California's gross domestic product rose by US$127 billion from 2016 to 2017, surpassing US$2.7 trillion, the data said. Meanwhile, the UK's economic output fell slightly over that time when measured in US dollars, due in part to exchange rate fluctuations.
The data demonstrate the sheer immensity of California's economy, home to nearly 40 million people, a thriving technology sector in Silicon Valley, the world's entertainment capital in Hollywood and the nation's salad bowl in the Central Valley agricultural heartland. It also reflects a substantial turnaround since the Great Recession.
(Score: 5, Informative) by turgid on Sunday May 06 2018, @10:25AM (8 children)
The gift that keeps on giving, and we haven't even left yet. By the way, 35000 people marched through Glasgow yesterday in support of Scottish independence.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 06 2018, @11:29AM (4 children)
Are there pictures?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Also Scottish independence march without kilts seems like an English independence march without tea :)
(Score: 4, Informative) by rleigh on Sunday May 06 2018, @12:03PM (3 children)
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16207875.Tens_of_thousands_join_march_for_independence_in_the_biggest_public_demo_since_2003_rally_against_Iraq_war/ [heraldscotland.com] has a couple and also https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/scotland/648534/thousands-of-independence-supporters-stage-march-through-glasgow/ [thecourier.co.uk]
I got overtaken yesterday on the A90 back to Dundee by a couple of bikers with Saltires flying on the back of their bikes; was wondering what was going on until I read the news last night!
(Score: 4, Informative) by turgid on Sunday May 06 2018, @12:08PM
Of course, the official narrative from Westminster is that "there's no appetite for Scottish independence." We'll see when the Brexit disaster full unfolds.
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(Score: 3, Informative) by turgid on Sunday May 06 2018, @02:50PM
The BBC did report about it in the Scotland section [bbc.co.uk] of their website but the Guardian had it on the front page on the national news [theguardian.com].
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(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Monday May 07 2018, @03:16PM
It seems like the clock is ticking on Scottish independence. It seems the pro- forces were rather counting on North Sea oil to help finance an independent Scotland, but as EVs and alternative energy burgeon that cash cow will wane.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 3, Troll) by realDonaldTrump on Sunday May 06 2018, @11:44PM
They’re angry over borders, they’re angry over people coming into the country and taking over, nobody even knows who they are. They’re angry about many, many things. They took back control of their country. It’s a great thing. I think it’s a great thing that happened. People are angry, all over the world. People, they’re angry.
When the pound goes down, more people are coming to Turnberry, frankly. For traveling and for other things, I think it very well could turn out to be a positive.
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Monday May 07 2018, @03:12PM (1 child)
That doesn't sound like many people. Is that large there?
I have read that the recent referendum on Scottish independence voted to stay because people were afraid to leave the EU (Brussels had told the Scots their accession to the EU would neither be immediate nor assured). I suppose that would tilt things the other way now that the UK as a whole voted to leave the EU. But is a re-vote a given after having spent so much time and energy recently?
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 2) by turgid on Monday May 07 2018, @04:43PM
Yes, it's very large for Scotland. It's a tenth of a city. There are over twice as many people in Greater London than the whole of Scotland. Despite this, Scotland retains its own laws, legal system, education system and health service etc.
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