Contributions
Articles from 2006
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Gordon Brown's pre-budget-budget is a sad disappointment by John Purvis CBE
Gordon Brown’s mini-pre-budget-budget is a sad disappointment. Looking from Europe it is concerning to see the U.K. falling behind in competitiveness. Our taxes are becoming …
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EU Trade by IJ
Some trade statistics came out a few days ago: In 2003, global market shares were: the EU 21.3%; Chinese world 15.7%; USA 13.8%; Japan 10.5%; …
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EU Defence by IJ
How is Europe going to guarantee its security, was a theme of Radio 4’s ‘Analysis’ programme last week http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/analysis/6172976.stm The bottom line seems to be …
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Energy Strategy by IJ
“In May 2005, the Council of the Royal Society of Edinburgh established a Committee of Inquiry into Energy Issues for Scotland. The Committee was given …
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Scotland, in or out of Europe. by andykrolak
Should Scotland remain in the EU? What if we went back to EFTA? (European Free Trade Association) Should Scotland join our Scandinavian neighbours in a …
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Scotland's Future Depends on Open Markets, Not Closed Border by AlexSalmond
Scotland ‘s future depends on open markets, not closed borders. 50 years ago Scotland enjoyed a 50 million home market within the UK . But …
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Difficulty with EU legislation by RobertPattullo
Many thanks for this site. A difficulty the people of Scotland have had is that we don’t know when legislation is being considered and who …
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European Citizens' Initiative, giving a voice to citizens by larsbosselmann
Europe needs more citizens’ involvement. Everybody agrees on that. But too often, concrete plans and actions how to achieve this are missing. A broad alliance …
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EU Budget by AlexFergusson
I was delighted to see in a recent report that the House of Lords European Union Committee has stated that the European Union has been …
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Ireland Leads the Way in Europe by Struan Stevenson MEP
The rejection of the Lisbon Treaty by the Irish provides us with a great opportunity to re-invent Europe. We need to build a Europe for …
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We need a robust debate on the rural economy by AlexFergusson
Scotland’s rural economy remains heavily dependent on the traditional drivers of Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Tourism. These industries are all under enormous pressure with Agriculture …
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Welcome to ThinkScotland's Forum by Robert Kilgour
Thank you for registering to take part in ThinkScotland, Scotland’s virtual debating chamber. By introducing an independent forum, ThinkScotland wants to engage with the public …
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Have we lost control of our direct tax rates? by Professor Gavin Don
On September 6 the European Court ruled in effect that alteration of direct tax rates by sovereign governments was “illegal State Aid”, and therefore forbidden. …
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Turkish delight or a can of worms? by Struan Stevenson MEP
The accession of Turkey as a full member of the EU is fraught with difficulties. The population of Turkey is currently 71 million. It is …
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Scotland needs nuclear power by Struan Stevenson MEP
Nuclear power is virtually CO2 emission free and currently provides around 40% of Scotland’s and 20% of the UK’s baseload electricity. The pledge by the …