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Scots in remote areas have issued a stark warning that “we are f*****” as a result of Brexit, an official report has revealed. The blunt language appears in a document published by Scottish Rural Action. Thriving rural areas have never been a priority for Westminster, and if not for the EU over 40 years they would have been ignored. Only in the last ten years has money been allocated, and that has been by the SNP government! Fact!

Cluaran So before 2007, the Scottish rural areas didn’t receive any funding? That’s total rubbish – the UK have been paying into the EU pot for 42 years and distribution of some of those funds are made using the EEC and EU rural area framework funding. Nothing whatsoever to do with the Johnny come lately SNP.

Sky Go Until Brexit, the EU Regional Development Fund, the Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy, and EU environmental policies provide funding and guarantees on protection. After Brexit, nothing has yet been put into place.

Joost Mulder

They chose to live there: it’s their choice of a decent life. Why should the taxpayer support lifestyle choices?

Oldyun

Utter drivel. Did nobody live in rural Scotland before we joined the EU? No credible examples given as to how they would be f *****! Pathetic.

Neverendumdiddlydum

All the more space for huntin, shootin’, and fishin’. There’ll be loads of jobs for ghillies, servants and serfs.

Berlin Calling

How are we being “cut off ” from our primary market? Yes, administrative and fiscal arrangements might change, but do you think that trade will not continue? Restaurants in France and Spain will still want Western Isles langoustines on their menus and wineries in Italy will still want to maintain the second largest export market for their prosecco. Similarly, we will still want to buy luxury cars from Germany. As for food, we will still need and want to import a large proportion of what we need.

Esox Hunter So what they are really saying is we are no longer going to be able to rely on EU funding to prop up our lifestyle choices. Miners went, steelworkers went, shipbuilders went, the fishing fleet went. So why are these folks different?

Gavin Beattie A similar situation existed in New Zealand, where subsidies were ended in 1984 and businesses were forced to become more efficient and effective to survive. The EU has encouraged a lazy dependency.

Ingin Johnnie