any lessons that have to be addressed from that. ., ., ., addressed from that. no one from the snp was available addressed from that. no one from the snp was available for addressed from that. no one from the snp was available for interview - snp was available for interview today. the latest development comes from the beginning of a significant week for the party and the wider independence movement. with the first minister to the outlander plans on tuesday for a second referendum. she said today that independence is essential to resolving the cost of living crisis. in speaking on today s show, the conservatives are critical of the process. conservatives are critical of the rocess. ., ., ., , process. i m not going to play her names on process. i m not going to play her games on this process. i m not going to play her games on this issue, process. i m not going to play her games on this issue, i process. i m not going to play her games on this issue, i would - process. i m n
meanwhile, the snp westminster leader ian blackford claimed borisjohnson is seeking to introduce his own version of a poll tax on scottish workers via the social care reforms. it isa it is a very telling that as we hopefully emerge from this covid crisis the first act of this prime minister is to impose this regressive tax. because the scandal of the tax hike is it will fall hardest on the young and the lowest paid, the two groups who have suffered the worst economic consequences of the pandemic. we also heard from the former health secretary, matt hancock, who called for the sector to be integrated with health properly . the reform of social care has been docked for decades because successive governments have put it
what i would say to fiona if you ve not the age uk helpline please feel free to do so, we may not have a magic solution but we would certainly do everything we can to help. there are lots of women like fiona facing having to give up their careers to care for their parents simply because they cannot purchase care and that is completely unacceptable and really bad news for our economy too. thank you so much for your time here this afternoon. fiona, a very good of you to talk to us about the experience of your family. let s touch on the other story which emerged out of westminster today, the government announcing it will be abandoning the so called triple lock policy for next year. this all to do with the state pension of course.
have broken while we have been there at holyrood. in terms of the big topic of the day, health and social care, we have heard that mps in fact at westminster are going to vote on those proposals tomorrow. so the national insurance and tax rises announced by borisjohnson at lunchtime will be voted on tomorrow. so there will be a debate perhaps much of the day tomorrow, and vote tomorrow evening on that. also to tell you that we have heard as well, from the work and pensions secretary, in the last little while. confirmation that the pensions triple lock is going to be scrapped. now it is for one year only is what we are being told at this stage but the triple lock will not apply from 2022-23. and that the triple lock will not apply from 2022 23. and that was announced by terse race coffey. so lots of politics stories round today. for now, let us return to our scotland
national care plan, something nicola sturgeon has talked about, echoing to some extent what is happening south of the border at westminster. that might include a wraparound care plan for children to help people get back to work after the pandemic. another really big issue, the gender reassignment bill which the scottish government is looking at at the moment, essentially it will allow transgender people. i’m moment, essentially it will allow transgender people. . . moment, essentially it will allow transgender people. i m sorry to interru -t transgender people. i m sorry to interrupt but transgender people. i m sorry to interrupt but it transgender people. i m sorry to interrupt but it is transgender people. i m sorry to interrupt but it is indeed transgender people. i m sorry to interrupt but it is indeed for - transgender people. i m sorry to interrupt but it is indeed for the i interrupt but it is indeed for the first minister so we will cross over to the chamber and let