Category: Society
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Scottish NHS Delivery
Scotland has a history delivering better NHS outcomes than the UK Government does in England, or the Welsh Assembly in Wales. This is achieved through a combination of targetted spending and better management. But despite this, overall budgets are still controlled by Westminster. Scotland has experienced real terms cuts in its funding for many years.…
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We can afford a properly funded NHS
After independence Scotland could afford a properly funded NHS. Currently Westminster chooses not to give it us. The funding Scotland gets from the UK Government to pay for the Scottish NHS is tied to how much the UK Government spends on the NHS in England. If the UK Government chooses to underfund England, then Scotland’s…
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Scottish attitudes are different
cottish attitudes are different to those that are commonly found in England.
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Pensions
Pensions will be safe after Independence – either the UK Government will continue to pay them as now, or it will agree for the Scottish Government to do this on its behalf.
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Is Labour more likely to fix inequality?
Whoever’s in power in Westminster, inequality never changes.
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Scotland’s future is back in the EU
Putting Scotland back in the centre of Europe, as part of the EU will restore access to EU funding schemes that benefit society and business.