Tory's out to burn scotland cause no one voted for them

[scooterscot]

A quote from the Guardian, did Gideon give any foresight into his actions, at all?

Osborne made policy on the fly so he could make political capital from his 1p off petrol duty. However:

1. The policy make no difference at the pumps.
2. It only applies in England.
3. To pay for it he established a £2 billion tax that only applies to business in Scotland.
4. In the process putting at risk upwards of 3,000 jobs north of the border.

Whatever your political persuasion and whatever you feel about big business, this was simply bad policy, made in a hurry for the wrong reasons.

[DimPrawn]

I think he should have stuck 20p on a litre of fuel.

This would have solved AGW and raised billions of pounds.

Then add 20p every month for the next 5 years.

The planet would soon cool off, and we'd have no deficit, jobs in Scotland, and empty roads.

[TheFaQQer]

It made no difference to the price at the pumps round here, anyway. No rise, but no fall either.

[Mich the Tester]

I rather like Scotland and have always enjoyed visiting, especially Ayrshire where I have some good friends. Perhaps not entirely coincidentally one of the smarter areas of Scotland.

However, what mystifies me about Scotland is that in many areas like the rough end of Glasgow, life's been a bit tulip for a long time. Now I don't begrudge anyone wanting a better life for themselves and their families; I think that's what everyone wants. But why, oh why, if life's been tulip for donkeys' years, would people carry on voting for the same people time and time again?

Maybe the Scots should all vote Tory?!?!?!

[minestrone]

I rather like Scotland and have always enjoyed visiting, especially Ayrshire where I have some good friends. Perhaps not entirely coincidentally one of the smarter areas of Scotland.

However, what mystifies me about Scotland is that in many areas like the rough end of Glasgow, life's been a bit tulip for a long time. Now I don't begrudge anyone wanting a better life for themselves and their families; I think that's what everyone wants. But why, oh why, if life's been tulip for donkeys' years, would people carry on voting for the same people time and time again?

Maybe the Scots should all vote Tory?!?!?!

Ayrshire is a feckin dump, probably about the tulipiest area of Scotland. Just town after town of people who can look at 2 objects at the same time, usualy 2 people they want to fight next.

Enter SB stage left

[Mich the Tester]

Ayrshire is a feckin dump, probably about the tulipiest area of Scotland. Just town after town of people who can look at 2 objects at the same time, usualy 2 people they want to fight next.

Enter SB stage left

Was about to jump to the defense of Ayr, but having seen your last remark, never mind.

[Cliphead]

I rather like Scotland and have always enjoyed visiting, especially Ayrshire where I have some good friends. Perhaps not entirely coincidentally one of the smarter areas of Scotland.

[Mich the Tester]

OK, so the whole area isn't that great, but I rather like Ayr; not a bad place at all.

[minestrone]

Was about to jump to the defense of Ayr, but having seen your last remark, never mind.

Ayr is one of the better areas but it's still a dump, I know quite a few people from Ayr and Prestwick and they are all funny voiced drug abusing chancers.

[Cliphead]

OK, so the whole area isn't that great, but I rather like Ayr; not a bad place at all.

I have a friend lives in Ayr, we were just talking about the place yesterday. Riddled with drugs, crime increasing, shops empty and being boarded up...