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Johnson stands by Fisheries Minister 'too busy' to read Brexit deal

YOU might think that the least we can expect from government ministers is that they have a rudimentary knowledge of major developments within their area of responsibility. The UK Prime Minister seems to disagree.

18th poll in a row shows majority for Scottish Independence

The first poll on Scottish independence in 2021 has found 57% support for independence from Scottish voters.

Just days after the deal ... 10 Brexit disasters (and counting)

JUST days into 2021 Boris Johnson’s desperate attempt to spin his dreadful Brexit deal as a brave dawn has been revealed – surprise, surprise - as utter nonsense. No sooner has one disaster reared its head than another one pops up to eclipse it. Here are 10 Brexit horror stories which reveal the deal for the shameful confidence trick it is.

63% of Scottish voters believe Yes would win a 2021 referendum

63% of Scottish voters believe Scotland would vote Yes to independence if there is an independence referendum next year.

Poll - 70% would trust Scottish Government with powers to run economy

70% of Scots have more confidence in the Scottish Government to manage the economy compared with Westminster, according to a recent poll.

Smaller independent countries’ COVID-19 economic recovery packages better than Scotland’s as part of the UK

Throughout this global health crisis, it has become clear that small independent countries have been able to offer very supportive economic recovery packages. For example, Norway and Denmark, two of our closest neighbours which have similar population sizes to Scotland, have been able to source large sums of funding to deal with the coronavirus pandemic and restarting their economies.

The UK would have to strike a trade agreement with an independent Scotland

Scotland is the UK’s second-largest national export market. With the dual economic crises of the pandemic and Brexit weakening the UK in the coming decade, London would need a free trade agreement with an independent Scotland.

Why Boris Johnson came to Scotland in panic mode

The UK PM decided to drop everything and head to Scotland to save the union. Most Scottish independence supporters were quite happy about that as they see Johnson as toxic and think such a staged managed visit - as always he avoided meeting real people, just a few hand-picked Scotiaphobes and soldiers who had been ordered to meet him - could even boost support for Scottish independence.

Has being a part of the UK damaged Scotland’s COVID-19 response?

The UK Prime Minister came to Scotland this week in an attempt to protect the rapidly shrinking support for the Union. One of his key points was that being a part of the larger UK will have aided Scotland in dealing with the crisis.