Kevin Hague
@kevverage.bsky.social
Investor/chair of a couple of Scottish businesses; chair of constitutional think tank These Islands; keen analyst of Scotland’s economic data (particularly “GERS” #fml); occasional political commentator; runner, hill walker & dog lover - views own, obv
was a decent evening to be returning to Edinburgh
November 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
was a decent evening to be returning to Edinburgh
some journalists’ thirst for grievance is insatiable, this is egregiously bad reporting:
the UK obviously can’t benefit from electricity which *isn’t generated* and Scotland doesn’t “bear the brunt” of these constraint PAYMENTS, it *benefits* from them (ffs)
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2558775...
the UK obviously can’t benefit from electricity which *isn’t generated* and Scotland doesn’t “bear the brunt” of these constraint PAYMENTS, it *benefits* from them (ffs)
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2558775...
November 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
some journalists’ thirst for grievance is insatiable, this is egregiously bad reporting:
the UK obviously can’t benefit from electricity which *isn’t generated* and Scotland doesn’t “bear the brunt” of these constraint PAYMENTS, it *benefits* from them (ffs)
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2558775...
the UK obviously can’t benefit from electricity which *isn’t generated* and Scotland doesn’t “bear the brunt” of these constraint PAYMENTS, it *benefits* from them (ffs)
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2558775...
more focus group frustration: just listened to group all agreeing that in the English press “Andy Murray was always Scottish if he lost and British if he was winning”
another myth that persists despite having been thoroughly debunked 🫤
www.stir.ac.uk/news/2015/11....
another myth that persists despite having been thoroughly debunked 🫤
www.stir.ac.uk/news/2015/11....
October 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
more focus group frustration: just listened to group all agreeing that in the English press “Andy Murray was always Scottish if he lost and British if he was winning”
another myth that persists despite having been thoroughly debunked 🫤
www.stir.ac.uk/news/2015/11....
another myth that persists despite having been thoroughly debunked 🫤
www.stir.ac.uk/news/2015/11....
been watching lots of focus groups - clearly many young Scots believe we “send all our taxes to Westminster but get only a fraction back”
but Scottish Government’s own National Statistics show we consistently benefit from 9.1% of UK public spending while contributing less than 8.5% to UK revenues 🤷🏻♂️
but Scottish Government’s own National Statistics show we consistently benefit from 9.1% of UK public spending while contributing less than 8.5% to UK revenues 🤷🏻♂️
October 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
been watching lots of focus groups - clearly many young Scots believe we “send all our taxes to Westminster but get only a fraction back”
but Scottish Government’s own National Statistics show we consistently benefit from 9.1% of UK public spending while contributing less than 8.5% to UK revenues 🤷🏻♂️
but Scottish Government’s own National Statistics show we consistently benefit from 9.1% of UK public spending while contributing less than 8.5% to UK revenues 🤷🏻♂️
highly recommended - but be prepared for a chilling, depressing and deeply unsettling read
www.ft.com/content/1377...
www.ft.com/content/1377...
October 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
highly recommended - but be prepared for a chilling, depressing and deeply unsettling read
www.ft.com/content/1377...
www.ft.com/content/1377...
autumnal mornings are the best
October 20, 2025 at 7:32 AM
autumnal mornings are the best
i went shopping in Ningbo, China* - saw this and thought of you …
October 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
i went shopping in Ningbo, China* - saw this and thought of you …
with the best will in the world, i refer you back to the *actual numbers* - how can you seriously seek to create a grievance out of these simple and undisputed facts: average revenue/head generated while benefitting from far higher than average spending/head?
October 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
with the best will in the world, i refer you back to the *actual numbers* - how can you seriously seek to create a grievance out of these simple and undisputed facts: average revenue/head generated while benefitting from far higher than average spending/head?
ps who do you think this “you” is that you’re referring to?
October 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
ps who do you think this “you” is that you’re referring to?
also - just fyi - according to the Scottish Government’s own calculations Scotland was a small net fiscal contributor *to* the EU
I know facts can be uncomfortable at times, but you really should engage with them if you want to be persuasive
I know facts can be uncomfortable at times, but you really should engage with them if you want to be persuasive
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 AM
also - just fyi - according to the Scottish Government’s own calculations Scotland was a small net fiscal contributor *to* the EU
I know facts can be uncomfortable at times, but you really should engage with them if you want to be persuasive
I know facts can be uncomfortable at times, but you really should engage with them if you want to be persuasive
why don’t you engage with the actual numbers?
we generate close to average revenue per head but get £2,600 more spending per head — these are the Scottish Government’s own numbers - your insistent repetition of a false grievance doesn’t make it true
we generate close to average revenue per head but get £2,600 more spending per head — these are the Scottish Government’s own numbers - your insistent repetition of a false grievance doesn’t make it true
October 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
why don’t you engage with the actual numbers?
we generate close to average revenue per head but get £2,600 more spending per head — these are the Scottish Government’s own numbers - your insistent repetition of a false grievance doesn’t make it true
we generate close to average revenue per head but get £2,600 more spending per head — these are the Scottish Government’s own numbers - your insistent repetition of a false grievance doesn’t make it true
and as for being like any other nornal independent country: I’m on record as saying Scotland could be - you’d just have to persuade Scots to have far higher taxes or much lower public spending 🤷🏻♂️
www.these-islands.co.uk/publications...
www.these-islands.co.uk/publications...
October 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
and as for being like any other nornal independent country: I’m on record as saying Scotland could be - you’d just have to persuade Scots to have far higher taxes or much lower public spending 🤷🏻♂️
www.these-islands.co.uk/publications...
www.these-islands.co.uk/publications...
this guy knows how to stay dry
October 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
this guy knows how to stay dry
and if anybody’s interested (or doubts me), here’s the magnificent beast in question - check the condition.l of those tyres
October 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
and if anybody’s interested (or doubts me), here’s the magnificent beast in question - check the condition.l of those tyres
took this picture today of the cockpit of a working tractor (i kid you not)
October 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
took this picture today of the cockpit of a working tractor (i kid you not)
does feel pretty exposed up here tbf
October 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
does feel pretty exposed up here tbf
having fun on the west coast of Lewis …
October 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
having fun on the west coast of Lewis …
a splendid juxtaposition
September 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM
a splendid juxtaposition