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Nicola Sturgeon returned to Holyrood after a week in which she has travelled abroad to North America and France to face her weekly grilling from MSPS at FMQS. The SNP’S Budget proposals, which will almost certainly pass with the support of the Scottish Greens, were the basis for the debate.
@Roguecoder250 wrote: “Oh dear. Jackson Carlaw leads on the discretionary car parking tax, and Sturgeon destroys him on the first answer by pointing out that Edinburgh Tory councillors proposed and seconded just such a tax a couple of months ago.”
@Alexx_mcarthur asked: “Say my employer DID charge me £400 a year to park my car in a private car park, that works out at roughly £1.70 a day for a guaranteed parking space. How much do nurses at Glasgow’s Royal Infirmary pay to park their cars thanks to Scottish Labour’s PFI deal we can’t get out of?”
@Roy1batty agreed: “If you can afford to run a car and claim that a quid or two a day for parking would cripple you financially, you’re a liar. And I have little or no time for the whole tax idea, but at least be honest about the financial aspects.”
#SECTARIANISM
The debate on ‘Scotland’s Shame’ has once again been opened after Steve Clarke’s blistering response to sectarian abuse he received at Ibrox on Wednesday. An emotional Clarke said he was glad his children are raised outwith Scotland so they don’t have to experience the problem, which the SFA said it in a statement they wanted to tackle.
@Peterclarke23 wrote: “Another bland, box ticking statement from the SFA. What are you going to do to eradicate this behaviour? Take ownership of your own product. The clubs are part of your association. You have the power to fix this. Use it!”
@Realcolinquinn added: “The only “cure” is strict liability. Closing stadiums. Deducting points. Huge fines. Change behaviour. If football won’t bring it in, then government needs to find away to refuse licensing/licences to hold matches.”
@Jnorthcroft posted: “West of Scotland is the best football environment I worked in. But also the worst. Was always happy, when living in Glasgow, to be from Aberdeen and not have been brought up with all the sectarian poison. Well said Steve Clarke. Long past time we left the Dark Ages behind.”