Alex Salmond interviewed on Politics Now - 25th Oct 2007

Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond, interviewed on STV's Politics Now in advance of the SNP National Conference in Aviemore.

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[alacas69]

Surely the most important point is not the number but their effectiveness. I'd rather have fewer officers / teachers 'if' that way they were going to be more effective! The end result is what the people will care about. The Anti SNP and effectively anti Scottish movement seem tireless in their sad attempt to try and discredit the SNP. The new financial settlement is obviously a way of trying to starve the SNP government out of cash in the hope of discrediting them!

[alacas69]

Oil is rising in value in line with its decline in output. The riches of the North Sea are still very real indeed! The EU now wants to get their hands on it too. 'Putting Scotland first' is something every citizen in Scotland should take seriously and for that, SNP is the way forward. Out with the old and in with the new. Labore are a tired old party singing a tired old tune, willing to sell us all out to keep Westminster happy. Times 'HAVE' changed and through SNP I think for the better!

[hertblue]

The guy interviewing him is now a Tory PR advisor. What a surprise. The Scottish media is brim full of Unionists and so evidently anti-SNP it's laughable.

[andysquare]

every1 here is making the same point & rightly so. The Labour party (both down south and up here)are losing support everyday & their core support is diminishing.The SNP can lead us forward and the scottish people need to unite and support the movement for independence. What hurts me is there is still a few scots who have been brainwashed by the Brown propoganda and believe we are better off in the union (even though England need us for our oil supplies and will lie to keep it that way) Vote SNP!

[RobQos]

That interviewer needs a good hard kicking. What a total twat.

[freescotlandnow]

The new budget which has been announced includes provisions for 1000 new police officers.

[SNP2008]

I love the media, politicians and everyone else when trying to argue with Salmond. The man knows his facts exactly, he speaks cleary, and he knows what he is saying.  They have nothing against him.

[PunkKTiLLiDiE]

I would like to bring peoples attention to such a video, snp trool, then comment on this page and tell me why any unionist party doesnt have this

[mesmiths]

Michael Crow is unable to let people answer the questions he puts. He, like other members of the media organisations we are stuck with, is dancing to the ridiculous tune of the labour party. Why haven't the snp fullfilled their promises yet they scream. They've only been in power for half a year for goodness sakes and incidently have done more than the other lot did in 8 years. Period.

[mspormsd]

still there are more.......

reducing red tape for small business

scrapping bridge toll charges

Introducing a first time buyers' grant of £2000 and the creation of a Scottish Housing Support Fund, to provide loans to first time buyers on a shared equity basis.

Delivery of a 50 per cent increase in free nursery education for 3 and 4 year olds, with a nursery teacher for every centre.

Abolition of the Graduate Endowment tuition fee.

[mspormsd]

and it continues...........

Student Financial Burdens scrapped

Independence for Scotland- making Scotland the 3rd wealthiest country in the EU

The removal of Weapons of Mass Destruction from the River Clyde (the £25 Billion saved will then be spent on schools, hospitals and other more important services)

Reducing waiting times at NHS by giving patients a LEGALLY BINDING guarentee waiting time

[mspormsd]

Let me take this debate another way- If you want the following, then vote SNP

Council Tax Freezes (Labour and Lib Dem coalition increased it by 60% when they were in Government)

Free School Breakfasts

Our brave boys and girls withdrawn from an illegal war in Iraq

Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and all the economical benefits

that goes with it

More police officers (whether its 1000 more or 300 more, ITS STILL MORE!!!)