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ref date:9 Mar 2001 (SI)
SNP quiz that Labour CANT answer
The SNP want Labour to answer these questions, to prove to the
Scottish people that Labour in Scotland is best for the Scots:
full fiscal freedom for the Scottish parliament
That the Scots should collect ALL taxes and keep them in Scotland for the Scots and spend as the Scottish parliament sees fit.
oil and gas revenues
That the 3-5 billion pounds a year of revenue collected from the
"UK continental Shelf" oil and gas fields MOSTLY belong to Scotland
and should stay in Scotland.
the Barnett formula squeeze
That the Barnett formula is being used to strip even more cash from the Scots
the fishing crisis
That Labour has ignored the will of the Scottish parliament and has left the industry to die
abolition of Trident
That, as many courts state, the system is illegal under international law and does nothing to promote security
testing of depleted uranium shells
That the Ministry of Defence has used SCottish waters to dump lethal levels of Cancer causing Uranium shells with no regard for the
environment nor the Scots people whose sea has been polluted.
full Sutherland implementation
That old age pensioners should have FULL medical care from this point on
fuel taxes
Why are the Scots paying 74% fuel tax, the highest level in the
world?
EU representation
That the plush new polished offices in Europe do NOTHING to help
boost Scotlands voice in Europe.
the devolution of broadcasting powers.
That the media control exerted by Labour over the media is undemocratic
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