What's your point? Deficit is the contributing factor to debt.Quote:
Originally Posted by archie
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What's your point? Deficit is the contributing factor to debt.Quote:
Originally Posted by archie
Care to explain what you mean? The deficit in Scotland leads to an effective fiscal transfer from UKG.Quote:
Originally Posted by HarpOnHibee
It's UK Government spending in Scotland beyond the control of Holyrood.Quote:
Originally Posted by archie
Like pensions? It's good that these are paid, isn’t it?Quote:
Originally Posted by HarpOnHibee
Right, but Scotland's annual deficit and the accumulation towards it's share of the UK National Debt figure can't exactly be blamed on the Scottish Government, when the Scottish Government is working with a budget that is considerably less than Scotland's overall tax contributions to the treasury, a budget that is regularly under-spent.Quote:
Originally Posted by archie
It’s not always in Scotland. Sometimes it’s just spending for our benefit that happens in England. Like coronations etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by HarpOnHibee
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Or spending on infrastructure in Scotland for the extraction of resources that benefit other parts of the UK. Scotland's "deficit" though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozyhibby
The Scottish Government budget is less than the tax take in Scotland. But the UK Government spends money here as well. The total spend by both governments is higher than the total tax take here.Quote:
Originally Posted by HarpOnHibee
Yes, but my point still stands. The Scottish Government has no control over direct spending decisions made by the UK Government, which is where the annual deficit stems from. So any suggestion that Scotland's annual deficit is some result of economic incompetency from the Scottish Government is completely false.Quote:
Originally Posted by archie
I'm not arguing that it is incompetence.Quote:
Originally Posted by HarpOnHibee
Found liable for sexual assault and defamation of Jean E Carroll.
5 million damages
I'm kind of wondering why they agreed that he sexually abused her, but didn't feel convinced that he raped her?
Weirdly still don’t think it will stop him running again!
i'm sure he won't have to put his grubby hands in his pockets to pay the fine
let the crowdfunding commence
It absolutely won't. For his demented followers it will just be further 'proof' that the establishment is out to get him 😔Quote:
Originally Posted by stokesmessiah
The reprehensible Jacob Rees-Mogg defending him on GB news.
A vote for the conservatives is a vote for this ****.
Trump indicted again on 7 charges
And once again this doesn't stop him running for office. The USA is mental.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stairway 2 7
... And are being spurred on by Republican politicians, including the leader of the house - who know exactly who he is and what he's done, and that this has all been brought about by his own behaviour - who are claiming that this is Biden engaging in election interference. And failing to acknowledge that this happened under the direction of a Trump appointed Republican FBI director, with charges only laid after recommendation by a Grand Duty in Florida, following evidence from Republican witnesses and Trump employees, appointees and cohorts. It's deeply cynical, cowardly and irresponsible.Quote:
Originally Posted by neil7908
Regretfully the Trump hard core will merely have their twisted belief that Trump is being victimised confirmed even more
I hold no love for the clown, but at this point, he's simply been charged with committing a crime, he's not been found guilty of anything yet in a criminal court. If (and I hope when) he is convicted, he'll be disqualified for running for office.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lendo
Government is merely a legalised crime syndicate. Everybody who has made it to the top has done so with blood on their hands and are clearly immune to any real life consequences for their actions. Trump getting a pretendy telling off in court won't change anything. It's all a show that's put in place for the masses to give them a false sense of accountability being upheld, when there's really no accountability at all.
https://twitter.com/calltoactivism/s...dxJXScFNwz8V4A
Can’t read this and not smile.[emoji23]
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Do you think Biden should be indicted as well ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lendo
If he committed a crime the same then yes. Don’t think he has though? The most serious charges are the obstruction ones and the lying? No evidence of Biden doing that?Quote:
Originally Posted by greenginger
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I thought concealing classified documents was a serious crime .Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozyhibby
What's he done?Quote:
Originally Posted by greenginger
Has he concealed any?Quote:
Originally Posted by greenginger
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The FBI had to search his houses to find them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozyhibby