.....including one to set the National Speed Limit in Scotland. Does anyone else think this doesn't bode well? Remember that they've made a committment to significantly reduce carbon emissions. 50 mph NSL anyone...? 
Scottish Government to be given new powers.....
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ghiribizzo
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You'll hae influence wi' someone in Holyrood...
Deleted account Cooperman
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They cannot afford to change the limit - new signage required everywhere 
ghiribizzo
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If they changed NSL then those signs are already there...
No need to change a single one.
No need to change a single one.
So you'll be able to go nowhere... slow!
Deleted User O
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Since none of us adhere to the NSL at the moment I see no change unless you get caught, it may result in less road related deaths.
I'm more worried what the Westminster gov has planned for Scotland that will affect our every day lives.
Soarsa
I'm more worried what the Westminster gov has planned for Scotland that will affect our every day lives.
Soarsa
.....including one to set the National Speed Limit in Scotland. Does anyone else think this doesn't bode well? Remember that they've made a committment to significantly reduce carbon emissions. 50 mph NSL anyone...?
You made your bed, you lie in it.....
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RAM-man
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gain it or lose it ..
For those not paying attention .. ahem, the JockStraps income tax will be fixed at 10p in the poon'd with Holyrood given the right.. to raise it by 10p, less than that .. or more; to boost public spending.
roddy
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....Scottish government refused to pay £7m to HM Revenue and Customs for an IT upgrade, meaning the ability to use the Scottish Variable Rate had lapsed.
....... the powers had already lapsed before the SNP came to power in 2007, ............expressed concern about paying a large bill during tough financial times in relation to an unused power.
So what are they going to have to pay to get the system up-to speed now ?
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond welcomed the prospect of new devolved justice powers - but argued Scots wanted far greater financial responsibility, like full fiscal autonomy.
I do like Alex Salmond but on this subject I do believe he hasn't got a clue on what the populous want, the guy lives in a fantasy world,
Scotland's voting population 4,032,000 (ish)
51% of Scotland's voting population voted in the Scottish 2007 elections
Thats 2,016,000 (ish) voting of that
the SNP got 32% thats 651,000 (ish) of the population
so thats 16% of the population voted for the SNP hardly a over whelming mandate to say such statements as "the Scots what full fiscal autonomy"
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Hebby
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Ah but of the 49% that didn't vote, all want more fiscal autonomy plus dont forget the 200,000 16 to 18 year olds making 2,236,000 of the population in favour of fiscal autonomy. It's well known that the a substantial proportion of the emerging generations want fiscal autonomy. It's only the old Imperialist foggies that want to retain the "Great" in Great British Empire.
We can all speak shite with stats
What I cannot understand is why Westminster consented to give Scotland a devolved parliament without it's own Treasury.
If we are such parasites on the UK as they keep telling us ie that we get more per head than anyone else, they could shut us up in two seconds by REVEALING HOW MUCH SCOTLAND PUTS INTO THE UK TREASURY EACH YEAR.
Of course if they did it would be without the oil revenue, according to a Fact Finder that I have in the house, published by Cambridge University Press which breaks the UK up into it's individual countries under Scotland's Economy it says Based on Coal, but all heavy industry declined during the 80s with the closure of many pits, Oil services on the East Coast, tourism especially in the Highlands shipbuilding, steel whisky textiles agriculture forestry.
Under England - it says Economy NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS etc etc etc etc, I rest my case!!! But poor Wales gets the best write up of all and I am assuming that these are educated people who compile this trash.
For WALES it states, Economy Coal, Slate, lead, steel industrialised S valleys and coastal plain; tourism in N and NW, ferries to Ireland at Holyhead, Fishguard; IMPORTANT SOURCE OF WATER FOR ENGLAND.
i wonder if Independence for Shetland is on the agenda. Most don't feel part of Scotland and it's their oil and gas.
I'm all for total Scottish Independence. Whinging FSB's
I'm all for total Scottish Independence. Whinging FSB's
roddy
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....We can all speak shite with stats
Indeed we can, doesn't change the fact less than 20% of the population voted for the current government, that keep banging on about independance/ fical automony.
A quick straw pole in a pub would show a similar result regarding the topic and unless the remaining 49% of Scotland's population get off there lazy ****ing arse's and vote at the next election, this subject will never be decided in a definative/democratic way.
Though it has to be said the Tory's have played a blinder, this'll go through before the election and once in place, it will be a nightmare to remove regardless of who gets in, even though it's not implemented till 2015, it looks like the SNP got there way without a referendum after all.
My bad dreams all end the same....................
with the A9 dualed - what a nightmare.
Mind it is a good way to reep revenue from the speedsters who will have been provided by the government with the gun to shoot themselves
with the A9 dualed - what a nightmare.
Mind it is a good way to reep revenue from the speedsters who will have been provided by the government with the gun to shoot themselves
The power to vary the rate is enshrined in law so unless the law is changed it still exists. The payment can still be made the HMRC which will reinstate the physical ability to change the rate.
This was from an MP on telly, week before last, and if the way he and the other MP behaved then we're in deep do dah. My five year old behaves better, it was embarasing.
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'Growing risk' of recession in Scotland
After the Bubbles-n-Squeaks .. it seems Jocklandshire may be next after having its growth forecast for the Scottish economy this year revised down to 0.4%
I wonder if they used the Barnett formula again 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-15637958
After the Bubbles-n-Squeaks .. it seems Jocklandshire may be next after having its growth forecast for the Scottish economy this year revised down to 0.4%
I wonder if they used the Barnett formula again http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-15637958
skinnersscotch
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The start of all motorways have a 70mph sign.
Phil Clarke
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No chance of this. All local authorities have just gone through a time consuming and expensive (and pointless) exercise to review speed limits on all rural a and b class roads. In nearly all cases the speed limits haven't changed as it was found not to be necessarry. A few did in fife (Auchtertool road for one) but in the borders they tried to reduce the limit on the Hawick to Carterbar road and the TRO got thrown out due to locals not wanting 50 repeater signs every 100m
So the government aint gonna turn round and suddenly say the NSL is 50 after all of that. Plus the Transport minister is a petrol head who loves roads and keeps banging on about the need to improve roads and reduce journey times to boost the economy....
So the government aint gonna turn round and suddenly say the NSL is 50 after all of that. Plus the Transport minister is a petrol head who loves roads and keeps banging on about the need to improve roads and reduce journey times to boost the economy....
Transport Ministers don't seem to last very long in the post beofre a reshuffle or election leads to change. As somebody else said, the Scottish Gov't has also stated its intent to pursue a significant (i.e. ludicrously high) carbon management so will need to target all forms of emissions. Moving the country towards renewable power; anyone for battery powered motorbikes 
