IS there not something exquisitely ironic about Aileen Campbell, the ex-cabinet secretary tasked specifically with “tackling inequalities receiving a benefit payment of £12,102 just for giving up that task, this on top of the generous reward all MSPs receive on leaving Holyrood, voluntarily or otherwise ( Former inequalities minister gets £75k soft landing despite new job , The Herald, July 6)? I doubt her constituents receive this generosity on leaving employment, voluntarily or otherwise. Is it not both a pity and a missed opportunity that she didn’t tackle that inequality while in office? It reminds me of Animal Farm in which it was explained that whilst all the animals were equal, some were more equal than others.
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Fiona Hslop MSP argues the figures show Scotland s councils would be better off as an independent nation, while the UK Government say they have provided billions in support and funding to Scotland throughout the pandemic. COUNCILS could have as much as £6100 more per person if the UK’s GDP levels matched those of their European neighbours, new analysis has revealed. Data from the House of Commons library research, analysed by the SNP, has shown that the UK is the poorest of all 13 of its neighbouring countries in North West Europe. Previously, the SNP’s Westminster deputy Kirsten Oswald claimed this bolstered the case for independence, with countries smaller than Scotland outstripping the UK in terms of GDP levels.