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Lib Dem political chicanery on Inverness by-pass

I attended a meeting at the Inverness Town House regarding the debate of the Inverness by-pass. Some excellent comments were made by community councillors with some good discussion regarding the way forward.

Mary Scanlon MSP
Mary Scanlon Conservative MSP spoke particularly well and also made the point that despite LibDem MP Danny Alexander calling the meeting she [...]

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Some MP’s expenses are legitimate but are they worth it?

Danny Alexander LibDem MP
MP’s and their expenses are under ever greater scrutiny than ever before and rightly so. Some are legitimate expenses and others are bordering on outright fraud.
I found it interesting to note from the article in the Press and Journal the amount of expenses claimed by a number of Scottish MP’s which were [...]

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Labours Soft touch justice sees offenders on the run-public at risk

Soft touch justice by this Labour Government is getting out of control and putting members of the public at serious risk. Whether its Labour or the inadequate policies of the SNP administration in Scotland all across the UK we see examples of mind boggling stupidity. The fact that highly dangerous criminals are being allowed out [...]

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Labour and LibDem MP’s throwing in the towel in face of Tory victory

There are no guarantees as to the outcome of the General Election although the indicators are there for a Conservative win. However it seems that a large number of Labour and LibDem MP’s see the writing on the wall and are not even trying to fight their corner at the next GeneralĀ  Election. They have [...]

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Anger over Alex Salmonds guest list

Surely politicians would be more aware of the public feelings at unnecessary waste of public funds.
Seems Alex Salmond considers himself above such criticism.
Jim Ferguson
Backlash at Salmond after dentist invited to functions
First minister accused of wasting public money
Published: 11/11/2009
OPPOSITION parties last night accused Alex Salmond of wasting public cash after it emerged he invited his dentist [...]

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