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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

the GERS deficit doesn’t matter [link follows]

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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

there’s a fundamental issue that always gets missed in the annual GERS debate: the GERS deficit doesn’t matter the latest chokkablog - which i’m sure won’t upset anybody - explains why👇 chokkablog.com/blog/gers-de...

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Why the GERS deficit doesn't matter | chokkablog

Every year there's a big stramash when the Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) figures are released. I am more guilty than most of wading…

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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

why is the EU’s 1.5% deficit target and 3% excessive deficit limit relevant to the Scottish independence debate? because if you want to join the club, you have to play by the rules new blog 👉 chokkablog.com/blog/fiscal-...

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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

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Why the GERS deficit doesn't matter | chokkablog

Every year there's a big stramash when the Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) figures are released. I am more guilty than most of wading…

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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

did the Fraser of Allander institute really say the Scottish Government’s GERS figures are irrelevant to the independence debate? the answer’s here 👉 chokkablog.com/blog/fraser-...

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Did Fraser of Allander say to ignore the GERS figures? | chokkablog

It happens every year and it's all rather tedious - but this is the first of a series of blogs I will write debunking myths or false narratives currently…

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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

fwiw think this is an important summary of the GERS debate - i encourage people to share and invite comments below this “insight” on gers-explorer.com - whether you agree or disagree, i’m keen to hear your views gers-explorer.com/insights/wha...

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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A quick thread on today’s #GERS figures 1. Scotland’s GERS deficit continues to be much greater than the EU’s 3% excessive deficit threshold

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Andy Burnham begins his premiership with a net approval rating of +16, a 20-point rise in his approval since previous Opinium poll, when he was PM-elect in mid-July 🌹 Burnham +16 🔶 Davey +1 🌳 Badenoch +1 🌍 Polanski -20 ➡️ Farage -24

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Rab Boyce @rabboyce.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

2014 to 2019 summed up nicely ;) @kevverage.bsky.social

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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

i bet she tells people she doesn’t ski

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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

i bet she tells people she doesn’t ski

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 10/01/2026

The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred. It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become

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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

He remains, to this day, the first and only songwriter to have voluntarily renounced his songwriting royalties for a charity record and forced his publisher to accept it. He could have made millions from that song. They went to the actual charity instead.

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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

this (as with so much else Philippe writes) is a thread very much worth reading

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Today's 70% fall in net migration to 205,000 was not one of the six stories in BBC ten o'clock news. Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters Down by 140k isn't thought to be. Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.

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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is @freemovement.bsky.social

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

OK this is amazing. Trump’s Truth Social has its own AI search tool, which company debuted a month after Trump signed an exec order to end use of “Woke AI” in federal government. Here's how it responds to questions about tariffs, who won 2020 election, Jan 6, etc: www.thebulwark.com/p/pardon-the...

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Caitlin Moran @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?

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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

was a decent evening to be returning to Edinburgh

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Did someone say beveragino?

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

BBC really burying the lede there

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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

i’m willing to accept that there might be a worse innovation than the Dyson Airblade Tap, but if there is i have yet to see it

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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Wordle 1,597 2/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #lol

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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

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...

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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

when I say “Scotland” here i risk falling into the Nationalists’ trap - i should really say “the private companies who rely on the GB energy market’s subsidy regime to support their investment in wind farms in Scotland”

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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

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Tom Sutcliffe @tds153.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Prince Andrew reveals his new coat of arms

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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

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....

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

A few outlets covered Musk making more explicit his calls for his ally Tommy Robinson to lead a movement that now prepares for violence and pre-empts (begins) a civil war with violence, claiming it is community self-defence. Most did not think there was any news here www.google.com/search?sca_e...

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Musk civil war - Google Search

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Sam Taylor @staylorish.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

1/ 🚨 Kate Forbes says SNP members “must avoid talking publicly about currency”. (According to SNP branch meeting minutes leaked at Tim Rideout’s Scottish Currency Group conference.)

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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

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 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

highly recommended - but be prepared for a chilling, depressing and deeply unsettling read www.ft.com/content/1377...

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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Sunder is a consistent, measured voice of reason and he shows admirable calm in dealing with appalling attacks like this - this is more than “worrying”, it is shocking and outrageous

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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

autumnal mornings are the best

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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

i went shopping in Ningbo, China* - saw this and thought of you …

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Matt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

If you could please do us a favour and RT (or whatever it is on here) my writing CV I would be extremely grateful. I am a very capable writer of words, mainly “humorous”’ and if you have some PROPER paid work for me, please DM me. Thank you for your time www.mathew-owen.co.uk

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These Islands @theseislands.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

The most serious failure of the SNP’s latest independence paper is that it completely ducks the question of how an independent Scotland would get its public finances onto a sustainable footing.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

I assume Jenrick will be asked to confirm if he has a similar position on burning Bibles in public - it may be offensive but it should not be illegal. But would he really pretend he would attend the court case to show solidarity & support to a Bible burner too? He surely would not.

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Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

i see we’re now at the “if you believe in accurate presentation of basic economic facts then you should leave Scotland” stage of joyous and civic nationalism 🫤

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