Dear All
I have blogged on Backbencher Priti Patel
before regarding her wanting to take away the right of prisoners to get access
to education.
I will be blunt; she is a stupid, ignorant
individual who is an embarrassment even to the Tories.
She appears to me to be an attention seeker
who possibly thinks she is ministerial material.
Not in a million years!
Her latest outburst is against Scotland
were she says David Cameron should target Scotland for brutal spending cuts.
I can’t speak for David Cameron, but I
would suspect his opinion would be less kind than polite society would demand.
To look at her claims that the Prime
Minister should demand the country (Scotland) starts to “pay for itself” we
should remember that she speaks from a position of ignorance.
Patel, a member of the influential 1922
Committee, says Scots get a better deal than the rest of the UK due to policies
like free prescriptions and tuition fees.
These are political choices of how the
Scottish budget is spent, that’s called democracy.
Does Ms. Patel like democracy?
If not what is she doing being an MP.
Her speech organised by the Institute of
Economic Affairs who are a right wing think tank says the independence debate
provided a “good opportunity” to slash spending.
Scotland has unique problems; this is
recognised by Westminster Governments of whatever colour, like in all
partnerships, there are pros and cons.
But the real issue is that how the Scottish
Government spends its budget is a matter for the Scottish Government.
Her call for a reform of the Barnett
Formula, which calculates how much money Holyrood receives from Westminster
will fall on deaf ears as well! Although the formula isn’t great, it isn’t up
for a review in the near future.
One can only wonder what Scottish Tory
leader Ruth Davidson will think of patel flagging up ‘bad tory anti Scottish’,
personally if I was Davidson, I would be writing a letter of the unpleasant
variety.
Patel by her stupidity is undermining the
Better Together campaign to keep Scotland in the UK.
Patel said:
“There are many areas such as elderly care,
tuition fees and prescriptions where Scots are basically getting a better deal
than the rest of the country. Failure to reform the Barnett Formula has
effectively meant that Scotland receives £1600 per person more than the English
average which inevitably puts a greater strain on public finances.”
Why does she campaign on elderly care,
tuition fees and prescriptions for English people then?
Having been flung a bone, in trots SNP MSP
Jamie Hepburn to pick it up, I remember him for Glasgow University, he served
on the SRC.
A clown!
A Scottish Tory spokesman said:
“Priti Patel obviously does not understand
that while Scotland benefits from free prescriptions and free personal care, we
have 2000 less nurses – and patients with rare cancers go without life-saving
drugs, unlike in England. Politics is all about choices and she would do well
to take this into account when making future speeches about the devolved
settlement in Scotland.”
Tad weak and mealy mouth stuff from the
spokesman there, hopefully, Davidson will be on the phone to Cameron.
Patel has been the MP for Witham, Essex,
since 2010, in 2015, if she isn’t deselected, the people of Essex would be
better to get rid of her.
If she wants to be a clown, find a circus!
In the past, Patel has demanded Cameron
target funding for trade unions and foreign aid to cut the deficit.
Plainly she is a little shit!
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow
University
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