What has Brexit meant for the people of Scotland?
by With five years having passed since Scotland was dragged out of the EU as part of the UK, what has Brexit meant for people in Scotland?
Brexit means…your weekly shop costs more than ever.
Brexit means our NHS is missing out on thousands of doctors and nurses from the EU.
Brexit means waiting in longer queues to travel abroad, and it has become much more difficult for anyone in Scotland to live or work in the EU – with touring musicians calling it a ‘catastrophe’.
Scotland voted to stay in the EU.
Scotland didn’t vote for Brexit.
But the UK Government decided Scotland must Brexit.
Brexit means there’s less public money, due to businesses losing revenue.
Brexit means businesses who relied on buying goods from the EU, or selling to the EU, are having a really tough time of it.
Thousands of businesses have had to close.
Some politicians told us to “vote No to stay in the EU” back in 2014. Bet they wish they could scrub those clips from the internet.
Brexit means Scotland’s economy has lost out on billions of pounds due to trade barriers, with analysis showing exports have dropped by over 7%.
Brexit means Nigel Farage is no longer the European Parliament’s problem. He’s now the UK’s problem.
As he’s now the bookies’ favourite to be the next Prime Minister, he could soon be Scotland’s problem too.