Scotland the crap

[angusglover]

Aye suppose your right. Only failed workers that serve the oil industry end up serving the recruitment industry.

Recruitment Agencies are for people that cannot get real jobs.....

[AtW]

All I know about Scotland is that women from Glesga are all like female dogs from hell, nice accent though (but the French one is still better).

I now used up my posting quota up to Sep 2007

[angusglover]

All I know about Scotland is that women from Glesga are all like female dogs from hell, nice accent though (but the French one is still better).

I now used up my posting quota up to Sep 2007

Not any worse than some of the "wimmin" from Sheffield.....

[Euro-commuter]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6739007.stm

Scotland is the worst performing small country in Western Europe, according to a report by business leaders.

The Federation of Small Businesses' annual Index of Wealth compared 10 countries on economic performance, employment rates, health and education.

Scotland's life expectancy rate was a major factor in it coming bottom.


Is Scotland that bad? I have never been north of the Watford Gap.

It depends what you want from it. It shows up last on this list because of the baleful influence of the poverty and poor health of the Glasgow area, which is proportionately large, crowded, and run-down. Kind of like having Liverpool spread over a quarter of England. OTOH it can be fun to live in, probably like Liverpool.

Meanwhile that leaves plenty of much more attractive open space in other parts of the country.


Obligatory political answer, not that my heart's in it: the reason why Scotland comes last compared to all those other countries is precisely that they are countries, whereas Scotland is currently just a distant provincial branch economy.

[scooterscot]

Tell it like it is EC...

[Cliphead]

And then there's this.

Scottish children 'more advanced'

The research found Scottish children were good with colours and shapes
Scottish three-year-olds have a wider vocabulary and better understanding of colours, numbers and shapes than those elsewhere in the UK, a study has shown.

Researchers from the University of London are tracking the development of more than 15,000 children.

Examining vocabulary, they found that three year-olds in Scotland were three months ahead of their counterparts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Scots children were ahead by two months when "school readiness" was examined.

This gauged their understanding of not only colours, numbers and shapes but letters, counting and comparisons.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6740159.stm

[King Cnvt]

And then there's this.

Scottish children 'more advanced'

The research found Scottish children were good with colours and shapes
Scottish three-year-olds have a wider vocabulary and better understanding of colours, numbers and shapes than those elsewhere in the UK, a study has shown.

Researchers from the University of London are tracking the development of more than 15,000 children.

Examining vocabulary, they found that three year-olds in Scotland were three months ahead of their counterparts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Scots children were ahead by two months when "school readiness" was examined.

This gauged their understanding of not only colours, numbers and shapes but letters, counting and comparisons.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6740159.stm

Then they discover alcohol, crack cocaine and glue, and it's all downhill from there.

[Euro-commuter]

And then there's this.

Scottish children 'more advanced'

The research found Scottish children were good with colours and shapes
Scottish three-year-olds have a wider vocabulary and better understanding of colours, numbers and shapes than those elsewhere in the UK, a study has shown.

Researchers from the University of London are tracking the development of more than 15,000 children.

Examining vocabulary, they found that three year-olds in Scotland were three months ahead of their counterparts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Scots children were ahead by two months when "school readiness" was examined.

This gauged their understanding of not only colours, numbers and shapes but letters, counting and comparisons.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6740159.stm

Yes, the FSB report put Scotland as "very strong" on educational attainment, actually above average on economy and employment, and very poor on health and life expectancy, so poor as to drag the average score down to the bottom.

[The Lone Gunman]

Isn't "good with colours" a euphamism for something?

[Euro-commuter]

Isn't "good with colours" a euphamism for something?

euphemism. You obviously lack a good Scottish education