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No incentive without profit in public services



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Published Date: 15 May 2008
By NEIL BENTLEY
FOR the leader of a small country, Alex Salmond does a fine job in making himself heard. But in one area – public-service reform – his government seems to have little to say. The difference between what the SNP has said and what it has done has sent some very worrying signals to business in Scotland.
This might seem a bit of a surprise. Salmond won his victory over Labour on the back of a manifesto that was pro-business in tone. The nationalists have long promised that Scotland could follow the lead of the Republic of Ireland in cutting busines...



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Padraig,

15/05/2008 00:41:59
Applause is due to Dr Bentley for his discourse, much of which I endorse strongly.

But he is talking largely of the failed Labour years when the "ministers" were playing with their new and relatively unfettered powers. It will take more than a year or two to shake Labour's mistakes from our heels and start to make longe term progress.

I think that he does a disservice to the SNP leadership although I do take his point that uncertainty in business is problematic. It is difficult to change course quickly when the officials in place are those accustomed to Labour's inept ways.

They may need to be replaced and that would not be the work of a moment!
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Evan Owen,

Snowdonia 15/05/2008 07:19:25
Profits?

This is a state (UK) hell bent on wiping out any such thing.
3

Jwil,

15/05/2008 09:54:51
Instead of all this speculation, why don't we wait to see what the SNP come up with. There are too many "experts" who seem to know the outcomes before the facts are placed in front of them. My opinion is they are just unionists blockers who will do anything to undermine any policy initiatives of the government.

After all it is just one year (i.e. 12 months) since the SNP came to power. Rome wasn't built in a day, but it seems that this is what is expected of the government.


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Alan B,

15/05/2008 10:57:50
Poor article, poorly argued and contradictory.


Actually re-read this afew times to see where the guy was coming from the more i read it the sillier the arguments are.

 

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