Scotland has the worst drug death rate in Europe. More than half a million Scots are on hospital waiting lists. The NHS is being privatised by stealth as more and more Scots go private. We don’t hear much about this in the endless SNP leadership hustings. Instead there is an air of self-congratulation that things aren’t worse.
Candidates have distanced themselves from the Scottish government’s chaotic deposit return scheme for bottles and cans. But that isn’t the only environmental disaster waiting to happen. Sales of petrol and diesel cars in Scotland are to be banned in seven years, yet the electric charging infrastructure is so bad people are turning away from electric vehicles. Motorists aren’t following the government’s propaganda either and turning to bus and rail. Public transport was already in steep decline even before the pandemic – only 5 per cent commute by train.
Each candidate must declare their faith that independence is coming – even though they know perfectly well it isn’t
Central heating boilers are supposed to be phased out from 2025 under plans from the Green minister Patrick Harvie.
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