Stephen, interesting piece, well written. I mostly agree with your view, however, my ire still predominantly focuses on the waste of time, money and effort expended on these “papers”.
If this series is the extent of the SG strategic thinking (to convince those of us who are sceptical of Scotland’s ability to manage a huge constitutional change without deep economic pain), then we really are in trouble!
I’m sorry to say that HMG is scared of giving the SNP more anti-U.K. ammunition, which is how the SNP would portray attempts to rein in its unwarranted spending on pro-separatist propaganda. It’s scared of persuading more gullible people that HMG is engaging in a ‘power grab’. I agree entirely that it should be more confident and resolute in containing SNP blatant propaganda activities, and not only because they are spending our money. Ken Thomson has admitted that, as a senior civil servant, he went to Whitehall ‘to break up the kingdom’. That is intolerable.
Watching the farce today ,all he wanted was to talk about the budget ,and if I had a pound for every blame of wm I would be rich ,the misuse of funds never gets an airing ,less powers required I agree ,shut down would be preferable.
Stephen, interesting piece, well written. I mostly agree with your view, however, my ire still predominantly focuses on the waste of time, money and effort expended on these “papers”.
If this series is the extent of the SG strategic thinking (to convince those of us who are sceptical of Scotland’s ability to manage a huge constitutional change without deep economic pain), then we really are in trouble!
I’m sorry to say that HMG is scared of giving the SNP more anti-U.K. ammunition, which is how the SNP would portray attempts to rein in its unwarranted spending on pro-separatist propaganda. It’s scared of persuading more gullible people that HMG is engaging in a ‘power grab’. I agree entirely that it should be more confident and resolute in containing SNP blatant propaganda activities, and not only because they are spending our money. Ken Thomson has admitted that, as a senior civil servant, he went to Whitehall ‘to break up the kingdom’. That is intolerable.
Watching the farce today ,all he wanted was to talk about the budget ,and if I had a pound for every blame of wm I would be rich ,the misuse of funds never gets an airing ,less powers required I agree ,shut down would be preferable.