tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post1840226406454946462..comments2024-02-11T08:44:50.489+00:00Comments on Peter A Bell: Scottish Government in record £444m underspendPeter A Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204261467942498747noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-76022228762483644062015-01-08T19:51:06.459+00:002015-01-08T19:51:06.459+00:00That assumes that Scottish voters understand the s...That assumes that Scottish voters understand the system - which I think is a massive assumption based on what I hear on the doorstep when canvassing. <br /><br />How many people can tell you what is devolved and what is not? I have heard a Labour candidate for the Council claim at a hustings that he would end the bedroom tax. One householder said that our MSP had to change Health and Safety rules and another wanted the MP to do something about the NHS. <br /><br />That doesn't take into account the appalling ignorance about economics. I have also been asking folks if they can explain to me the difference between the deficit and the National debt. No-one has attempted to give me an answer, never mind give a correct one.<br /><br />Mind you, I think that was what Westminster wanted when they set this whole system up. <br />bjsalbanoreply@blogger.com