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Despite multi-decade mismanagement by government I disagree. Exactly this post shows much much progress the UK has made. Can you share some specifics of "mul
by throwaway2037 3y ago
Despite multi-decade mismanagement by government
I disagree. Exactly this post shows much much progress the UK has made. Can you share some specifics of "multi-decade mismanagement by government"? Can you compare that to other highly developed countries?
especially now Scottish Independence is receding from the conversation
Can you explain why this matters? I assume the UK minus Scotland has enough onshore and offshore locations to fully power itself with wind and solar.
- hunglee2 3y ago- Mismanagement UK response to GFC was amongst harshest austerity policies in Europe, leading to infrastructure neglect, local government bankruptcy, degrading of the military and lack of investment in education, healthcare and the rest. This set the scene for Brexit, a policy which increased trade friction with the country's most important trade partners whilst also _increasing_ the immigration it was supposed to reduce. - Scotland Independence Indy movement argument for economic viability was access to wind / wave energy around the cost of Scotland. Over half of UK total wind energy comes from Scotland.