Unionists say that the creation of Social Care in England will result in Barnett consequentials for Scotland. That's only true if the overall English public spend on devolved services goes up in real terms. If Social Care is funded by cuts in other services, no consequentials. /1
@RhonddaBryant Have you asked PSNI why the informed the parades commission there wasn't going to be trouble, and bringing in an extra 200 police from Scotland ?
On Jan 7th, 2024 a Scottish Labour demand to cut the number of Health Boards dominated BBC Scotland. It led Radio, TV & Online. BMA Scotland didn't oppose the idea. The trade union implicitly backed it for over two and a half years, only opposing it when the SNP proposed it.