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Hard-pressed Scots workers ‘will struggle to cope with tax rise’

When Sturgeon finally comes out of cover as hard left the SNP are in for a fight. First those centrist tax paying indy-minded supporters will desert them. Then Labour will fight it out tooth and claw cutting away their own traditional support. This will leave the SNP bleeding votes. So hang on to your hats, she’s about to lob a ‘tax grenade’ on to the normal hard working majority and in the end it will be the downfall of the SNP. - Sky Go Would it be acceptable to withhold tax as was done by the poll tax protesters so that a white knight like Alex can ride in one day and write it off? - Roastin What the SNP are doing is outrageous. They are increasing real hardship for hundreds of thousands of people in order to raise a comparatively small amount of money. Why are we educating European students for free when England doesn’t do that? - Hoditanddodit Might be a good start to clamp down on tax avoidance schemes before taxing middle income people even more - Geordie B