tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719459558369549533.post4973777053134135983..comments2023-07-28T11:57:04.354+01:00Comments on Malc in the Burgh: Polling data...Malchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18191161151984519900noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719459558369549533.post-73434038976693552282008-01-12T21:24:00.000+00:002008-01-12T21:24:00.000+00:00Ok so I am no expert on politics north of the bord...Ok so I am no expert on politics north of the border. But that is actually at the root of my question to you Malc. To me it seems as though much of the political news coming out of Holyrood since the SNP was elected has been, if not negative, at least pretty chaotic. I'm talking about Salmond's impropriety in courting a billionnaire to build a golf course and then overriding the local planning decision against it (incidentally isn't that a tad hypocritical given the SNP's supposed support for subsidiarity?); the inability to propose a budget without conceding half of it to get it through; the U-turn on the manifesto pledge to scrap sportscotland. <BR/><BR/>Are these simply inevitable teething problems for a new govt which has never been in this position before? Or do they represent an inability to govern, or at least an inability to present an image of good governance? Or is this just an image we get down here? <BR/><BR/>I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts, and don't forget we know who you work for!Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09276807629755008090noreply@blogger.com