While it’s often said (mainly by nationalist types) that the Scottish Parliament and its electoral system were specifically designed to prevent the SNP from coming to power and holding an independence referendum, there’s been very little in the way of explicitevidenceto back that statement up....
The impact will first be felt a week or so before the next Holyrood election by those with month-end wage payments, as an increase in take-home pay of up to £50 a month, and so just meets the “within this parliament” promise in the SNP manifesto. Scrutiny of the decision ought ...