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akindofmusic.bsky.social • 44 days ago

But, without being an activist or a member of a specific party, it's pretty natural and likely commonplace for someone like me to reflect on a party/government/national political vibe very much in the round. There's been quite a lot of polling/voting lately that shows an enthusiasm deficit.

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silasmcg.bsky.social•44 days ago

I get that, to a degree. But in times of austerity and economic difficulty, with a largely fixed budget, there are limits to what can be done. I'd say (tho I am biased) that SG have done more and been bolder than they get credit for

silasmcg.bsky.social•44 days ago

On Scottish welfare - especially the child payment - given the cost and bureaucracy involved, not to mention the considerable evidence of significant impact, it doesn't sound like we agree on what 'radical' means here.

akindofmusic.bsky.social•44 days ago

I think in all honesty I'm finding myself (and I'm not naturally cynical at all) keeping in the loop on a range of policy stuff from afar and muttering "that's gone absolutely nowhere since the last time I read about it years ago, and it'll have consequences" to an increasing degree. Glasgow's...

akindofmusic.bsky.social•44 days ago

...Masterplan being an example (it literally just seems to exist as a PowerPoint year to year), and as a Highlander, stuff like the A9 dualling, proper land reform, the ditched fishing quotas, the bizarre appeal of Forbes a while back. It's quite disillusioning, relative to earlier years of devo.

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