LOSING THEIR GRIP ON SCOTLAND AND ITS TAX REVENUE Several independent reports indicate that a Scotland independent of the " UK " would be an economic powerhouse. Westminster, Tory and Labour alike, decry these findings and lie to the Scottish public, who have been naieve enough to listen, saying Scotland couldn't make it alone. THIS LIE IS DEAD, if the media in Scotland were not so far into Westminsters pockets for favours, the lie would be public. One such report may be referenced at Slessor report on Scotlands independent economic viability See also Oil reveunue rip off, London sucking Scotland dry SMALL COUNTRIES HAVE A RECOGNISABLE VOICE IN THE E.U. This really frightens the established political system in the " UK " . Westminster has dominated Scotland since its " nobles " and churchmen sold the country out to the English in 1707. The so called " Act of Union " that created the " UK " Look at an Independent Scotland in the European parliament SCOTTISH OFFICE (Westminster controlled) FIGURES SHOW HOW STRONG AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND IN EUROPE WOULD BE The Scottish Enterprise Board own figures clearly show that Scotland does not need to be part of the " UK " to be successful. latest Westminster Supplied April 1997 figures show that Scotland makes 40% European branded PCs 27% of the worlds ATM banking machines 70% of Europes Notebook computers Scotland has 13% of Europes total semiconductor capacity and 50% of all British capacity Is 3rd in Europe for international funds under management 4 of the top worlds top 10 Information systems companies and 7 out of the of 10 in terms of European sales SCOTLANDS EXPORTS TOPPED £ 17,000,000,000 in 1995-1996 ($30,000,000,000) AND YET THE TORIES WOULD HAVE US BELIEVE SCOTLAND COULD NOT SUCCEED BY ITSELF? IN TRUTH THEY ARE ENVIOUS OF THE SCOTTISH PROPENSITY TO WORK WELL AND DELIVER ON TECHNICAL EMPLOYMENT ISSUES AND THE EXCHEQUER IN LONDON *NEEDS* SCOTLANDS SUPPORT. ONE MINUTE SCOTLAND IS THE WEAK LAMB NEEDING WESTMINSTERS SUPPOR, BUT THEIR OWN FIGURES SAY THIS IS A LIE! LOSING THEIR VETO This veto has been heavily abused by the Tory and the Labour party - the Unionist parties that use the Scots for votes, taxes, as a dumping ground and fodder for THEIR "Empire mentality" behaviour. It has allowed them to let pollution levels rise about EU safety standards. This helped " UK " water privatisation is helping them complete the total depletion of fish stocks by leaving quotas too high helped get them an opt out on most of the Social chapter. This leaves millions in the " UK " below official EU poverty levels and creates the perfect environment for human exploitation helps them maintain the bank of Englands iron grip over " UK " economic policy.... Not that it is helping Scotland of course! lets them threaten to derail monetary union, even though many real businessmen see huge advantages in predictable and controlled currency rates makes them feel they still have an Empire- they still see themselves as being " above " many Europeans lets them threaten to quosh a standing European army. Even though it would offer better security. As they are incapable of negotiating and helping direct the flow of 300+ million citizens.They would rather cry like children who had heir toys with friends, than enter the fra with the other European nations and help direct and mould a solution to all Europes issues. They want to use their veto, to the Tories, its just another nuclear deterrant! THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION The commission operates, not always at maximum efficiency admittedly, but nevertheless it operates to try and bring cohesion to a Europe that has special needs that cannot be met by self serving individual governments. Multi lingual European Political WWW servers