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SPUGGIE J · 11-05-2009, 08:22

So if the Scottish Govenment used its additional tax raising powers it has and added an extra couple of pence in the pound to pay for the odds and ends that Scots needed would people still say its unfair? I am not saying that it is a bed of roses in Scotland since devolution nor in Wales or Northern Ireland but it seems that people are taking the same kind of attitude to these constituent countries as they do to ethnic minorities. In a way they have become ethnic minorities in the place that claims to be the United Kingdom. Scotland pays £5 a pop for its perscriptions at the moment but that will be abollished soon. As for hospital parking i am unsure if it is free all over Scotland or not though it is free at F.R.I. at the moment. To be charged to park at a hospital were a loved one is staying due to circumstance or misfortune is just a money making scheme for badly managed accounts at these hospitals.

Cull the so called management and save a few pounds that way. As for perscriptions then make things leaner and meaner in not just the NHS but in the civil sector as a whole. I am sure there are non jobs quangos etc that cost a fortune to help. Lets get back to a free for all NHS if we can. As for a post code lottery on drugs it depends on the number of people ill in an area. Some places that have a populace the same as another and the same budget for NHS treatment might have a higher rate of illness than the other and therefore it is a case of selective treatment for those in the higher illness area.

Just as an after thought on this issue If a relitive with the same build of house with the same cost has a lower council tax bill because they are in a different area would you be up in arms?

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SPUGGIE J God Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Not sure anymore Posts: 9,009 Blog Entries: 10 Liked: 1 times Rep Power: 515	Re: Did you know ..... So if the Scottish Govenment used its additional tax raising powers it has and added an extra couple of pence in the pound to pay for the odds and ends that Scots needed would people still say its unfair? I am not saying that it is a bed of roses in Scotland since devolution nor in Wales or Northern Ireland but it seems that people are taking the same kind of attitude to these constituent countries as they do to ethnic minorities. In a way they have become ethnic minorities in the place that claims to be the United Kingdom. Scotland pays £5 a pop for its perscriptions at the moment but that will be abollished soon. As for hospital parking i am unsure if it is free all over Scotland or not though it is free at F.R.I. at the moment. To be charged to park at a hospital were a loved one is staying due to circumstance or misfortune is just a money making scheme for badly managed accounts at these hospitals. Cull the so called management and save a few pounds that way. As for perscriptions then make things leaner and meaner in not just the NHS but in the civil sector as a whole. I am sure there are non jobs quangos etc that cost a fortune to help. Lets get back to a free for all NHS if we can. As for a post code lottery on drugs it depends on the number of people ill in an area. Some places that have a populace the same as another and the same budget for NHS treatment might have a higher rate of illness than the other and therefore it is a case of selective treatment for those in the higher illness area. Just as an after thought on this issue If a relitive with the same build of house with the same cost has a lower council tax bill because they are in a different area would you be up in arms? __________________ All comments above are nothing to do with here and therefore not the resposibility of the Accrington Web site owners admins or mods. THEY ARE MINE!!!!