THE hypocrisy of the Scottish Parliament’s opposition parties knows no bounds!
Davidson, Leonard and Rennie all called for the SNP to use the tax-raising powers, then howled with derision when they did!
Davidson says we are now the most taxed part of the UK, conveniently forgetting we have no bridge tolls or prescription fees etc. Leonard accuses the SNP of passing on Tory austerity, after his party either voted with the Tories for austerity or sat on their arses and abstained!
Rennie, like Dugdale, was continually calling for another penny on to tax to pay for mental health or women’s aid whilst forgetting it was their parties who also voted with the Tories for austerity or also sat on their arses.
Davidson should do us all a favour and wrap herself in a Union Jack and buy a one-way ticket to London, as she has no chance in hell of ever being First Minister.
Rennie is as much a joke figure as Murdo Fraser and Leonard is like Jeremy Corbyn: they both talk the talk but don’t walk the walk.
Twelve drummers drumming would be more of a support to Scotland than our pathetic 12 Conservative MPs!
Steve Cunningham
Aberdeen
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