There seems to be non tougher times than this for economy conscious Scots; with the soaring oil prices every thing seems to swing in the wrong direction. As waves of economical wallops rock the boat, political shackles struggle in keeping the balance!
As some of Scottish Airline and travel companies went bust in the past few months - thanks to the record oil prices - 30 more are expected to go bankrupt this year alone.
By having a risky attempt at keeping the balance, and helplessly trying to calm the nerves on the verge of insanely tough economical times; the government decides on scrapping the parking charges at all NHS hospitals in Scotland, how convenient is that! Scrapping the charges though, will cost health boards a whooping £5.5m a year in lost income, how is this going to be compensated for, only God and SNPs will know. Meanwhile, the National Trust for Scotland is suffering a financial near-crisis as the chief executive of the trust is SACKED, in the middle of massive staff redundancies and a deficit of £1.7m.
It seems that the ever-optimistic SNPs and pro-independence Scots will have to keep busy in the coming years; I suggest employing zillion economy experts (for a start), or introducing compulsory economy courses for pupils from primary 1 (hint), or even making the most of their relations with Europe (i.e. sending birthday and christams cards)- all the best of luck!
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2 comments:
It will be interesting to see what happens if the SNP actually manage to scrap Council Tax. Let the good times roll!
- Katie, another foreigner in Glasgow
Katie: Thanks for reading.
It will definitely be a refreshing surprise to watch SNP pull together a stable solo Scottish economy - only time will tell!
- Guess that whatever our foreigner minds may venture upon is only infused by our much dear affection for Scotland!
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