"Toothless as Grandpaw Broon"

Neil Oliver's column in the Sunday Times attracted the ire of nationalists at the weekend, but his withering criticism of the Scottish Government's track record was perfectly fair if you ask me:

  • the decline in Scottish education
  • the performance of the SQA and Education Scotland 
  • the cynical attempt to delay a review of Scottish education until after the 2021 Holyrood elections
  • the repeated closures of the 'new' Forth Road Bridge
  • the debacle of unsafe hospitals in Edinburgh and Glasgow
  • the rusting hulks of ferries on the Clyde
  • the cost and collapse of BiFab
  • the farce of the Holyrood inquiry into the 'Salmond affair'

Now Oliver could have added more examples such as Scotland becoming the drug death capital of Europe under the SNP's watch, but he chose to finish with this colourful summary:  

"The committee tasked with the inquiry is as toothless as Grandpaw Broon. Salmond had been expected to appear before the inquiry on February 9, but cancelled when the committee voted not to publish one of his written submissions. Since it accused Sturgeon of misleading parliament and breaching the ministerial code, a 5-4 majority of MSPs decided Scots should not see its contents, before Holyrood’s corporate body overturned it.

"This is still my country, but the state of it after 14 years of SNP misrule has me sick to my stomach."

But do follow the link to the Sunday Times and read the full article for yourself.

     

Scottish Government - Talk Is Cheap (18/12/20)


The Daily Record hit the nail on the head with its 'Talk is cheap' headline on Scotland's appalling record for drug deaths.

Scotland has the worst record in Europe while Glasgow has the biggest problem in Scotland, by far.

Nicola Sturgeon is a Glasgow MSP and has been First Minister and Deputy First Minister of Scotland since 2007.  

 


Scottish Parliament Does Its Job (18/12/2)

The Scottish Parliament did its job of holding ministers to account yesterday over the appalling number of drug deaths in Scotland.

 

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