How Do We Save Money On Devolution?

[ToraToraTora]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-51752672
"end the assembly gravy train"? - end the assembly, full stop and it's buddy in Scotland. Totally pointless talking shops costing billions for zero benefit to the people of both countries. End Blair's folly now!

[Old_Geezer]

Difficult to put genii back into their bottles. Probably stuck with regional assemblies now if you want to avoid uprisings.

[CrapAtCryptics]

No problem with regional assemblies but you dont get to sit in Parliament as well and fund your own area - referendum to stay in the union or not.

[ToraToraTora]

who said owt about regional assemblies? last thing we need is another layer of snout in trough politicians. As TGL said the state apparatus should be as small as possible.

[Deskdiary]

I suspect the Scottish are delighted to benefit from free university education and free prescriptions that England's munificence allows them to provide!

[gulliver1]

Gosh . there is such a load of rubbish being posted on here today.

[steg]

//I suspect the Scottish are delighted to benefit from free university education and free prescriptions that England's munificence allows them to provide//

We would rather have free booze but education and health seems to be more important

[ProfessorMaisie]

Free heroin (hospital grade, three times a day) in Glasgow - maybe they'll get around to free booze soon.
They appear to be running short of free education for Scottish people trying to get university places.

[steg]

och Aye, we should of spent it on a high speed train network ;)

[ProfessorMaisie]

Why hurry? It's fairly sedate up there.

[Peter Pedant]

foo ! out ! now!
end of!

[Old_Geezer]

You did. You mentioned the regions of Wales & Scotland.

[Boto]

I agree - get rid of the Welsh Assembly. Pointless, expensive extra layer of bureaucracy. Health and education are worse than in England.