In his regular column for the Record, the SNP leader at Westminster asks why voters should be told to tighten their belts by a UK Government that's happy to receive donations from others.
Life is tough at the top of the British state – so tough in fact that voters get asked to tighten their belts while Cabinet Ministers rake in freebies. First, Boris Johnson wasn’t able to afford the redecoration of his Downing Street flat. Now, we have Sir Keir Starmer unable to foot the bill for his own suits and specs.
Of course, it’s important to say that such clothing gifts come with no attachments. No, none at all. They are all just from the kindness of a filthy-rich donor’s heart. I mean, who doesn’t have friends like that? But aside from the scale of how weird and out of touch this all is, it doesn’t half stick in the throat right now. And here’s why.
That’s before we even get on to the fact that if all the pensioners he now claims he wants to take up pension credit were to actually do so, any budget ‘savings’ would be completely wiped out. The Prime Minister is, in effect, gambling that pensioners in poverty will continue not to claim for the benefits they are due from the state. Shameful really.
Taken for fuels over Grangemouth closure Since oil was first discovered our wee nation has seen some £400billion sent south to the UK Treasury. And now, when our heavy industry is needing some help, when the surrounding communities are needing support, our refinery has been allowed to close.
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