When are the Westminster gang going to accept that the Scots are not completely stupid and can spot a lie when they see it? Labour and the Tories can tell us till they are blue in the face that they have fulfilled their 'vow' but it is blatantly obvious that they haven't even tried. Under the current proposals that have still to go before an unknown Westminster parliament after the 2015 general election, Scotland will still only have control over 30% of the taxes it is responsible for and a mere 15% of welfare. If this is home rule, or even vaguely close to federalism as promised by the three stooges, then I no longer understand the English language as these people are talking in a language I simply cannot recognise. I will also remind you that Britain operates by the principle of parliamentary sovereignty by which no parliament can bind its successors. Thus, we are not even guaranteed that the next parliament will honour the pledge to vote on the Smith proposals. Should the doomsday scenario materialise and UKIP form part of a coalition government, can you imagine them agreeing to anything that will enhance the powers of the Scottish parliament when they are committed to abolishing it? It should also be noted that whatever enhancement in tax revenues that Scotland can enjoy under the proposals should they actually be agreed, then that amount will be deducted from the block grant that Scotland receives from London meaning that we will not actually be getting any wealthier but will simply be treading water.
What is significant is that even the Tories were quite shocked by the conduct of the Labour party during the Smith Commission negotiations, as they were the main supporters of stripping Scotland's ability to control its own welfare spending and who blocked the devolution of the minimum wage. This is treachery of the worst kind because, as I have said before, it was always Labour who the Scots traditionally looked to to represent their case.
The Tories have been quite open that after the next election they are going to implement another £48 billion cuts whilst continuing to cut taxation. This is financial madness because tax is a government's only form of income. If they cut taxes they have to either borrow more, or make significant savage cuts to already existing budgets. What is going to happen is that there will be such a savage attack on welfare and health spending that both these departments will grind to a halt and Westminster will step in and say that the only remedy is to hand the lot over to the private sector to save it. That is their plan as I have been telling you for the past three years, the complete privatisation of the public sector. In order to sell it off they will first have to destroy it. I trust the people who voted No in September are proud of their achievements and that the grandmaster liar Brown enjoys his retirement. You have been warned and you read it here first.
Your Servant
Doktor Kommirat
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