Investing is nothing less than gambling!
Wonder where your Council Tax goes? It might be worthwhile checking out the figures, especially their investment portfolio.
You may have to dig deep because it might well be hidden.
Let’s take a wee trip back to 2008, when the Banks crashed in Iceland.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2008/oct/10/localgovernment-iceland
The first thing to remember is no one got any money back! Tax payers money gambled away…..gone overnight!
Now you would think would you not that Councils would have learned a lesson…..a hard lesson….but no…. they are still at it, albeit not in the Iceland Banks.
In fact there is a whole book dedicated to what to do and what not to do!!!
https://www.local.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/5.54_Supporting_Councils_14.pdf
Now, I am not an expert on these matters but these people are…..
….. and it looks to me that some dodgy deals are still being made!
The investment however that shows itself to be a ‘clear and present danger’ is Freeports. An almost secret world of wheeling and dealing with little or no governance. It has been Internationally recognised that these Freeports can be used for criminal activities, so why are Councils and our Government investing in them?….. within that mix comes SEZs and special City Zones.
We need to know how our money is being used.
How about investing in our own people for a change? That might be a novel idea!!
An investment in people brings higher productivity and better health for a start. Add to that better infrastructure, like roads and transport and your quids in!
If Scotland is ‘asset rich’ where does it all go……well South of the Border of course!
Can we plug the drain…..yes we can and we must.
I may oversimplify things but I’m sure you get the gist!
Council Tax rises this year were in double figures but I didn’t see the rises in benefits or Pensions matching those figures, [apart from Councilors’ wages.]
So the poor get poorer which in turn means the Scotgov have to pay out more to mitigate the increases…..it’s a never-ending circle intended to keep us in our place.
I do not doubt though that if we move forward 1yr to the Election all kinds of goodies will be on offer!!
Just remember what Labour offered at the GE and what we actually got!
No matter what the Scottish Parties offer us next year, just remember who actually holds the purse strings!
Its time to say NO and mean NO…
And we can only do that by putting people into Holyrood who are there for the right reasons. The main one to bring Independence to Scotland. That is precisely why there’s a new kid on the block!
Yes, it’s new, but it has taken off because people wanted us to work together…..well this group are! Others have been invited…..but declined.… I wonder why?
This group is putting Country before Party.
Join us today!
JOAN’S JOURNEY CONTINUES 