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"Brilliant reply to a troll who said that the Devolved government in Scotland achieved nothing...
By Bruce Roberts
Scotland and England have been in the Union for 310 years, Westminster has had full control of Scotland's economy for 290 of those years. When Scotland was given her own parliament 20 years ago it was given 6% devolved power, numerous years later this increased to 15% by the end of April last year 2017 we will have approx 25% if Scotland is in a mess that blame lies squarely at Westminster's door...
Here is just a few achievements which is not bad when they have so little control....
Provided free university tuition since 2007.
Refurbished/re-built over 600 schools.
Built over 30,000 affordable/social houses.
Crime at a 42 year low.
Free Prescriptions.
Toll-free bridges.
Frozen Council Tax for 9 years, now capped at 3% rise.
Free bus travel for over 60s.
Free care for the elderly.
Financed and delivered Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
50/50 gender split cabinet.
Protecting the Gaelic language and contributing to BBC Alba.
Highest employment rates in the UK.
Police numbers up 1000 plus.
Nurse and Midwives numbers up 5%.
NHS Scotland outperforming every other NHS in the UK.
Baby Box initiative.
Mitigating the Bedroom Tax.
Carbon Emissions down 40%, ahead of 2020 target.
50% of electricity generated by renewables, ahead of target.
A9 Perth-Inverness being dualled
Major up grades on M74 & M73
Aberdeen bypass
New Forth Crossing.
Borders Rail Link.
Highest level of inward investment outside of London.
Onshore GDP growth every year.
Unemployment now at pre-2008 levels, lowest in UK.
Highest female and employment rates in the EU.
Highest youth employment rates in the UK.
Equal marriage passed into law.
World's first Tidal Energy Scheme."
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