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Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 18m

Here is the clip:

Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 18m

The video which ran before John Swinney’s speech showed this wave energy converter as he claimed independence would reduce energy bills in Scotland. The cost of wave power is £360-£380/MWh - about 4.5x higher than the wholesale cost in bills today. His rhetoric is utterly false.

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Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 3h

Shocking scenes at SNP conference as someone says perfectly sensible things about energy, specifically nuclear power. It was an isolated incident, and his plea for sanity was overwhelmingly defeated.

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Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 4h

And if he’s really interested in the details, this:

Wrong With The Wind

Scotland has substantial renewable energy resources, and that’s a very good thing. But hugely exaggerating the size of the potential resource for political purposes is not a good thing. This is the st...

www.these-islands.co.uk

Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 4h

Bill Kidd should read this:

Scottish government admits key wind power statistic is wrong

Incorrect claims that Scotland has 25% of Europe's offshore wind potential had been repeated by several SNP ministers.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 4h

Surely nobody could be dumb enough to claim “Scotland has 25% of Europe’s offshore wind potential” at this year’s SNP conference? Step forward Bill Kidd MSP, who makes the even more ludicrous claim that Scotland has 25% of *all* the renewables potential in Europe.

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Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 18h

Bold idea at SNP conference today: a campaign against online falsehoods.

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Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 1d

John Swinney believes that Scotland’s renewables are the answer to every question about the economics of independence. He is profoundly wrong. This piece explains why.

Infinite and Everywhere

The journey to net zero means leaving behind the fossil fuel era, and moving towards a world which will power itself by capturing energy from super-abundant resources. This has profoundly important co...

www.these-islands.co.uk

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Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 1d

Another mauling for John Swinney on his ludicrous currency proposals. This time, all he can do is accuse Martin Geissler of being overly gloomy, and suggest that Scotland’s renewables will somehow come to the rescue. Desperate and embarrassing stuff.

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Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 22h

Big news. Shona Robison has found the top of Scotland’s Laffer curve. Not clear if we are currently sitting atop that peak, or already on the downslope…

The Scotsman @scotsman.com · 23h

We’ve reached our limits on raising income tax in Scotland, says SNP finance secretary
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

We’ve reached our limits on raising income tax in Scotland, says SNP finance minister

The Scottish Government has reached its limits on income tax, the Finance Secretary has said.

www.scotsman.com

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Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 1d

And here:

Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 1d

How does John Swinney respond to a very fair question about the GERS figures? In the most facile way imaginable: “the UK has a deficit too, Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, blah blah blah…”

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Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 1d

How does John Swinney respond to a very fair question about the GERS figures? In the most facile way imaginable: “the UK has a deficit too, Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, blah blah blah…”

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Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 1d

John Swinney believes that Scotland’s renewables are the answer to every question about the economics of independence. He is profoundly wrong. This piece explains why.

Infinite and Everywhere

The journey to net zero means leaving behind the fossil fuel era, and moving towards a world which will power itself by capturing energy from super-abundant resources. This has profoundly important co...

www.these-islands.co.uk

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Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 1d

Continuation of interview is here:

Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 1d

Another mauling for John Swinney on his ludicrous currency proposals. This time, all he can do is accuse Martin Geissler of being overly gloomy, and suggest that Scotland’s renewables will somehow come to the rescue. Desperate and embarrassing stuff.

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Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 1d

Independence is not simply a one-way bet for Scottish households, Martin Geissler points out. And John Swinney has no answer, except arm-waving talk about other nations. Not credible and not serious. #BBCSundayShow

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Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 1d

Another mauling for John Swinney on his ludicrous currency proposals. This time, all he can do is accuse Martin Geissler of being overly gloomy, and suggest that Scotland’s renewables will somehow come to the rescue. Desperate and embarrassing stuff.

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Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 2d

The full interview is here:

www.itv.com

Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 2d

Pressed by Peter Smith for answers on his independence paper’s currency proposals, John Swinney simply doesn’t have them. All he can do is retreat to his comfort zone of magical thinking on child poverty.

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Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 3d

4/ And this one (Ronald MacDonald): www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 3d

3/ Excerpts taken from this article (Tony Yates): www.thetimes.com/article/f760...

Economists pour scorn on John Swinney’s bank of last resort claim

The first minister suggested the Bank of England would bail out an independent Scotland in the event of a financial crisis

www.thetimes.com

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Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 3d

2/ And so was Ronald MacDonald.

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Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 3d

1/ Assuming John Swinney hasn’t had enough of experts, he might want to reflect on what they have had to say about the currency and fiscal proposals (or lack thereof) in his latest independence paper. @t0nyyates.bsky.social was unimpressed.

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Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 4d

Clip is from Swinney’s appearance yesterday before the Conveners Group at Holyrood.

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Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 4d

The ferries debacle and the future of Ferguson Marine have been massive stories in Scotland. So you’d think the First Minister might remember when he last visited the yard. You’d be wrong.

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Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 4d

Mentioned in the above exchanges is Thibault Laurentjoye’s paper on currency options for an independent Wales, which he was commissioned to write by Plaid Cymru. It can be found here: assets.nationbuilder.com/plaid2016/pa...

assets.nationbuilder.com

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