tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post8215405853522941666..comments2023-10-16T08:37:22.742+00:00Comments on An incredulous eye on the isles: A taste of things to comeElectricCrofterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495260997875836669noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-35291251355255260502007-11-07T14:14:00.000+00:002007-11-07T14:14:00.000+00:00When this was discussed before (Aug 20th)on this b...When this was discussed before (Aug 20th)on this blogg, I made this comment:<BR/><BR/>"I suspect it's a simple as this:<BR/><BR/>Salmond WILL 'promise everything to everyone' knowing full well he will ultimately not be able to deliver on many of them due to obvious financial constraints.<BR/><BR/>He will (then) blame central government funding as being the limiting factor and claim that all these initiatives WOULD be affordable, if only Scotland had it's independence.<BR/><BR/>But perhaps I'm tooo cynical?"<BR/><BR/><BR/>I can now answer my own (originally rhetorical...) question: 'No'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-8223513418866742512007-11-07T09:38:00.000+00:002007-11-07T09:38:00.000+00:00If the promises made prior to the election are wha...If the promises made prior to the election are what the Scottish people want? <BR/>They must be that's why the SNP received most votes. <BR/>Then Salmond has the power to deliver by using tax varying powers. How much would a 3% hike in Income Tax raise?<BR/>Go on Alex a promise is a promise!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-64507233841953435672007-11-06T17:55:00.000+00:002007-11-06T17:55:00.000+00:00It was common knowledge amongst all parties, befor...It was common knowledge amongst all parties, before the election, that this settlement was going to be tight, hence the claims back in May that the SNP manifesto did not add up.<BR/>I agree that the SNP have put forward some very good policies but at the end of the day they have to balance the books and not blame Westminster when things go wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-55761301913978929622007-11-06T15:40:00.000+00:002007-11-06T15:40:00.000+00:00The most charitable assesment is that 1:28 is talk...The most charitable assesment is that 1:28 is talking bollocks. <BR/>How do you ever get experience in Government short of getting into Government for the first time? Or indeed Scotland becoming a one party dictatorship as the Labour party seems to want. <BR/>And how could anybdy possible accuse the SNP of having a one item agenda if they look at the measures and the volume of reforms the SNP have announced recently.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-51910897198764728172007-11-06T15:31:00.000+00:002007-11-06T15:31:00.000+00:00We all know this was a last line of defence from G...We all know this was a last line of defence from GB down south to harm the delivery of services by a SNP goverment.It also harms every Labour MSP and Labour controlled Council in Scotland too. Nose and face spring to mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-78149996600812306872007-11-06T13:28:00.000+00:002007-11-06T13:28:00.000+00:00The most charitable assessment is that the SNP hav...The most charitable assessment is that the SNP haven't got experience in government. The least charitable is that their one-item agenda has been finally exposed and that they're unfit for government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-40184344654041422252007-11-06T12:42:00.001+00:002007-11-06T12:42:00.001+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-71984405023033132812007-11-05T22:58:00.000+00:002007-11-05T22:58:00.000+00:00Don't be so fullish.Don't be so fullish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-43433516932506757442007-11-05T19:23:00.000+00:002007-11-05T19:23:00.000+00:00As I understand it the settlement for Scotland is ...As I understand it the settlement for Scotland is a very small increase in real terms.<BR/>This is not enough to fund the SNP election promises, as seen by the breaking of the pledge to recruit 1,000 more police officers.<BR/>Salmond will no doubt lay the blame for all his failed promises on the door of Westminster and hope<BR/>that the Scottish electorate buy it.<BR/>I also see that our MSP was on newsnight making a complete full of himself with the Lib Dem spokesperson running rings round him.<BR/>The latest postings to the AA website are hilarious but I find the lines between fact and fiction getting ever more blurred.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com