Comments on: Barnett Formula http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/03/05/5408 Every day the Prime Minister's Spokesman meets a small coterie of political journalists known as 'the lobby' for a topical chat, or 'briefing'. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:34:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Wansanshoo http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/03/05/5408#comment-7601 Wansanshoo Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:52:04 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/03/05/5408#comment-7601 On the 27th of October 2007 on nationwide television (BBC) First Minister Alex Salmond offered the following: Scotland will raise all it's own revenue and be responsible for all it's own spending, and that England raise all it's own revenue and be responsible for all it's own spending. He repeated this offer no less than three times. As yet a unionist politician or supporter has volunteerd to take up this offer. Typically all trousers and no balls ! On the 27th of October 2007 on nationwide television (BBC) First Minister Alex Salmond offered the following:

Scotland will raise all it’s own revenue and be responsible for all it’s own spending, and that England raise all it’s own revenue and be responsible for all it’s own spending.

He repeated this offer no less than three times.

As yet a unionist politician or supporter has volunteerd to take up this offer.

Typically all trousers and no balls !

]]> By: Stephen Gash http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/03/05/5408#comment-7592 Stephen Gash Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:31:04 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/03/05/5408#comment-7592 I see there is no talk about England, just the usual Scotland, Scotland, Scotland. Most of us in England know we would be far better off, democratically, economically, socially, culturally and in just about every way imaginable, without Scotland. I see there is no talk about England, just the usual Scotland, Scotland, Scotland.

Most of us in England know we would be far better off, democratically, economically, socially, culturally and in just about every way imaginable, without Scotland.

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