Decent start to the weekend

Puncturing the national exceptionalism myths spouted by those who claim we in Scotland are so different to our immediate neighbours as to be incompatible in the same state.

www.economist.com/britain/2025...

A revealing and somewhat unsettling comment from Nicola Sturgeon on the campaign trail in 2003, as recalled by Magnus Linklater in his Sunday Times column today - which is still free to read👇

www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...

You what!?

A useful rule of thumb is to be wary of those who ask you to take a faith-based approach to politics

Lunch with the FT pieces are always good. This latest one, with Nicola Sturgeon, comes close to her admitting the argument that independence is the key to delivering better social & economic outcomes is nonsense. Instead, it's basic Faragism, as per this quote:
www.ft.com/content/2f91...

Not sure he ever recovered from this shoe incident, if I'm honest...

The cost of separation. I'm confused however as to why lots of SNP MPs & MSPs are sharing this while also pushing a separatist policy that would be 2 to 3 times more costly for Scotland in terms of trade-related economic damage alone. #Brexit #Scexit

SNP ScotGov spin on #ScottishBudget is quickly falling apart. This is from @fraserofallander.org

A real two fingers up to business in Scotland once again.

I touched on this in an article I wrote earlier this year (please forgive the self-promotion: www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/c... ):

That was an afternoon well spent #SCOvsAUS