Kevin Hague
@kevverage.bsky.social
Investor/chair of a couple of Scottish businesses; chair of constitutional think tank These Islands; keen analyst of Scotland’s economic data (particularly “GERS” #fml); occasional political commentator; runner, hill walker & dog lover - views own, obv
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Kevin Hague
@kevverage.bsky.social
· Sep 7
to be like any other normal European country, a fiscally autonomous Scotland would have to significantly increase taxes and/or severely cut public spending - this is the simple truth that much of the SNP’s rhetoric around GERS seems designed to obscure
www.these-islands.co.uk/publications...
www.these-islands.co.uk/publications...
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
was a decent evening to be returning to Edinburgh
November 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
was a decent evening to be returning to Edinburgh
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Did someone say beveragino?
November 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Did someone say beveragino?
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I am not a lawyer, just a historian, but one fundamental problem with the political debate about the EU, especially in English publications is that the whole principle of the acquis communnitaire is not understood or taken seriously. The EU is a framework of rules, not an alliance.
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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BBC really burying the lede there
November 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
BBC really burying the lede there
i’m willing to accept that there might be a worse innovation than the Dyson Airblade Tap, but if there is i have yet to see it
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
i’m willing to accept that there might be a worse innovation than the Dyson Airblade Tap, but if there is i have yet to see it
great thread 😮
The police continue to investigate the motive for last night's stabbings. Their initial statement is they don't have grounds to believe it was a terrorist motivated attack
Elected Reform Durham county councillor Darren Grimes posted this political attack on the assumption it was an Islamist attack
Elected Reform Durham county councillor Darren Grimes posted this political attack on the assumption it was an Islamist attack
November 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
great thread 😮
November 2, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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some journalists’ thirst for grievance is insatiable, this is egregiously bad reporting:
the UK obviously can’t benefit from electricity which *isn’t generated* and Scotland doesn’t “bear the brunt” of these constraint PAYMENTS, it *benefits* from them (ffs)
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2558775...
the UK obviously can’t benefit from electricity which *isn’t generated* and Scotland doesn’t “bear the brunt” of these constraint PAYMENTS, it *benefits* from them (ffs)
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2558775...
November 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
some journalists’ thirst for grievance is insatiable, this is egregiously bad reporting:
the UK obviously can’t benefit from electricity which *isn’t generated* and Scotland doesn’t “bear the brunt” of these constraint PAYMENTS, it *benefits* from them (ffs)
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2558775...
the UK obviously can’t benefit from electricity which *isn’t generated* and Scotland doesn’t “bear the brunt” of these constraint PAYMENTS, it *benefits* from them (ffs)
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2558775...
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when I say “Scotland” here i risk falling into the Nationalists’ trap - i should really say “the private companies who rely on the GB energy market’s subsidy regime to support their investment in wind farms in Scotland”
November 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
when I say “Scotland” here i risk falling into the Nationalists’ trap - i should really say “the private companies who rely on the GB energy market’s subsidy regime to support their investment in wind farms in Scotland”
some journalists’ thirst for grievance is insatiable, this is egregiously bad reporting:
the UK obviously can’t benefit from electricity which *isn’t generated* and Scotland doesn’t “bear the brunt” of these constraint PAYMENTS, it *benefits* from them (ffs)
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2558775...
the UK obviously can’t benefit from electricity which *isn’t generated* and Scotland doesn’t “bear the brunt” of these constraint PAYMENTS, it *benefits* from them (ffs)
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2558775...
November 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
some journalists’ thirst for grievance is insatiable, this is egregiously bad reporting:
the UK obviously can’t benefit from electricity which *isn’t generated* and Scotland doesn’t “bear the brunt” of these constraint PAYMENTS, it *benefits* from them (ffs)
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2558775...
the UK obviously can’t benefit from electricity which *isn’t generated* and Scotland doesn’t “bear the brunt” of these constraint PAYMENTS, it *benefits* from them (ffs)
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2558775...
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Prince Andrew reveals his new coat of arms
October 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Prince Andrew reveals his new coat of arms
more focus group frustration: just listened to group all agreeing that in the English press “Andy Murray was always Scottish if he lost and British if he was winning”
another myth that persists despite having been thoroughly debunked 🫤
www.stir.ac.uk/news/2015/11....
another myth that persists despite having been thoroughly debunked 🫤
www.stir.ac.uk/news/2015/11....
October 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
more focus group frustration: just listened to group all agreeing that in the English press “Andy Murray was always Scottish if he lost and British if he was winning”
another myth that persists despite having been thoroughly debunked 🫤
www.stir.ac.uk/news/2015/11....
another myth that persists despite having been thoroughly debunked 🫤
www.stir.ac.uk/news/2015/11....
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A few outlets covered Musk making more explicit his calls for his ally Tommy Robinson to lead a movement that now prepares for violence and pre-empts (begins) a civil war with violence, claiming it is community self-defence. Most did not think there was any news here
www.google.com/search?sca_e...
www.google.com/search?sca_e...
Musk civil war - Google Search
www.google.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
A few outlets covered Musk making more explicit his calls for his ally Tommy Robinson to lead a movement that now prepares for violence and pre-empts (begins) a civil war with violence, claiming it is community self-defence. Most did not think there was any news here
www.google.com/search?sca_e...
www.google.com/search?sca_e...
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1/ 🚨 Kate Forbes says SNP members “must avoid talking publicly about currency”. (According to SNP branch meeting minutes leaked at Tim Rideout’s Scottish Currency Group conference.)
October 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
1/ 🚨 Kate Forbes says SNP members “must avoid talking publicly about currency”. (According to SNP branch meeting minutes leaked at Tim Rideout’s Scottish Currency Group conference.)
good thread this 👇
1/ In today’s Mail, @stephendaisley.bsky.social mentions a conversation we had about the SNP’s energy policies. Short 🧵 with sources and a little bit of additional explanation…
October 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
good thread this 👇
been watching lots of focus groups - clearly many young Scots believe we “send all our taxes to Westminster but get only a fraction back”
but Scottish Government’s own National Statistics show we consistently benefit from 9.1% of UK public spending while contributing less than 8.5% to UK revenues 🤷🏻♂️
but Scottish Government’s own National Statistics show we consistently benefit from 9.1% of UK public spending while contributing less than 8.5% to UK revenues 🤷🏻♂️
October 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
been watching lots of focus groups - clearly many young Scots believe we “send all our taxes to Westminster but get only a fraction back”
but Scottish Government’s own National Statistics show we consistently benefit from 9.1% of UK public spending while contributing less than 8.5% to UK revenues 🤷🏻♂️
but Scottish Government’s own National Statistics show we consistently benefit from 9.1% of UK public spending while contributing less than 8.5% to UK revenues 🤷🏻♂️
highly recommended - but be prepared for a chilling, depressing and deeply unsettling read
www.ft.com/content/1377...
www.ft.com/content/1377...
October 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
highly recommended - but be prepared for a chilling, depressing and deeply unsettling read
www.ft.com/content/1377...
www.ft.com/content/1377...
Sunder is a consistent, measured voice of reason and he shows admirable calm in dealing with appalling attacks like this - this is more than “worrying”, it is shocking and outrageous
A very worrying escalation of online harassment.
Somebody has used a video of me saying "racism in football is a game of two halves" + put a fake voiceover on it saying "what I would say to the girls of Rotherham is it is a game of two halves"
x.com/EuropaIneffa...
Somebody has used a video of me saying "racism in football is a game of two halves" + put a fake voiceover on it saying "what I would say to the girls of Rotherham is it is a game of two halves"
x.com/EuropaIneffa...
Europa Ineffable on X: "In a recent panel at what looks like Labour conference, Sunder Katwala, wearing an England shirt, appeared to compare the R🦍 GANGS to a football match: "it's a game of two halves" 🥴 https://t.co/b5YNKyaQtu" / X
In a recent panel at what looks like Labour conference, Sunder Katwala, wearing an England shirt, appeared to compare the R🦍 GANGS to a football match
x.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Sunder is a consistent, measured voice of reason and he shows admirable calm in dealing with appalling attacks like this - this is more than “worrying”, it is shocking and outrageous
autumnal mornings are the best
October 20, 2025 at 7:32 AM
autumnal mornings are the best
i went shopping in Ningbo, China* - saw this and thought of you …
October 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
i went shopping in Ningbo, China* - saw this and thought of you …
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October 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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