn oan.. horses fur courses..
Gaun wæ the facts no the fantasies:

North tæ Sooth:

Shetland SNP 1&2

Orkney SNP 1&2

Na h-Eileanan Siar/Iar (Eileanan Hebrides, Western Isles) SNP1&2

Highland SNP1&2

Grampian SNP1 Green2

Tayside and Angus SNP1 Green2

Strathclyde SNP1&2 (coz somewan stupytly absorbed a loada Strathclyde intæ 'South Scotland' if yur 'West Scotland' North Strathclyde SNP1 Green2)

Central SNP1 Green2

Fife SNP1 Green2

Lothian SNP1 Green2

Borders SNP 1&2

Dumfries and Galloway SNP 1&2

Specifically

Orkney,  Shetland, Aberdeen City, Borders, Dumfries & Galloway, Edinburȝh right need yon SNP 1&2.

Sa apært fæ the changes in regional member zonin' Ah obviously support tæ go bi state and no wit crazy hing's bin cooked up here.. there's a general rule: IF YE KEN WELL where ye yur an' ken SNP regional is a wast'yt vote (ays per the pic above).. then dæ SNP1 Green 2. IF YE URNÆ SURE.. dæ SNP1&2!

In the regional right picture: 
If ye see Green and næ SNP.. vote Green fur the regional!  If ye see næ Green and næ SNP.. vote Green fur the regional! An ayt *awe* times vote SNP 1!

If anywan spots a mistake.. coz Ah'm only human.. an Ah DÆ mean mistake.. no 'jist awe dæ SNP1&2!' patter.. gee mæ a heids up.. Ah'd appreciate it.

Sidehing:

Honestly wi hud states fur years! An næwan thought tæ make the AMS state based?? doolally! Needs fixed.

Need tæ oust Jackie Baillie here in Dumbarton.. loada folk here support independence an she couldnæ gee a toffee fig! SNP 1 tæ oust her and Green 2 tæ no waste ma vote but.. Ah really like the Greens a'naw especially Patrig Hærvie.. he seems lit a guid guy. Allies iyn the fight! Gettin oor budget ower the finish line tæ.. dinnæ forget thyt!

Enhancing our Governmental System in an Independent Scotland.. Update: (05/April/2021 Redux)

Hullo WWW

Ah realized Ah did a awful joab o' thys.

Sa.. Ah'm gauny try again.. Ah HATE the idea o' dæn it in hInglish an sa, increasein hInglish cultural brainwa'shin an hInglish prestige vælyas (values).

However.. that said I will write this in English as people in Scotland have not yet woken from the sleep that is English reverence and unconscious Anglophilia.

One day I hope.. thyt wi escape thys hoose oar mirrors an thoughts o mirrors.. tæ fun oor true sels, oor true voice, wæoot shame.. awe yon shame forgotten thyt we are oorsels an no a shada o' the hInglish!
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REDUX

 Once, God Willing, Independence is achieved I have a new style of governance I would like to introduce to you, it borrows from another system, specifically the USA, but I have expanded and leveled it, integrating our system with theirs.

Holyrood                                                    Upper House (Parliament) (4 or so years)
Holyrood/Inverness                                    Lower House (State Commissary) (3 years)
State Capitals                                             The Public Assembly (2 years)
County Council (Local)                              (5 years)

The Upper House

The Upper House as it is now, except the additional members are there to represent their States. Commissioners do not sit in the Upper House, only MSP's sit in both houses.

The Lower House

The Lower House comprises of 10 Commissioners per state plus the AMS MSPs, so 12 states x 10 = 120 + 12 x 4 = 48.. with 4 additional commissioners for Strathclyde* 2 for Tayside and Angus and 1 each for Grampian and Highland. Making the normal 56.

* (due to the population of Glasgow City. Paisley City, Dumbartonshire) same for Dundee, Inverness, Aberdeen.

In total that makes 176 seats of the Lower House.

Commissioners are not allowed to be members or represent major parties of the Upper House, only AMS members may do this. Commissioners are encouraged to choose an unrepresented but registered party.. for me I'd probably vote Scottish Libertarian especially for the Strathclyde Land and Housing Commissioner! remove planning permission, reduce the cost of owning your own land.. do what you want.. I digress. AMS members vote by remote when they are in Inverness. They catch up on National laws by watching the Parliament Channel on laws they wish to support. They must also write a short letter, min 200 words, on why they are supporting this law which they read out over video call to the Upper House.

The Lower Houses job is financial scrutiny of all monies. all monies. They investigate Councils and why they spend or overspend (money wasted so the next year the budget is not lowered) and take measures to mitigate this, like having a common council fund and instead of wasting money the councils can simply apply for more.

The Lower House appeals for money from the Upper House, this is extra money such as the fund mentioned before.

Commissioners come from the field they are a commissioner in.. NHS, Police.. Military:

Roads and Transport.

Land and Housing.

Wellbeing and Welfare. (inc working conditions)

NHS.

Police.

Military.

Fire Search & Rescue. (inc Coastguard)

Infrastructure (Gas, Electricity, Broadband etc)

Green Energy and Waste.

Disability.

The Lower House has its own otherwise unrepresented parties. Meaning commissioners can be party partisan if they wish, but that party cannot be controlled by a party of the upper house.

This also means that candidates for the Lower House are there for merit only. To hold to account the councils and not be ruled by parties of the Upper House. It is the privilege of the Lower House to at any time launch an investigation in the dealings of the Upper House even the Government, even the First Minister should any solid piece of evidence be found to support such a thing, 

It is reputed that Kezia Dugdale encouraged her Labour campaigners to encourage Labour voters to vote Tory, with the sole view of pushing the SNP out,, this was the first case of tactical voting in the Scottish Parliament. She took something elegant and beautiful and bend it to her own will of supporting the evil Union. Now we independence supporters are using this tactical voting advantage for ourselves.. which I now support for the cause of independence. Once this cause os completed I would like to see a return to our elegant system, but now the public know we can beat it by tactical voting.. we need a new system which cannot be beaten. This is the Lower House.

The Peoples Assembly

16 is the age of Majority in Scotland.. it is our adulthood. I propose that from 16 to 18 we have mandatory conscription to the People's Assembly. Second mandatory conscription 30 to 32.Third mandatory conscription 44 to 46. Fourth  56 to 58. Fifth 68 to 70.  

A one week course on parliamentary etiquette with a qualification for passing. 

The People's Assembly's job is to create and pass state laws but not national laws. Creation of laws show what kind of society people want to build and live in One term is 2 years.The first term would be the 16 to 18 years olds, then the second would be the 30 to 32 year old and so on.

Having approximately 4000 seats in 8 Halls of 500 seats, all interconnected via video calling.  

In the People's Assembly all party combinations are allowed.

If a person is unable to attend, they are disabled, they are self employed, they are a boss and cannot be replaced, medical reasons as long as they can prove this to be true they can be excused. If not they receive a fine.

State Legislature

State legislature is divided up thusly.. Council regulatory laws by the Council, new laws come from the People's Assembly. 

The Council are allowed to create laws that involve: city/town ordinance, mainly roads and refuse collection, green means, internet utilities, public lighting, public gathering spaces. They can also repeal laws the state has created.

The People's Assembly are allowed to create laws for the common benefit of all, new laws to enhance our civilization, They cannot repeal laws, but can make counter-amendments to laws past in their Assembly which are judged by the Upper House as valid or invalid.

No law either makes can countermand the National Law, but the People's Assembly can issue 'An Edict of the People' to the Upper House, this is an indication that 60% or more of the people have agreed, if the Upper House ignore the Edict it is the duty of the Lower House to scrutinize the current policy and ask why it is being kept when the people have spoken.

This all works together to make a finely tuned elegant system.. may God have grace, may it be that I have created in His Glory an incorruptible system.

It has built in redundancy for local laws, accountability, anti-tactical voting, inclusive, engaging.. there to serve the people, not any politician or cult of celebrity. You see, even in State elections can we change the balance of power forcing parties to work together and so another way cancel out the second vote tactical voting.

peace

Dava

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Hi www

Been thinking this for around 6 months to a year now.. a new layer to hold local councils to account.

In an independent Scotland.. I would like to see the return of our states .. instead of 'regional' MSPs we would have the same system but done, state by state.

Not just that.. but a board of 10 commissioners for each state.

Commissioners:

Roads and Transport.

Land and Housing.

Wellbeing and Welfare. (inc working conditions)

NHS.

Police.

Military.

Fire Search & Rescue. (inc Coastguard)

Infrastructure (Gas, Electricity, Broadband etc)

Green Energy and Waste.

Disability.

The job of these commissioners is not to spend money, but to make sure every last penny of public funds is accounted for, and properly used. With annual reports to the Government with recommendations.

It would be a 'Third Vote' in the Scottish Elections and the party who is in the most control of the state (my case Strathclyde and the SNP) would not be allowed on the ballot. Giving minor parties more scope and ensuring the party in charge is held to account. Of course it would be 10 extra votes and not a 'Third Vote'.. but a set of third votes.. you could ask for an individual ballot sheet for the commissioners, and choose commissioner by commissioner or have a single ballot with all the parties standing and just go with your party of choice.

Once a month for one week, the state MSPs meet with the commission board and discuss the local councils progress and spending.

Any one of the commissioners could lodge a complaint in their field with the Scottish Government over the behavior of a council and an inquiry would be carried out to the commissioner's satisfaction. But the monthly meeting as meant to avoid it getting to this stage. The commissioners office would also have the power to launch an inquiry in to any corruption and submit reports to the procurator fiscal.

I think that's it :) .. easy enough to understand.

peace

Dava

Scottish Libertarianism.. more thoughts..

Scottish Libertarianism.. more thoughts..

 Hi www

Last month I wrote an article on my thoughts of Scottish Libertarianism (see here) 

I would like to expand on this, with an interpretation of what my brand (and hopefully yours after reading) .. my brand of Scottish Libertarianism is. 

Truthfully
I am a SNP lifelong voter, and have most of my life voted Green for my second vote. If in a independent Scotland, our states are reinstated.. with a commission board responsible for holding the councils to account, I would use my third vote for a Scottish Libertarian Commissioner to Strathclyde so long as they would assure the below. I may even switch my second vote to SLP, providing the Scottish people are allowed free electricity via green means.

I will vote SNP for my local council, as it is important that those who are in authority local (council) are in one mind with the government due to budget concerns and vice versa. But a Commision Board holding the local authorities to account and again, entrusted with value assurance.

Mission Statement

I posit, the worth and morality of Scottish Libertarianism is in value for money. That it is the righteous duty of every SLP officer in any style of governance, to take to task those who would abuse the consumer, that SLP officers are required, nay, honor bound, to defend the individual against such corporations and banks.

The Sick, Disabled and Elderly *must* be cared for, and cared for well with reimbursement, by this the SLP signal to the whole world, Scottish Libertarians too are moral.

No other party currently looks towards value for money.. come with me as I open your eyes:

The Right To A House of Usable Means

Housing is the single greatest purchase we will make in our entire lives, so then are we getting value for money? We are slaves to our debt and must maintain working until the debt is paid or forfeit our investment. Currently banks and property development companies treat the consumer as a walking wallet.. a fool. 

We are working to live to death in our own coffins, as house sizes are so insulting they may as well be showboxes with a lightbulb.

The SLP's duty should always be to provide value for money housing.. ensuring that we do not live in slums, but other parties ensure we do not live in slums, they provide clean affordable housing, but that housing is so small and expensive (in relation to value) those parties and not providing for the people and so not empowering the people. As a minimum I would like to see housing that has at least 1 half acre of land and the right to build as you please on your own land.

The Right To Afford A Suitable Bed

Before anyone says this is a frivolous addition, we spend 1/3rd of our lives in bed. It is important for humans to be able to rest.. take it from someone disabled with sleep apnoea, who is agony most if not all of the time. I struggle and struggle to afford a suitable bed. Most want £2000, although cheaper ones are available, they are not suitable.

 *(I am 6'4'', need a soft mattress with a interlocking spring base, tuned correctly.)

The Right to Transportation

Transportation is one of if not thee most important personal liberty in Scotland; Scotland has the vast Highlands and the Scottish people's right to be empowered to cross it.

I suggest EV roads, that run alongside cycle paths. Classed as 'C' roads, with their own speed limits. (max 15.5mph = 70mph motorway) and charge points.

I suggest that from 12 years old, EV (Electric Vehicles) limited to 15.5mph but unlimited in torq*  be availed to every school goer. The Vehicle, a mix between a car and bicycle can be purchased from the government via a layway scheme. Lo-Jacked (GPS Tracker chipped) and electronic clamped in case of theft.

From 14 years old, every pupil is expected to be taught and gain their driving licence. Americans called it 'Drivers Ed.' .

This is just one 'brick'.. a cornerstone in making sure the Scottish people are not poor. I need a garage to keep my EV in. Larger housing with more transportation.Multiple types of vehicle, one for each need and type.. the children need to visit a friend? they each have EVs (with passenger seat) and have specific C roads they can use and be safe. Need to go shopping? Use the EV car. Need to go out of town to another city? Use a Hydrogen based vehicle. 

So long as the initial energy to diffuse the hydrogen in the water is Green, the only waste by product is water.

The Scottish people need to be able to spread out, to have the homes we wish and deserve and for that.. we need transport. For every man,woman and child of Scotland.

*(so that hills greater than 45 degrees can be climbed)

The Right to Free Electricity

In my last article I said this:

"The Scottish Greens are I feel a moral party.. but they bang on about the environment, which is important, without thinking about the average person.

If the Scottish Green were to provide free electricity to all of Scotland's citizens via green means.. then who could care how the electricity is generated? We stop getting a say because we no longer pay for it.. and so then they could generate that electricity via green means and the average citizen wouldn't have to care.

This would be for private citizens only and not businesses."

Think how empowering it would be for the people of Scotland to benefit from our natural resources in such a personal way! Scotland has just under 1/3rd of all Europe's not just the Kingdom's.. but Europe's green energy. Each citizen is charged a year maintenance fee to pay for the workers that keep the green machines going.. imagine something like £100 per year at the start of February (Start of January is not a good time but the next month). £100 per household and each business keeping a meter as it is now.

For the SLP.. think on this.. no other party offers the Scottish people access to their own resources, it should be little more than a courtesy to do so.. but it seems no party has even thought of such a thing!

The rest of the energy, along with other natural resources is sold like any commodity and the money is used to look after the the sick, disabled and elderly. (except land.. land should always be only for the people of Scotland and should never be sold off again.. we are aware of our history and that we should never repeat it)

Taking Businesses To Task

Is the duty of the SLP to provide personal empowerment for each and every Scottish Citizen.. and to do this, those who would seek to empty the wallets of those citizens, unjustly and unfairly, it is the duty in my estimation for every SLP officer to take such businesses to task, ringing them short and I would hope you agree.

peace

Dava

Scottish Libertarianism.. my thoughts..

 Scottish Libertarianism.. my thoughts..

(Ah'll skreeve thys iyn hInglish..)

Hello, I'm Dava, 44yo from Dumbarton,, Dumbarton 'State' Capital of Strathclyde, but I'll come back to that later..I'm Center-Left SNP lifelong voter, I also vote Scottish Greens, but I also have a few center-right Libertarian views I would like to share with yous today, if that's okay..

Firstly, my impression of American Libertarianism is that; it's far too extreme for Scotland. My view of Scotland's right wing history is that we are traditionally more Libertarian than Conservatist Capitalist.. morality is derived for Governments from very few things, lack of corruption, willingness to provide to the weakest and no attempts to steal from other countries (land/resources). Remove any of these and you get Imperialism..  Communism equally as bad but functions differently.. both are watered down fascism. 

5 'moral' Styles of Government, each just trying to provide a solution to a problem.. Marxist Socialism, European Socialism, Liberalism, Libertarianism, Conservatist Capitalism.. none are innately 'evil'.. 

And so long as they provide for the sick, disabled and elderly, can claim this morality for themselves.. and why is such a morality important? .. A party *must* qualify itself in the public's eye as moral to achieve government.. Libertarians in general (but especially American Libertarians) are revulsed by the idea of having some of their income go towards a person who hasn't earned it..but with most if not all systems of improvement.. you gotta pay your dues .. and to become a government the Scottish Libertarians must, I feel, do likewise, those dues being providing for the sick, disabled and elderly. I see the Scottish Libertarians as the de facto replacement for the Scottish Tories in a independent Scotland.. but I will warn this, you will never achieve government if you are perceived to be like them; imperialist and immoral. So then you would need to provide a 'lesser welfare state' for that group of three above.

Not to punish people because they.. can't. But to punish those because they  won't.
I think you will agree there is an ocean of difference between can't and won't. Especially when it comes to morality.

Let's switch this up a bit..

Independence for Scotland is the intelligent option.. the passionate option.. but what society would we build?

Land Ownership

I would like to see a day in a independent Scotland where.. you wouldn't need planning permission to build on your own land.. sure sure.. if you are going to SELL or RENT that land you must knock down any structures you made yourself.. so we don't get slumb landlording..but if it is for you and your family.. I don't see why we need all those permits and fees. For house building.. I would like to see.. government pre-approved licencing for pre-fab builders.. much like taxi drivers need a badge, prefab companies would need a licence from the government an inspector from the government comes and checks the work after it is finished and if it is not up to code then the prefab company pays to fix any code problems..

Think about how liberating it would be for the individual! .. no permits. no extra fees/taxes.

Firstly we must claim back the land for the people, especially in light of Scotland's history and the Highland Clearances.. I don't think any party that supports Scottish independence also opposes the land reformation proposals (lead by the SNP). 

I feel I have a very Libertarian outlook on land ownership. Our land for our citizens, empowering us to have families .. as many children as we want (as you will know we have a population crisis in Scotland).. we need more children.

Currently we have 230k shoeboxes. shoebox with a light bulb. It's shameful.. that we claim to be a western country, but have such dollhouses for homes. I would like to see a Libertarian government force builders to give value for money.. as currently, its nothing short of a tragic 230k joke. (click link)

War

I agree with 'No intervention, without provocation.' This I feel is very on piste with Libertarian values of war.

I agree with troops having money spent on them.. they shouldn't be hungry or needlessly tired in the field.. but why the flip are they there in the first place??.. lives being risked and all that money is being wasted to profit Westminster's weapon manuf. chums. 120 years of the English (and Americans)  going to the Middle East/Iraq and stealing their stuff. killing their children and branding the arabs terrorists.

SNP policies I disagree with..

I see Scottish Libertarians being vocal about the free speech vs hate speech.. I personally, do not agree with the SNP hate speech bill and value free speech to a much higher degree.

Removal of our 'states'.. in 2014 the SNP disbanded our Scottish states .. it was a widely unpopular policy, and even SNP supporters hated it.. But to be fair to the SNP, they had to do it this way because the Tories were strangling the budget due to the ghost story that is 'austerity'..not 100% their fault, but still.. unpopular.

Scottish Green policies I wish were true..

The Scottish Greens are I feel a moral party.. but they bang on about the environment, which is important, without thinking about the average person.

If the Scottish Green were to provide free electricity to all of Scotland's citizens via green means.. then who could care how the electricity is generated? We stop getting a say because we no longer pay for it.. and so then they could generate that electricity via green means and the average citizen wouldn't have to care.

This would be for private citizens only and not businesses.

Libertarianism and Welfare State..

This is a double edged sword.. on one hand.. no one should die because of money.. as money is just an idea and human life must always.. always be valued more than ideas. On the other side.. money is how we reward those in our society for the value of their work.

Any party that comes into government inherits the unemployment of the last government..

I find it totally irresponsible for a party to immaturely just throw up their hands and say to some unemployed person; that's not our problem that's just your problem.. 

So if there were a Scottish Libertarian Government.. it shouldn't I feel be about punishing those who suddenly just found out they might starve to death under a Libertarian government.. I don't know what that system might be.. but there must be a better option, more suited to Scotland.. perhaps government labouring jobs.. not 'chain gang' prisoner style, but honest pay for honest work. +10% on minimum wage per hour..?

Free dental, medical.. the NHS.. the idea the Scottish Libertarians will dismantle the NHS is a bit like poking a lion with a stick.. it's not wise and the amount of savage backlash from the Scottish electorate on dismantling this treasured institution .. might leave the Scottish Libertarians wishing there was a NHS to mend those wounds..especially after this pandemic and the heroic efforts of said NHS.

Ultimately..

Ultimately..I feel there are many lions in Scotland they shouldn't be poking with sticks.. maybe the idea Nye Bevan had.. fitting Socialism into a Capitalist/Imperialist structure, making it palatable for the electorate.. but in this case.. fitting (a watered down) Libertarianism into a European Socialist structure.. giving Scotland the right wing option of a party that financially, due to the money on war going directly to banking and industry/free market (for personal small loans to start businesses and enabling the free market* more) has a Libertarian outlook.. but won't go around poking lions with sticks.

peace

Dava

Dava's Hitchhiker's Guide to 'Things Unionists say..'

Dava's Hitchhiker's Guide to 'Things Unionists say..' 

Hullo fellow supporters o' independence!

Noo Ah'm goiny dæ the rest iyn hInglish, as ye mæstly will bæ arguin' in hInglish.. asides, no everwan kin read Scots.. sa wæoot further adieu..

hInglish:

'Once in a Generation'

Remind Unionists this argument cuts both ways.. 'Once in a Generation' is only true IF 'Union of Equals' is equally true. Besides we have a legal precedent of Northern Ireland that is 7 years. It cannot be contested and MUST be applied to Scotland also.. I wonder if Ms. Joanna Cherry QC (known lovingly as 'Big Jo' but I will maintain the honorific) would enjoy taking Westminster to court over a legal obstruction of civil rights?

Union of Equals means we too just like Northern Ireland are entitled to a referendum judging our constitutional status..  every 7 years if we so wish.

Not to mention the People of Scotland are Sovereign, this is an right we have. it is law.

So even IF we accept.. once in a generation, then a generation cannot be more than 7 years as per the Good Friday Agreement.. or the Unionists are in breaking the promise of equality.. in turn I add this: neither are in law.. neither 'once in a generation' or 'union of equals'.. but as good faith that is one is believed to be true both MUST be publicly honoured, as both were public knowledge to either side.

I add.. we have seen we are NOT a union of equals.. England gets England's way whenever it wants.

'But England subsidizes Scotland' (or GERS or Barnett Formula)

Let's stick to the facts shall we?..

1. 32.8 Billion Pounds of Scottish tax payers money is spent by Westminster on Scotland's behalf.

2. Westminster has never published detailed papers how this money is spent.

3. The Barnett formula does benefit Scotland more than England, but who says England is getting a good deal in the first place that we are getting better? 2p is better than 1p to run a country.. but still not a good deal for either.

4. The Allocated Spending Budget.. is a made up figure.. it's not how much Westminster can afford it is how much they determine the kingdom can subsist on. Let alone they actually spend the tax on the people.. and not on war. Each missile is £200,000 btw.. 

5.  Number 5 is much like number 2.. but it NEEDS underlined, the Scottish Government publish the GERS figures.. but NO ONE not even the Scottish Government know what Westminster spend that 32.8 Billion on.

Maths:

£68.6 Billion  (click link to see total tax inc north sea rev.)

28.8 Billion bloc grant to the Scottish Government.. who 'borrows' a further 7 billion from the 68.6 Billion means we spend 35.8 Billion in Scotland.. and 32.8 Billion is spent by Westminster.. on Scotland's behalf.. on what? ferry companies with no ferries??

To be fair.. we are obligated to spend around 3 to 5% of GDP on defense like most Western Countries.. we pay 6% because we are 6% of the population of the Kingdom.

This works out one of three ways:

'UK' Allocated Defense Budget

We contribute 6% of defense budget as per our population of the 'UK'.

Unlikely:

'UK' GDP

The Kingdom's GDP is £2,148,902,827,500.00 or £2.1 Trillion Pounds.

Now we know it cannot be the following figures as it is more than Scotland earns in tax:

6% of £2,148,902,827,500 is £128,934,169,650 or 128 Billion pounds.

Scottish GDP
Our GDP is £152,041,562 per year. Or just over 152 Billion per year.

6% of £152,041,562 is: £9122493.72 or 9.1 Billion.

This is a exuberant amount for Scotland.. mind boggling!.. to put it in perspective, our half brothers and sister in Norway.. and she is rich!.. spent 61.6 Billion Krone.. or £5.1 Billion on defense.. 

Likely:

Now.. the Tories.. and at times Labour like to 'top up' this budget, few billion here.. few billion there.. but the base line is as follows:

In 2018 (see this link) the Kingdoms defense budget, foregoing 'top ups':
£37,623,679,645 or £37.623 Billion pounds..

6% of £37,623,679,645 is £2,257,420,778 or 2.2 Billion pounds

This is scenario 3 & is the most likely.

Although saying that.. I wouldn't put Scenario 2 anywhere near a Tory Imperialist. Like handing your baby to a serial killer.

6. Lean into the Truth.. make it your weapon not theirs.

I freely admit that Scotland does benefit from a greater defense budget..but that's not enough to keep us in the Union.

NEVER LIE or BLURT OUT SOME NONSENSE TO BACK UP WHAT YOU ARE SAYING..

It is much more important to be truthful AT ALL TIMES.. so we can make irrefutable arguments with TRUTH and not as the other side does.. tries to win with lies. tries to win with opinions.

The truth is impossible to argue with.. make sure you are on it's side.. because we are righteous, we have SO MANY examples of what we say is true.. make sure you show others and by doing so convince doubters, who will also read what you write.. that we are truthful. 

 Scotland's not a 'real' country, the real country is the United Kingdom'

A: The United Kingdom is a legal entity with sovereign rights, it is classed as a country even though this is a misnomer.. its is a 'country of countries'.. just as the EU is, the UK was before it*. 

*(Except with a lot of horror coming from the English.. selling us as timeshare slaves and running us off our land etc.. murdering us, occupying our land, trying to starve us to death.. trying to starve the Irish to death.. etc.. )

We are a recognised non-sovereign country by the UN. The Law we have about Sovereignty of the Scottish peoples only applies internally to the Kingdom and not internationally. We still have the right to revolt against any monarch or parliament that tries to take away said sovereignty.. which may make it seem ineffectual words.. but if Westminster denies what we demand.. they are in breach of that law.  

To be clear: they are starting a fight.

'Scotland was just as much of the Empire as England was'

From my Quora:

For the first 38 years of the Union, Scotland was rebelling against the Union (1745 - 1707 = 38). Rebelling was costly and the money ran out.. 5 years later 1750 the Highland Clearances begun, 1750 to 1860.. one hundred and ten years of Westminster backed Highland Clearances, while the original instigators of this was Scots ‘nobles’ .. their descendants had the Scots well out of them. The normal course of things would have been a rebellion but with Westminster and English soldiers as a power base.. a natural rebellion could not take place.

Jacobitism - Wikipedia
Highland Clearances - Wikipedia

So we are at 1860.. let’s look at a map during 1860:

The Evil Empire is clearly shown above. Just because Westminster kicked Scots off their land and they moved to ‘the colonies’ does not indicate guilt. In fact there are reports of emptying villages and being forced onto boats against their will headed for America or Canada.. indentured into servitude.

The Cultural Impact of the Highland Clearances

Again from my Quora: 

1705 the Alien Act
England tries to starve Scotland to death by imposing a trading embargo, to force us to join the Union.

Alien Act 1705 - Wikipedia.

1707 The Act of Union
England pays off a load of corrupt Scots nobles, obscene amounts of money to vote for the Union.

“Another negotiator, Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, who was an ardent Unionist, observed it was "contrary to the inclinations of at least three-fourths of the Kingdom"

Acts of Union 1707 - Wikipedia

It was clear we did not want the Union.. Jacobite rebellions:

Jacobite risings - Wikipedia

Which brings us to 1745.. in 1750 the Highland Clearances:

Highland Clearances - Wikipedia

One hundred and ten years of kicking people of their land.. making Scots indentured servants (10 year slaves to America or Canada). Burning their house down.. all enforced by Westminster.

So we are now at 1860.. a relatively good period between Scotland and England, Queen Victoria treated Scotland well as she loved us, and so our middle class could feel self respect in the first time in over 150 years.. it was first and last time.

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If anyone has any more arguments they would like me to address.. please let me know :)

peace

Dava