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These Islands is a forum for debate standing unabashedly for the view that more unites the people of the United Kingdom than divides them.
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  • @These_Islands
    These Islands
    @These_Islands
    Aug 12
    Everything you need to know about today’s GERS figures, plus the context and history for all the moving parts. @kevverage introduces the GERS Explorer.
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    GERS 2025/26
    The GERS report can't tell us what an independent Scotland's fiscal position would be - that would depend on the tax and spending decisions it would choose to and/or be forced to make. What the GERS...
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  • @These_Islands
    These Islands
    @These_Islands
    Apr 10
    The SNP is making an eye-catching claim at this election: “Independence would cut energy bills in Scotland by more than a third.” These Islands has published a short, step-by-step guide, demonstrating how this claim simply cannot be true.
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    How to interrogate SNP energy bills claim
    How to demonstrate that the SNP is not telling the truth about energy bills and Scotland’s “low-cost” renewables. A step-by-step guide.
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  • @These_Islands
    These Islands
    @These_Islands
    Apr 4
    Has there ever been a more dishonest Holyrood election campaign than the one John Swinney is currently running? @JohnFerry18 does not believe there has been.
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    The SNP’s Holyrood campaign is thoroughly dishonest
    Has there ever been a more dishonest Holyrood election campaign than the one John Swinney is currently running? John Ferry does not believe there has been.
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  • @These_Islands
    These Islands
    @These_Islands
    Feb 1
    The plan to issue Scottish Government bonds has always been about nationalist posturing. @staylorish on the millions of pounds of public money being wasted on fees for bankers, lawyers, and credit rating agencies.
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    Scottish Government bonds: an expensive mistake?
    Humza Yousaf’s inglorious year as first minister will not be remembered for many lasting achievements. But he does, at least, have one legacy.
  • @These_Islands
    These Islands
    @These_Islands
    Jan 12
    Last week, the Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute made a significant intervention on a notorious claim about income tax in Scotland. Has the SNP’s statistical chicanery finally run out of road?
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    The Tipping Point
    Last week, the Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute made a significant intervention on a notorious claim about income tax in Scotland. Has the SNP’s statistical chicanery finally run out of...
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