SNP are lying b******s as well !

[marinello59]

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There was a significant event in 2008 which significantly impacted spend on infrastructure and capital projects. I remember it all too well, the construction industry was decimated as a result of the crash. Bleak times indeed.

How would that have had an impact? The project would have been nowhere near the stage of breaking any ground.

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How would that have had an impact? The project would have been nowhere near the stage of breaking any ground.

There are plenty costs before a project hits the ground.

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There was no impediment to the unionist governments choosing to do the A9 instead of Glasgow roads or the M25, or any other projects but they chose not to.

The Scottish government post 2007 could have scrapped those changes and then begun consultation/planning on A9 which probably would have seen a start date of around the late 2010s. But then the recession happened and it would have been shelved.

I don’t think any other political party or government except the SNP made a pledge to carry out major improvements to the A9.

The SNP did , but failed to deliver because they made other choices and had other priorities.

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I don't think Anas Sarwar owns a bowler hat

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Bound to have a UJ waistcoat though.

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I don’t think any other political party or government except the SNP made a pledge to carry out major improvements to the A9.

The SNP did , but failed to deliver because they made other choices and had other priorities.

A9 has been significantly improved hasn't it.

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I don’t think any other political party or government except the SNP made a pledge to carry out major improvements to the A9.

The SNP did , but failed to deliver because they made other choices and had other priorities.

It's not a issue that no one else bothered to do something that needed done but it's a huge issue that the SNP said they would do it but have struggled to get anyone to price it within budget to complete it.

I think I understand.

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The SNP did , but failed to deliver because they made other choices and had other priorities.

Other priorities such as mitigating austerity policies from Westminster. Policies that were never necessary in the first place and were purely a political choice by a party that is all about stealing from the poor and giving to the already obscenely wealthy.

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The SNP 2007 manifesto pledge to fully dual the A9 looks to have been a wee bit of a porker. Originally scheduled to be completed by 2025 we are now looking at it being completed by 2050….maybe. Road deaths increase and the Highland economy continues to pay the price for sub standard transport links. Still we have eleven completed miles to be grateful for. Anybody trust Yousaf when he says completing this is a priority?

'Years of warning' over A9 dualling timescale - BBC News

As you say, it's been a 'priority' since years before Yousaf got landed with it (among numerous other failed initiatives). It's ferries-esque in terms of progress.

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'Years of warning' over A9 dualling timescale - BBC News

As you say, it's been a 'priority' since years before Yousaf got landed with it (among numerous other failed initiatives). It's ferries-esque in terms of progress.

Relentless

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I don't think Anas Sarwar owns a bowler hat

(frantically searches Google Images to make sure thats correct).

I'm sure he'll have had an honorary bowler hat and sash presented to him by one of the Lodges that have infiltrated the Labour Party at a local level.

I recall there was a media investigation some time ago (can't remember if it was TV or a newspaper). They uncovered a plan by the ultra unionist OO to become councillors as part of their strategy to fight the SNP and independence movement.

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I'm sure he'll have had an honorary bowler hat and sash presented to him by one of the Lodges that have infiltrated the Labour Party at a local level.

I recall there was a media investigation some time ago (can't remember if it was TV or a newspaper). They uncovered a plan by the ultra unionist OO to become councillors as part of their strategy to fight the SNP and independence movement.

Former Orange Order leader Henry Dunbar elected as Scottish Labour councillor: https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/...ur-councillor/


"He was a prominent pro-Union figure in the independence referendum, helping to organise the biggest No event of 2014, when 15,000 orange men and women marched through Edinburgh the weekend before the vote."

The biggest no event in 2014 was 15,000 Catholic hating bigots with their flute and drums. Admittedly I didn't know this. But somehow I'm not in the least bit surprised.

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Other priorities such as mitigating austerity policies from Westminster. Policies that were never necessary in the first place and were purely a political choice by a party that is all about stealing from the poor and giving to the already obscenely wealthy.

I just need to see Covid used as an excuse now and I’m shouting Bingo!

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'Years of warning' over A9 dualling timescale - BBC News

As you say, it's been a 'priority' since years before Yousaf got landed with it (among numerous other failed initiatives). It's ferries-esque in terms of progress.

Been a priority since years before devolution

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Been a priority since years before devolution

It was the SNP who committed to the date though.

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Former Orange Order leader Henry Dunbar elected as Scottish Labour councillor: https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/...ur-councillor/


"He was a prominent pro-Union figure in the independence referendum, helping to organise the biggest No event of 2014, when 15,000 orange men and women marched through Edinburgh the weekend before the vote."

The biggest no event in 2014 was 15,000 Catholic hating bigots with their flute and drums. Admittedly I didn't know this. But somehow I'm not in the least bit surprised.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/20011732.snp-urged-sack-candidate-shouted-abuse-pope/

Don't mention the papal visit in the 80s!

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So she protests against the pope due to historic child abuse and the other hates kafflicks.

Is there equivalence there?

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So she protests against the pope due to historic child abuse and the other hates kafflicks.

Is there equivalence there?

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Nope. She made the comments on social media back in 2010, 12 years before standing as an SNP councillor. It's easy mud for the opposition to dig up and try to spin into her just hating Catholic people in general. I suppose they view it as some kind of justification for having an entire organisation built on historical hatred towards anybody Catholic on their side.

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Nope. She made the comments on social media back in 2010, 12 years before standing as an SNP councillor. It's easy mud for the opposition to dig up and try to spin into her just hating Catholic people in general. I suppose they view it as some kind of justification for having an entire organisation built on historical hatred towards anybody Catholic on their side.

I suppose so.

What do you think, archie?

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Ferries 'value for money' study cost £620,000 - BBC News

...and then the SG ignore the findings.

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Ferries 'value for money' study cost £620,000 - BBC News

...and then the SG ignore the findings.

"The Scottish Conservatives accused ministers of wasting public funds."

Just wait until they find out about the Ajax Programme fiasco. Then they can really get angry about the wasting of public funds.

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"The Scottish Conservatives accused ministers of wasting public funds."

Just wait until they find out about the Ajax Programme fiasco. Then they can really get angry about the wasting of public funds.

Yes as long as there's a way to deflect the criticism elsewhere the SG remains forever beyond reproach.

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Yes as long as there's a way to deflect the criticism elsewhere the SG remains forever beyond reproach.

What deflected criticism? All of the British media criticism is on the Scottish Government and ferries. It's all very quiet on the Ajax, HS2 and dodgy/unusable PPE front. Perhaps you mean deflected criticism towards the Scottish Government?

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Ferries 'value for money' study cost £620,000 - BBC News

...and then the SG ignore the findings.

Just a matter of time before they link this with the SNP finance scandal.

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What deflected criticism? All of the British media criticism is on the Scottish Government and ferries. It's all very quiet on the Ajax, HS2 and dodgy/unusable PPE front. Perhaps you mean deflected criticism towards the Scottish Government?

Hardly any British media mentions the ferries. There are no shortage of things for them to criticise the torrid about.

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Torrid. Lol. Quite like that auto correct.

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What deflected criticism? All of the British media criticism is on the Scottish Government and ferries. It's all very quiet on the Ajax, HS2 and dodgy/unusable PPE front. Perhaps you mean deflected criticism towards the Scottish Government?

Just another example of two tired and failing governments, too busy obsessing with identity politics and culture wars, to actually focus on ensuring taxpayers’ money is being spent properly.

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Hardly any British media mentions the ferries. There are no shortage of things for them to criticise the torrid about.

They've literally never stopped - https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=...&bih=657&dpr=1

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They've literally never stopped - https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=...&bih=657&dpr=1

Mostly Scottish media

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Mostly Scottish media

And their excuse for not giving equal coverage over these Westminster scandals is what exactly? It effects us all the same.

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It's not a issue that no one else bothered to do something that needed done but it's a huge issue that the SNP said they would do it but have struggled to get anyone to price it within budget to complete it.

I think I understand.

Budgets ! When the hell did the SNP keep to budgets ?

I’ll just say one word - Ferries.