John Ferry @johnferry.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Puncturing the national exceptionalism myths spouted by those who claim we in Scotland are so different to our immediate neighbours as to be incompatible in the same state. www.economist.com/britain/2025... 011
John Ferry @johnferry.bsky.social · 16/03/2025A revealing and somewhat unsettling comment from Nicola Sturgeon on the campaign trail in 2003, as recalled by Magnus Linklater in his Sunday Times column today - which is still free to read👇 www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/... 221
John Ferry @johnferry.bsky.social · 01/02/2025A useful rule of thumb is to be wary of those who ask you to take a faith-based approach to politics 150
John Ferry @johnferry.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Lunch with the FT pieces are always good. This latest one, with Nicola Sturgeon, comes close to her admitting the argument that independence is the key to delivering better social & economic outcomes is nonsense. Instead, it's basic Faragism, as per this quote: www.ft.com/content/2f91... 121
John Ferry @johnferry.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Not sure he ever recovered from this shoe incident, if I'm honest... 020
John Ferry @johnferry.bsky.social · 04/01/2025The cost of separation. I'm confused however as to why lots of SNP MPs & MSPs are sharing this while also pushing a separatist policy that would be 2 to 3 times more costly for Scotland in terms of trade-related economic damage alone. #Brexit #Scexit 150
John Ferry @johnferry.bsky.social · 04/12/2024SNP ScotGov spin on #ScottishBudget is quickly falling apart. This is from @fraserofallander.org A real two fingers up to business in Scotland once again. 310
John Ferry @johnferry.bsky.social · 03/12/2024I touched on this in an article I wrote earlier this year (please forgive the self-promotion: www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/c... ): 010
