Quote Originally Posted by islaydarkblue View Post
You are correct that no more immigrants might mean higher wages and ultimately fewer jobs.
The SNP politicians keep banging on about wanting to increase the welfare payments but they fail to admit that they have been given extra welfare powers which they will not use because it costs the Scottish Government too much money.
Michael Russell the Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Health and Life Long Learning admitted this when he was a panelist on a BBC Question Time programme about six years ago.
Islay, I think the trouble with where we are today, in Scotland, is really because devolution was intended to stop demands for independence in its tracks. It is such a flawed model that I don't think Labour will be able to make it work even if Starmerism is in power in Westminster.