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Originally Posted by Stuart
A couple of other things to note:
- Putin seems to be doing a good job of effectively annexing the old Soviet states, so probably not a good idea to rely on them for evidence.
- A lot of the countries shown are part of Europe. How truly independant are they?
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Especially the Benelux countries which have had a close union since well before the EU got to its current state.
But don't sweat over it too much - as I said, it's so brain dead it's really beyond parody, never mind anything approaching intelligent discussion.
Meanwhile, another day, another SNP fantasy blows up in Eck's face.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/politic...licy-1-3364890
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The Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) has said there are not enough Scottish mothers who want to go back to work to deliver the dramatic increase in revenue predicted in the Scottish Government’s white paper for independence.
Generating a childcare revolution that would increase tax revenues by getting more mothers back to work was the key announcement when the blueprint for independence was launched last year. Mr Salmond argued that independence was the only way of achieving his vision for a “transformative” expansion of childcare.
The SPICe paper said: “The increased output and tax revenues rely on up to 104,000 women moving from economic inactivity into economic activity. At present, there are only 64,000 mothers of one to five-year-olds who are economically inactive.”
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