So how can the Scottish government afford to spend £272 per person more than Westminster on' Welfare'? The simple reason is that the Scottish government has different values and different ethical standards. Thread 1/7
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If the UK wanted to row back on fiscal austerity, it could. And can you find any obvious evidence? The wee nation sat atop of England already does it! The current Labour administration continues to pile on the austerity policies in England and they chose to do this. 2/7
As a Political Economist, I am always on the look out for the tell-tale signs that hint to the political ideas or the ideology underpinning an economy. What a government calls this type of support gives you an idea of what their value system says. 3/7
Westminster calls this support ‘welfare’. The Scottish government refers to it as ‘social security’. The term welfare reflects the workhouse mentality shared by the Tories, Labour and the Liberal Democrats. The UK government considers that poverty, is for many people a choice. 4/7
It’s a Victorian mindset that has been dismissed by most progressive governments in Europe. In Scotland there is a political desire to find £1.5 billion to top up the block grant that covers 'welfare' that is returned to Scotland. The majority goes towards eradicating child poverty. 5/7
Scotland is a wealthier and fairer country when a higher amount of social security payments are made to families. As rumors continue to spread that Rachel Reeves is eying up cuts to disability support more pain will be felt in England. The Labour government chooses to inflict this pain. 6/7
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