Questions tagged [scotland]

for questions about claims based in Scotland, or limited to Scotland.

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Can one purchase the title of "Lord", "Laird" or "Lady" in Scotland?

I have recently started receiving Youtube advertisements for "Established titles", claiming to sell you a square foot of land in Scotland, entitling you to call yourself some variant of "Lord". Their website states: Our Title Packs are based on a…
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Did Scotland spend $250,000 for the slogan "Welcome to Scotland"?

A 2007 Digital Journal article claims Scotland spent six months of research and $250,000 to create a new slogan to boost tourism. What did they come up with? “Welcome to Scotland” is the new slogan, as the country has abandoned the previous “the…
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Was there an electoral fraud during the referendum for the independance of Scotland?

Peter Moore, a francophone Canadian Youtuber, says in a Youtube video that there was an electoral fraud during the referendum about the independance of Scotland. Given the ballot paper looked like this… …two main arguments are used by Peter Moore…
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