It is widely thought that over and above disillusionment with eight years of Tony Blair’s New Labour government there were two specific policy areas that got the SNP over the line in front of Labour by a single seat in the 2007 Scottish Parliament elections. The first was the pledge to abolish the council tax,… Continue reading The SNP Evil in Scotland Part 29
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The SNP Evil in Scotland Part 28
After such a period of uninterrupted power and popular support, actually increasing their share of the constituency vote at each election, it would be easy to excuse the thought that the SNP had earned its political success by bold promises, and then delivering on them, changing the face of Scotland in the way that some… Continue reading The SNP Evil in Scotland Part 28
The SNP Evil in Scotland Part 27
An SNP Failure – “aim to decouple ownership and usage of cars. We will persuade and not punish car users to use other modes. We will take three specific measures each of which will bring about a modal shift” – SNP 2011 Manifesto, page 26 The Scottish Government website tells us that “The percentage of… Continue reading The SNP Evil in Scotland Part 27
The SNP Evil in Scotland Part 26
An SNP Failure – “increase the provision of free nursery education for 3 and 4 year olds by 50 per cent. That means increasing the entitlement from 400 hours a year to 600 hours a year” – SNP 2011 Manifesto, SNP 2011 Manifesto, page 51 Local authorities had not met the 600 hours target by… Continue reading The SNP Evil in Scotland Part 26
The SNP Evil in Scotland Part 25
An SNP Failure – “Maintain teacher numbers in the face of falling school rolls to cut class sizes” – SNP 2011 Manifesto, p52 The number of teachers has fallen by nearly 3,000 since 2007 – and the number of classroom assistants fell too. https://vk.com/video503532632_456240880 [user-submitted-posts]
The SNP Evil in Scotland Part 24
An SNP Failure – “replace the expensive and discredited Student Loans system with means-tested student grants” – SNP 2011 Manifesto, page 54 PROMISE BROKEN. https://vk.com/video503532632_456240868 [user-submitted-posts]
May 2021. The Glen Campbell Bias
Glenn Campbell is always on BBC Reporting Scotland and you have to listen to his often subtle bias, but often blatant bias towards the SNP. The BBC have lost the people that cherished them, it’s so sad. They need to fund themselves, Enough is Enough! https://rumble.com/vhciw3-may-2021.-the-glen-campbell-bias.html [user-submitted-posts]
The SNP Evil in Scotland Part 23
An SNP Failure – “introduce a Local Income Tax set at 3p. This will apply at both the basic and higher income tax rate and will not be levied on savings income. Second homes will continue to be liable to local tax and will make the same level of contribution as present, with payments made… Continue reading The SNP Evil in Scotland Part 23
The SNP Evil in Scotland Part 22
An SNP Failure – “scrap the Council Tax” – SNP 2011 Manifesto, page 6 PROMISE BROKEN. https://vk.com/video503532632_456240854 [user-submitted-posts]
The SNP Evil in Scotland Part 21
An SNP Failure – “The SNP believes there should be an end to the automatic release of offenders. We support the recent legislation in this area and in government will drive forward this important area” – SNP 2011 Manifesto, page 63 PROMISE BROKEN. Kenny MacAskill stated in PQ answer on 14th January: “the draft budget… Continue reading The SNP Evil in Scotland Part 21