Brexit and Scotland
Viktor Orbán calls for anti-migration politicians to take over EU
Hungarian PM also hails new partnership forged with Poland by Italy’s Matteo Salvini
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/10/viktor-orban-calls-anti-migration-politics-take-over-eu-matteo-salvini
EU ON THE BRINK: Italy plotting to use ‘Yellow Vests’ to DESTROY Brussels as we know it
ITALY’S Five Star Movement is plotting to use the growing ‘Yellow Vest’ protest movement to shake up the European Union and end the Brussels project’s time “is up”
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1070007/EU-news-Italy-France-European-Parliament-elections-Yellow-Vest-Emmanuel-Macron-Five-Star
Nicola Sturgeon preparing to pull Indyref2 trigger in ‘the next few weeks’
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-second-independence-referendum-13867716
EUROPEAN UNION FUNDING IN SCOTLAND
https://digitalpublications.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefings/Report/2018/9/28/European-Union-funding-in-Scotland
Scottish Public Finance Manual
https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-public-finance-manual/eu-funding/eu-funding/
How does Scotland benefit from EU funding?
https://www.snp.org/policies/pb-how-does-scotland-benefit-from-eu-funding/
Social Tenants in Scotland 2015: statistics
https://www.gov.scot/publications/social-tenants-scotland-2015/pages/4/
Nicola Sturgeon urged to step up pressure for new independence referendum
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nicola-sturgeon-urged-to-step-up-pressure-for-new-independence-referendum-qwbrk9fs6
DEVOLUTION IN SCOTLAND
https://www.deliveringforscotland.gov.uk/life-in-scotland/devolution/
Devolve immigration policy post-Brexit, says Nicola Sturgeon
She warned Scotland risks a ‘disastrous’ fall in its working population when Britain leaves the European Union.
https://home.bt.com/news/uk-news/devolve-immigration-policy-post-brexit-says-nicola-sturgeon-11364271693697
Yes, Scotland does receive an unfair share of public spending. Probably
https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2015/03/yes-scotland-does-receive-an-unfair-share-of-public-spending-probably/
Nicola Sturgeon to press ahead with indy ref 2 plans but rejects Theresa May Brexit talks
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/01/17/nicola-sturgeon-press-ahead-indy-ref-2-plans-rejects-theresa/
Brexit: Theresa May’s deal is voted down in historic Commons defeat
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-46885828
Scotland’s workforce: Where are most Scots employed in 2017?
https://www.scotsman.com/business/markets-economy/scotland-s-workforce-where-are-most-scots-employed-in-2017-1-4608081
Right of asylum: Austria’s unsettling proposals to member states
https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/right-of-asylum-austrias-unsettling-proposals-to-member-states/
EU NIGHTMARE: France’s yellow vest revolt against Macron will cause huge headache in 2019
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1061809/EU-news-Emmanuel-Macron-France-2019-yellow-vest-European-election-latest
The EU is No Friend to Scottish Independence
The Scottish National Party needs to end its love affair with the EU.
https://fee.org/articles/the-eu-is-no-friend-to-scottish-independence/
Independent Scotland ‘would have to apply for EU membership’
European commission reasserts that Scotland would have no automatic right to being part of EU if it voted to leave UK
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/feb/10/independent-scotland-would-have-to-apply-for-eu-membership
Sturgeon will give clarity on Scottish independence push in coming weeks
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-scotland/sturgeon-will-give-clarity-on-scottish-independence-push-in-coming-weeks-idUSKCN1PB1K7
Scotland: Tax and spending
https://fullfact.org/economy/tax-and-spending-scotland/
EU Country Deficit
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J6qNSV-ofxg/Vve1Jy3JsrI/AAAAAAAABcU/msVnOqiYzNMXzItVjH8QDGiwOR_y_efAQ/s1600/Chart7_EU_comparisons.png
Scotland is better off in the UK than on its own in the EU
https://qz.com/717895/scotland-is-better-off-in-the-uk-than-on-its-own-in-the-eu/
Ruth Davidson DISMANTLES Sturgeon’s plan to keep sterling in future independent Scotland
SCOTTISH Tory leader Ruth Davidson tore apart Nicola Sturgeon’s plan to keep the Sterling as Scotland’s future currency should a second independence referendum be successful.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/965200/Ruth-Davidson-Nicola-Sturgeon-SNP-Scotland-Independence-Referendum-Pound-Sterling
How does Scotland benefit from EU funding?
https://www.snp.org/policies/pb-how-does-scotland-benefit-from-eu-funding/
Scottish Public Finance Manual
https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-public-finance-manual/eu-funding/eu-funding/
EUROPEAN UNION FUNDING IN SCOTLAND
https://digitalpublications.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefings/Report/2018/9/28/European-Union-funding-in-Scotland