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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 2h

GBP will be controlled by rUK so will not count. We need our own currency to prove a stable economy.

GBP for transition, Then Scottish currency, After three years we decided if we want to join the Euro.

Just like the Baltic states.

Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 3h

You have to use your own currency for three years before you can join the Euro.

Look at the Baltic states.

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 3h

Northern Ireland can hold one every seven years. Good for them good for us.

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 3h

As we go into autumn and the leaves fall notice how few plastic bags there are hidden in the bushes. Remember all the fuss about the SNP charging for plastic bags?

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 22h

The note you have is just an advertising slip. It is backed up by the bank having a GBP 5 note sitting in the basement of their bank. Scotland needs to crate its own central bank to issue truly Scottish currency. This can only be done after indy.

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 22h

A Fresh Start with Independence

Would Scotland have nuclear weapons?
The Scottish Government has been clear that nuclear weapons would have no place in an independent Scotland.

www.gov.scot/publications...

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 23h

A Fresh Start with Independence

In the event of independence, the Scottish Government believes Scotland’s defence and security priorities would rest on three pillars:

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 23h

A Fresh Start with Independence

As an independent country, Scotland would be able to develop its own foreign policy and choose how best to work with allies, responding to world events and our changing world in ways that reflect Scotland’s interests.

www.gov.scot/publications...

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 23h

A Fresh Start with Independence

As a nation state within the EU, Scotland could have freedom of movement both within the EU and the UK through the Common Travel Area, allowing service companies to draw from a combined population of over 500 million people.

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 23h

A Fresh Start with Independence

What would Scotland’s currency be?
On independence, Scotland would continue to use the pound sterling for a period, before
moving to the Scottish pound.

The change to the Scottish pound would take place as soon as practicable.

www.gov.scot/publications...

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 23h

A Fresh Start with Independence

The UK Treasury acknowledged during the 2014 referendum campaign, the UK will be responsible for paying back all UK Government debt up until the point of independence.

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 23h

A Fresh Start with Independence

How would Scotland become independent?

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 23h

A Fresh Start with Independence

In an independent Scotland, the Scottish Government would maximise home-grown, renewable power generation,

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 1d

A Fresh Start with Independence

Because the best decisions for Scotland are taken by the people who live here
The Scottish Government believes that the people who live and work in Scotland are best placed to make decisions about Scotland.

www.gov.scot/publications...

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 1d

A Fresh Start with Independence
the number of health and care worker visas issued by the UK Government in a caring personal service occupation fell by 88%

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 1d

A Fresh Start with Independence

Voters in Scotland would gain the ability to choose the government at every single election, including the ability to remove a government that they believed was not working in Scotland’s interests.

www.gov.scot/publications...

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Jim Russell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. @jazzyrussell.bsky.social · 1d

Not like BBC SCOTLAND NEWS to miss important context given in the National news about deaths of homeless.

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 1d

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A Fresh Start with Independence

This paper sets out why Scotland should become an independent country, and what an independent Scotland could look like. It provides details of this Scottish Government’s proposals for an independent ...

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 1d

The more he refuses the more people should turn to independence.

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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 1d

So, Starmer is going to be visiting Scotland more often in the months leading up to GE2026. Maybe the media could get off their arses and ask him these questions.

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 1d

Short answer is no. Northern Ireland can have a boarder ref every seven years. No such agreement for Scotland hence the problems we have now. We can leave but Westminster will not say how.

We have to keep wining elections and get support up.

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 1d

www.youtube.com/live/hUpF2lr...

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Scotland's First Minister unveils independence plans

YouTube video by Sky News

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 1d

www.gov.scot/publications...

A Fresh Start with Independence

This paper sets out why Scotland should become an independent country, and what an independent Scotland could look like. It provides details of this Scottish Government’s proposals for an independent ...

www.gov.scot

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Charles Barr @charlesbarr.bsky.social · 1d

Things have changed since.

Are you saying even when Scotland votes in an indy government we should never have another ref?

ps NI can have a boarder ref every seven years.

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