Scottish independence: 50 diplomats to SNP conference

[DodgyAgent]

I'm afraid you've got that the wrong way round



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fair enough but without the public sector jobs unless you work in oil then no one will have a job

[MyUserName]

We have an ability to cut through the sheet. And I smell a lot of it.

If you stopped talking and typing that smell would go away.

[scooterscot]

fair enough but without the public sector jobs unless you work in oil then no one will have a job

The public service is too big, and needs to be cut back to the size of the country and the services it requires. Currently that ratio is skewed.

[scooterscot]

If you stopped talking and typing that smell would go away.

I doubt it, your posts would still appear.

[Platypus]

The public service is too big, and needs to be cut back to the size of the country and the services it requires. Currently that ratio is skewed.

Ah... but I can't see that happening TBH

For the left, millions of public sector jobs = good

[scooterscot]

Ah... but I can't see that happening TBH

For the left, millions of public sector jobs = good

It's going to take more than hope get to get the sector down to size, no doubt.

[amcdonald]

It's going to take more than hope get to get the sector down to size, no doubt.

Considering even Maggie didn't manage it, how opptimistic are you that Salmond would reduce the size of the public sector effectively ?

[Mich the Tester]

Considering even Maggie didn't manage it, how opptimistic are you that Salmond would reduce the size of the public sector effectively ?

In a roundabout way he might succeed. Scotland goes bust-->IMF arrive-->cuts in civil service enforced and slowly things can recover

[vetran]

If Scotland starts to go bust the Chinese will buy it.

Japanese will probably go halves on the distilleries.

Tata will buy the shipyards and steel works.

jobs a good un.

[Ticktock]

In a roundabout way he might succeed. Scotland goes bust-->IMF arrive-->cuts in civil service enforced and slowly things can recover

The biggest employer (public or private) in Scotland is the NHS. I can't see how they can meaningfully tackle this, unless they decide to just let the Glaswegians die off, thus reducing demand hugely.