25 North Street
Sandwick
Dear Sir
Scotland’s First Minister is appearing very arrogant in her latest outpouring to her ardent following. She is apparently going to sort out Westminister. I think that most unlikely. Personally, I should prefer that she resolve the governance of Scotland as her number one priority. Before you start telling others what to do, it is a good idea to have your own house in order.
Angus McCormack
Her contributions since becoming First Minister tend to mimic the bluff and bluster of her predecessor who continues his role as master of saying anything which will generate a headline. Nicola Sturgeon has had to accept that her figures on oil revenues were wrong-very badly wrong. It was never going to be a good idea to pin all Scotland’s hopes on oil. I have always wondered why any government would wish to pin this nation’s future on fossil fuel receipts given that climate change is so seriously affecting our planet, the enormous expense of locating new oil resources, the unreliability of such finds in the long term and in the case of the SNP, its policy of encouraging renewables – in ‘selected’ areas!
Another contradiction has intrigued me: why would you have a referendum in Scotland about becoming independent when you have no idea what tax system is to be in place in future? I hunted in the SNP White Paper for some enlightenment; there was none. Recently I attended a conference session billed as the replacement to the Council Tax freeze (a freeze which incidentally has meant the non-collection of £5.5 billion – think of what councils throughout Scotland could have done with such monies!) where the speaker was Marco Biagi, SNP Minister for Local Government and Community. He also co-chairs the Commission on Local Tax Reform. Well, he spoke for about an hour and it is clear that he has no idea what is to replace the Council Tax. He is hoping to have something to pursue as an election pledge next year. So over the course of two terms in office, the SNP has done nothing to establish a tax regime for Scotland. As ever, the SNP is terrified of taking a decision on anything remotely controversial in case they lose votes.
Now we’re told the SNP has many members but unfortunately no policy on the important issue of Local Tax Reform. Professor John Curtice has described the SNP in government as being ‘very conservative’. How very true. I am quite convinced that the gloss will wear off and voters will see that the SNP has done nothing for Scotland in its two terms in office – nothing that would lead to real resource redistribution. Plenty of platitudes but no action.
Yours faithfully
Angus McCormack
Keep your head in the sand Angus the wind of change is blowing the stench of rotton labour out of our faces !!
Misguided not rotton, keep it fresh.
How very true Angus, I’m glad you brought up the frozen Council Tax issue, also there is the £444million underspend, twice the underspend of last year and the highest ever since the Scottish Parliament was set up in 1999. All this whilst the poorest in our society are depending on food banks.
Though North Star may regard himself as a heavenly body, the stench coming from the yellow pus oozing from the scab-encrusted pores of his self-imposed skin of anonymity far exceeds the occasional unpleasant aroma given off by any political party.
My husband is furious this weekend now that Nicola has let the cat out of the bag and is wanting people to vote Tory all along to keep Labour out, and he says no one in Point has spotted Orica in church since he was bauling with the MP and Burr outside the sports hall at the referendum and he is wondering whether to go back to the Christian Party if he has the face.
I am wondering myself when Angus Brendan is going to turn up and if he has thought how he is going to explain Iceland and the DUP which my husband and the North Sea guys are going to ask him, and they have a few barrels of cheap oil they are going to bring in to the SNP election office for a laugh.
The SNP had someone going round the doors with leaflets in Manor who looked as if she had swallowed a wasp if they were in season, even our dog ran and hid under the sofa, that poor man the MSP has been roped in to do Angus Brendan’s work for him because he can’t be bothered himself, and none of the usual crew are doing anything for him, which is just as well since they looked very dodgy indeed.
Sy Gal, I think you’ll find that the supposed comments by Nicola Sturgeon are, in fact, unsubstantiated allegations that originated either with the Blue Tories or the Red Tories.
It’s all over the news Guga in case you missed it, Nicola was nodding her head furiously and doing that annoying half chuckle she has learnt and tonight it was on that the memo does exist. But leave that aside I have heard from my few remaining SNP friends that they want the Tories to win because it will be easier for them to get a divorce next year, and that makes sense to me.
Was it you flying round Manor on Saturday Guga, you looked very unhappy, I suppose you will be fed up of people like me telling you they won’t support Angus Brendan any more for various reasons, my own being that he ignored me once too often and I am unhappy about his new alliance with the DUP.
No, it was not myself that was floating around Manor on Saturday; and as for Angus Brendan, I commented on Iain’s blog the other day that I had no intention of supporting any useless MP (or MSP) from any party, which is why I will not be voting for MacNeil.
In regard to the existence of a memo, would you actually believe anything from the Torygraph when it comes to Scotland and/or the SNP? As for wanting the Tories to win, I don’t want any of the unionist parties to win. Bearing in mind also that it is almost impossible to tell the difference between the Red Tories and the Blue Tories.
SY Gal, I know it is a difficult question but which Tories do the SNP want to win???? Maybe that question may be too difficult. Sorry!!! I can be so cruel .
There seems to be a constant stream of keyboard warriors on here spewing their bile out and trying to settle personal scores while hiding behind a PC. Why if you have something important or constructive to say can you not put your name to it? Too embarrassed? Too gutless? Or just not willing to back up your gossip and half truths with any substance? Just wondering.
Games people play!! Including Angus.
Angus, someone seems to have forgotten to tell the people of Scotland that the SNP government have done nothing for Scotland. I can only put your delusional comments down to your advanced years. Och well bodachs like yourself have to be humoured, especially when some remember that you were once quite sharp.
Holyrood does not have any real power to give us change. Labour are as guilty as Tories for position we are in and they have to be honest enough to admit it. The rich and the middle class have done well in last 30 years but the poor have been thrown on scrap heap as we are not needed any more.