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 | | From: | Jackie Mulheron | | Subject: | Have we been misled about the alleged Scottish "subsidy"? | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 18:18:25 -0000 |
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 | http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/letters.cfm?id=66912005
Wed 19 Jan 2005
Points of view
Funding
Councillor Donald Anderson (Letters, 13 January) confirms your earlier
report that the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, has given England extra council
tax funding of £1 billion while Scotland is getting £76 million, ie 7.6 per
cent of the English sum. How does this square with the Barnett formula? Or
have we been misled all along about the alleged Scottish "subsidy"?
Walter Roberts EDINBURGH
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| | From: | Robert Henderson | | Subject: | Re: Have we been misled about the alleged Scottish "subsidy"? | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 07:09:14 +0000 |
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| In article <35cvb8F4lq65rU1@individual.net>, Jackie Mulheron
writes
>http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/letters.cfm?id=66912005
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>Wed 19 Jan 2005
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>Points of view
>
>Funding
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>Councillor Donald Anderson (Letters, 13 January) confirms your earlier
>report that the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, has given England extra council
>tax funding of £1 billion while Scotland is getting £76 million, ie 7.6 per
>cent of the English sum. How does this square with the Barnett formula? Or
>have we been misled all along about the alleged Scottish "subsidy"?
>
The Scotch population is around 7.6% of the UK population. RH
>Walter Roberts EDINBURGH
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--
Robert Henderson
philip@anywhere.demon.co.uk
Blair Scandal web site at http://www.geocities.com/blairscandal/
Personal web site at http://www.anywhere.demon.co.uk
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| | From: | Robert Peffers | | Subject: | Re: Have we been misled about the alleged Scottish "subsidy"? | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:19:50 -0000 |
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"Robert Henderson" wrote in message
news:rIS0o4Aa208BFwbr@anywhere.demon.co.uk...
> In article <35cvb8F4lq65rU1@individual.net>, Jackie Mulheron
> writes
>>http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/letters.cfm?id=66912005
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>>Wed 19 Jan 2005
>>
>>Points of view
>>
>>Funding
>>
>>Councillor Donald Anderson (Letters, 13 January) confirms your earlier
>>report that the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, has given England extra council
>>tax funding of £1 billion while Scotland is getting £76 million, ie 7.6
>>per
>>cent of the English sum. How does this square with the Barnett formula? Or
>>have we been misled all along about the alleged Scottish "subsidy"?
>>
>
> The Scotch population is around 7.6% of the UK population. RH
>
>>Walter Roberts EDINBURGH
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> --
> Robert Henderson
> philip@anywhere.demon.co.uk
> Blair Scandal web site at http://www.geocities.com/blairscandal/
> Personal web site at http://www.anywhere.demon.co.uk
Frae Auld Bob Peffers:
Do you speak for yourself, Robert? I was reliably informed that in your case
the Scotch percentage was somewhat higher. In my own case I never drink any
and have not done so for nearly 50 years. If fact I know many Scots,
throughout Scotland, who also never drink Scotch.
--
Aefauldlie, (Scots word for Honestly),
Robert, (Auld Bob), Peffers,
Kelty,
Fife,
Scotland, (UK).
Web Site, "The Eck's Files":- http://www.peffers50.freeserve.co.uk
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| | From: | Jackie Mulheron | | Subject: | Re: Have we been misled about the alleged Scottish "subsidy"? | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:38:10 -0000 |
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"Robert Henderson" wrote in message
news:rIS0o4Aa208BFwbr@anywhere.demon.co.uk...
> In article <35cvb8F4lq65rU1@individual.net>, Jackie Mulheron
> writes
>>http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/letters.cfm?id=66912005
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>>Wed 19 Jan 2005
>>
>>Points of view
>>
>>Funding
>>
>>Councillor Donald Anderson (Letters, 13 January) confirms your earlier
>>report that the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, has given England extra council
>>tax funding of £1 billion while Scotland is getting £76 million, ie 7.6
>>per
>>cent of the English sum. How does this square with the Barnett formula? Or
>>have we been misled all along about the alleged Scottish "subsidy"?
>>
>
> The Scotch population is around 7.6% of the UK population. RH
It's about 8.6 on the 2001 census figures.
And at the very least an admission from yourself that Barnett isn't
"generous" but proportional. Saved for future reference.
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| | From: | Donald McCaskey | | Subject: | Re: Have we been misled about the alleged Scottish "subsidy"? | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 15:23:37 -0000 |
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| "Robert Henderson" wrote in message
news:rIS0o4Aa208BFwbr@anywhere.demon.co.uk...
> In article <35cvb8F4lq65rU1@individual.net>, Jackie Mulheron
> writes
>>http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/letters.cfm?id=66912005
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>>Wed 19 Jan 2005
>>
>>Points of view
>>
>>Funding
>>
>>Councillor Donald Anderson (Letters, 13 January) confirms your earlier
>>report that the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, has given England extra council
>>tax funding of £1 billion while Scotland is getting £76 million, ie 7.6
>>per
>>cent of the English sum. How does this square with the Barnett formula? Or
>>have we been misled all along about the alleged Scottish "subsidy"?
>>
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> The Scotch population is around 7.6% of the UK population. RH
Ah, an admission that Scotland is only getting her fair share, then. Taking
into account the last census that showed Scotland's population to be nearly
9% of the UK, it's an admissiont that Scotland is getting *less* than her
fair share!
You realise, Rab, that you'll be hit over the head with your admission every
time you now talk about Scotland being subsidised!
Don
--
The Vulcan neck pinch isn't as powerful as the
Vulcan groin kick but it is more politically correct!!
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