Key Points White Paper: Main policy pledges Thirty hours of childcare per week in term time for all three and four-year-olds, as well as vulnerable two-year-olds. Trident nuclear weapons, currently based on the Clyde, removed within the first parliament. Housing benefit reforms, described by critics as the "bedroom tax" to be abolished in first year of an independent Scottish parliament. Basic rate tax allowances and tax credits to rise at least in line with inflation. Review UK plan for increasing state pension age to 67. Minimum wage to rise at least in line with inflation. Basic rate tax allowances and tax credits to rise at least in line with inflation. BBC Scotland replaced at the start of 2017 with a new Scottish broadcasting service, continuing a formal relationship with the rest of the BBC. Single tier state pension of £160 per week from April 2016. Royal Mail returned to public ownership. Pound to be retained under "currency union". New employment measures to help more women into work. Scottish citizens entitled to Scottish passport at the same cost as UK one. Scottish Defence Force to enlist 15,000 regulars and 5,000 reservists. Scottish-born British citizens living in another country will automatically be Scottish citizens. British citizens living in Scotland considered Scottish citizens, including those holding dual nationality. You also keep the Queen as head of state. So in a nutshell all the propositions are pretty much Labour Party policy.
Darling read the entire 600+ page document in less than an hour. What an amazing guy. Next he'll be writing for right wing publications...oh wait, he is.
It's about time they admitted that Nicola Sturgeon has a time machine and regularly travels back to the 50s. How else can she find someone to do 'that' hairstyle? P.S. Why does her mouth look like a cat's arse?
A dumbed down version of Sarah Palin and that's saying something. At least Sarah is damned attractive.
She is the proof that career driven wimmin are ugly as ****. Which is probably why they are career driven in the first place.
Aye, that one made me ****in' laugh like ****. Scotland WILL get independence and Labour will be voted in. They are just biding their time.
