JOHN Swinney has accused the Westminster establishment of having a “know your place” attitude towards Scotland as he ripped into Unionist…
establishment of having a “know your place” attitude towards Scotland as he ripped into Unionist parties for not acknowledging the devastatingreferendum result, the First Minister said the implementation of the UK’s departure from the EU exposed the UK as “not a partnership of equal nations” and instead a “Westminster knows best” union.
He also spoke about how the loss of freedom of movement was making it harder to recruit staff for care homes and how Brexit was causing problems for Scottish industries, citing estimations that red tape had cost Scottish salmon producers up to £100m. He insisted Scotland could benefit significantly from becoming independent and rejoining the EU, which would allow the country once again to be part of the single market and have access to EU trade deals.
Swinney insisted Scotland would also make an “important contribution” to the EU, helping to contribute to energy security and assisting the EU with reaching net zero goals because of its enormous renewable potential.
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