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An talkin aboot near enough anyhin thits gaun doon aroon Scotland in Scots.

Scots is a Wast Germanic leid o tha Anglic varietie that's spaken aw ower Scotland an en tha stewartrie o Ulster en Ireland .

Bi tha lat 15t yeirhunder tha sicht fowk haed o tha differs wi tha leid spaken faurder sooth cam til tha fore an Scots-spikkin Scots begoud tae crie thair leid "Scots"

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Independence lessons: How Ireland built a strong economy (www.believeinscotland.org)

submitted 8 months ago by Bampot to c/bletheringskite

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Ireland is a stable and prosperous independent country. It has used the powers of independence to build a strong and diverse economy.

It has long been portrayed as the UK’s poor neighbour but much of that due to the economic exploitation of Ireland by the UK until the early 20th century.

Ireland enjoys the unique situation of being part of both the Common Travel Zone and the EU single market. It has an educated, dynamic workforce which makes it attractive to investment. All nations have issues and improvement needs, of course they do, but Ireland has used its economic prosperity in ways that mean it now outperforms the UK in most metrics that measure the health and happiness of the population.

Of course, Ireland and Scotland are different in many ways - but it is instructive to look at Ireland’s success as a small independent nation.

Where is Ireland today?

When Ireland joined the EU in 1972, its per capita income was only 60% of the average. Now it is at least 100% of the average and by some measures, it scores even higher.

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[–] cccrontab 1 points 8 months ago

It's also a tax haven.