SNP Government Can't Even Organise the Census in Scotland!

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SNP Government Can't Even Organise the Census in Scotland.

NRS - (National Records of Scotland) have been forced to put back the deadline for census by four weeks because at least 600,000 Scottish households have not completed and returned their census forms. That is about 23% of the total population who are not cooperating with the Scottish government and ignoring the £1.000 fine threat if they do not comply.

The Constitution Secretary Angus Robertson denies that he is presiding over a 'disastrous process', and Holyrood has been forced to offer NRS an extra £10million to cover the extra costs of extending the deadline. The original deadline was set for Sunday, May 1st 2022 but despite a torrent of reminder letters and cards, and the threat of a £1,000 fine, still 600,000 have not submitted paper returns.

This little exercise in SNP government efficiency has pushed the costs of Scotland's census over the £30 million mark.  Talk about value for money.

Keen to demonstrate to the rest of the UK how a census should be done, the Holyrood government prioritised on-line census returns, but at least 68,000 Scottish on-line return forms were either incomplete or not filled out correctly.

Such a smooth and efficient process to demonstrate how the SNP government departments get things done.

Another triumph for the SNP.... Eh First Minister?

BM Scotland Says : Time for an audit of SNP government spending. Where has £70 Million gone?

 

£70 Million - Where Has it Gone ?

SNP Government was paid £70 million by the Westminster government to cover the cost of staff National Insurance rises across the Scottish government workforce and Scottish local authorities. But the SNP administration at Holyrood claims that it cannot 'find' where this very recent direct grant from the UK national government has gone. Local authorities across Scotland are going to have to find the financial increase in National Insurance payments from their existing funds, because Holyrood cannot pass on the funds that it claims it cannot find. Time for an audit we think.

REMEMBER THE FERRY CONTRACT SITUATION?

The ferry construction contracts are now four years behind on completion and delivery, by the way.

Seems that the SNP Finance Minister wants all the minutes of the meetings with Ferguson Marine to remain private, and for Freedom of Information requests to either be denied or for any released documents to be massively redacted. 

Is this the SNP idea of 'Open and Transparent' governance?

This image issued by the Scottish Conservatives is a pretty fair comment on the SNP.

THE SNP GOVERNMENT WASTES MONEY GRANTED TO IT BY WESTMINSTER ON A  MASSIVE SCALE - YET CONTINUES TO PUSH THE FANTASY OF AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND CAPABLE OF MANAGING ITS OWN BUDGET.

WHERE WILL YOU GET THE MONEY FROM SNP ? - FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION?

BROADSWORD Issue 63 available now from NS PRESS UK.

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A couple of mock the SNP snippets to start the month of April.

A couple of mock the SNP snippets to start the month of April.

Do as I say - Not as I do....

Nicola Sturgeon pushed ahead to extend mask wearing and other Covid restrictions across Scotland but she attended Prince Philip's memorial in London NOT wearing a face mask, nor did her husband. Such a fine example of setting an example or do the rules she sets not apply to her?

OK, so now that we are in April the rules on masks are starting to relax but her example proves that she is a hypocrite.

Is She Serious or Was This Just an April Fool Statement ?

First Minister Sturgeon actually claims that the myth of the Loch Less Monster is an 'English conspiracy' part of England's oppression of the people of Scotland!

Forget about the millions of quid it generates for Scottish tourism! 

does Sturgeon have no concept of the importance of the Loch Ness Myth to tourism and the tourist industry in the Highlands?   

An English Myth? - Tell that to every business exploiting the Loch Ness Monster from Inverness down the loch to Fort Augustus and Fort William. It generates millions in both British and overseas tourism. That is not oppression that is a flourishing tourist attraction.

Loch Ness generates more livelihoods for the Highlands than any SNP inspired scheme ever could. And what about the financial chaos around those ferry contracts First Minister?

The Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge

Does Nicola Sturgeon even know where that is ?