tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043115987518760367.post8695696551257645964..comments2023-09-05T17:07:14.309+01:00Comments on Aitken's Edinburgh: on the one hand and then on the other...StoptheCutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17485503661200436284noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043115987518760367.post-60633372217213365262008-09-04T23:28:00.000+01:002008-09-04T23:28:00.000+01:00"The First Minister has been very clever."You say ..."The First Minister has been very clever."<BR/><BR/>You say it like its a bad thing!<BR/><BR/>You are right though. He's painted Labour and the Tories into a corner - the Tories have provided an alternative to LIT plans while each of the 3 leadership candidates for the Labour party have identified that the Council Tax is bad but don't have any ideas on how to reform/ replace it.<BR/><BR/>So yes, the FM is being clever. But the unionist parties are not being so clever on this - makes him look even smarter. You need a strategy!Malchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191161151984519900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043115987518760367.post-57587193798848507342008-09-04T21:20:00.000+01:002008-09-04T21:20:00.000+01:00Just a thought: what if the Government accedes to ...Just a thought: what if the Government accedes to the LibDem wish to see the LIT rate set locally in order to get that majority? Then with that combining with stand-alone local elections fought on local issues, Councils will find themselves a lot more accountable...Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978812670312106107noreply@blogger.com