I received an email this morning informing me that my son's nursery will be closing on 31st July. A lot of the places at the nursery are subsidised by the council because of the area it is in. The nursery have been informed by the council that due to budget cuts said funding will be cut by 80%, even with a huge hike in parental fees it's just no longer viable so they are closing the doors. That's on top of the local library recently cutting it's hours significantly and a local youth group having their funding cut completely and announcing they will be closing at the end of the current school term.
I suppose that's the reality of ill thought out council tax freezes. You now have people on low incomes having their subsidised childcare pulled from under them and scrambling about trying to find spaces in the very limited alternative options. An extra £50 annually in your pocket thanks to the freeze but adding hundreds to your childcare bill doesn't really seem such a good deal does it? It's not a huge issue for me as my fees weren't subsidised anyway but it's a huge hit for those who can least afford it.
As I said way back when it was announced; a council tax freeze disproportionately impacts the worst off and is of most benefit to the already wealthy. The whole thing needs a radical overhaul.
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08-05-2024 10:18 AM #10201PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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08-05-2024 10:23 AM #10202This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The SG replaced the money lost by the councils on the freeze and did it by taxing higher earners more in income tax.
Usually when people advocate getting rid of council tax because it’s not progressive they favour replacing it with Income tax?
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08-05-2024 10:35 AM #10203
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https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,scottish-budget-will-cause-cuts-in-every-community
Robison said the government was offering an additional £140m to councils to implement the freeze, the equivalent of a five per cent increase to the local tax.
But some had reportedly been considering an increase of up to ten per cent.
Cosla estimates councils are facing a revenue shortfall of £95m in 2024-25, not including the cost of a council tax freeze, and a capital shortfall of £99.5m.
It said fully funding the freeze could cost up to £300m, more than double what has been provided by ministers
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08-05-2024 10:36 AM #10204This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Services are on their knees and completely underfunded and the additonal central funding comes nowhere close to meeting those needs because it's a bribe that was nowhere close to 'fully funded'.Last edited by Pretty Boy; 08-05-2024 at 10:38 AM.
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08-05-2024 03:05 PM #10208
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08-05-2024 03:13 PM #10209
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Was obvious he would give her the gig to not stand. I think she would have won with members but not SNP msps in forming a government. Let's see how the greens take it hopefully it means an end to a formal coalition and they can go policy by policy.
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08-05-2024 03:17 PM #10210
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Great read from Robin Mcalpine about the final days of Yousaf, the much publicised deal he tried to do with Alba and Sturgeons interventions.
https://robinmcalpine.org/two-portraits-of-a-fall/
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08-05-2024 03:47 PM #10211This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteEvery gimmick hungry yob,
Digging gold from rock and roll
Grabs the mic to tell us,
He'll die before he's sold.
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08-05-2024 05:10 PM #10212This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteIt's hard to stitch my own back with these shaky hands
But even harder to accept the scars you left were planned
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08-05-2024 05:37 PM #10213
As a first action, Swinney could do worse than reverse the ridiculous Council Tax freeze of his predecessor.
Personally I think that was a stupid decision, and I say that as someone that voted SNP in the last elections.
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08-05-2024 05:51 PM #10214
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08-05-2024 05:58 PM #10215
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There is probably 90% of yes or no voters that are not going to move. SNP has ignored the middle where that should have been the focus. Most of that middle say they will vote for Starmers Labour at the GE so that shows what kind of policy won.
After all these years of the tories and Starmer for the next 5 all I care about is getting independence, that should be the number 1st,2nd and 3rd focus. If going to the centre gets independence do it we will have a lifetime to make a fairer Scotland without the fear of the Westminster tories having any power over us
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Completely agree, Swinney will now be in place until, at the very least, the Scottish elections. Those elections could of been used as a plebiscite at a push with, as Robin McCalpine mentions, every decision made correctly and on point. I reckon once a date is decided and a proper campaign is started there's mid 60's % for Independence if not more. That chance is gone now and we're looking at around 10 years. That'll be 10 years of theft and extraction of Scotland and its resources. Gawd I'm sounding like an Alba supporter now, this aint healthy.
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09-05-2024 10:45 AM #10217
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New cabinet announced no greens obviously. Lot of chatter as they have dropped having a minister for independence. Not a big deal I think they all should be pushing independence anyway
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09-05-2024 02:47 PM #10218
Not pop at the SNP but at the Greens, I thought Patrick Harvie’s attack on Kate Forbes was very disrespectful
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I’m absolutely sick of people behaving like this just because you don’t agree with them. This current Green Party are all just weird people who shouldn’t be anywhere near a government.
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09-05-2024 05:57 PM #10224This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteEvery gimmick hungry yob,
Digging gold from rock and roll
Grabs the mic to tell us,
He'll die before he's sold.
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09-05-2024 06:11 PM #10225This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteThere is no such thing as too much yarn, just not enough time.
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09-05-2024 07:32 PM #10226This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteEvery gimmick hungry yob,
Digging gold from rock and roll
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He'll die before he's sold.
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My point remains, not every green MSP or councillor shares the opinion of Harvey, slater or Greer.Last edited by Moulin Yarns; 09-05-2024 at 09:25 PM.
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10-05-2024 09:26 AM #10228
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/p...eform-32777370
A welcome change in direction from Swinney. Making it clear early on that all talk of gender reform is off the table. I doubt it will be back until people are willing to be more grown up about it and that could be a very long time.
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