• Life expectancy would be my preferred metric on health

    I too can cherry pick data to support my conclusions.

    But what you seem to be saying is that the current situation for Scotland is one of long term decline, so best not to risk that.

  • Your link is to a qualitative survey of health care provision. My view is that life expectancy provides a definite measure of long term health trends that is easily measured in a quantitative sense (which allows for accurate comparison).

  • So we can live long shitty lives as a colony without the basic right to determine our own future? Do you get the government you voted for? If you don’t how would you change it? Would you deny that right to others?

  • Your link is to a qualitative survey of health care provision. My view is that life expectancy provides a definite measure of long term health trends that is easily measured in a quantitative sense (which allows for accurate comparison).

    Long term health trends being a good metric when Scottish Devolution happened in 1999?

    Or do you think that you've picked a figure that you think supports your argument just as long as you don't look at it too closely?

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