Scottish Parliament's 'first vote' to be about dancing angels? Unfortunately not...
The Scotsman’s list of things more important for the Scottish Parliament to vote about than independence gets a little out of hand
Ahead of the election, John Swinney promised the first vote of the new Scottish Parliament would, of course, be about independence. This would be the SNP ‘hitting the ground running’, and ushering in a brave new dawn for the nation.
However, Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay has now suggested there’s a different, more worthy subject for this apparently all-important ‘first vote’: oil and gas. He wants Swinney to “come clean” and tell Scots whether or not he backs new drilling in the North Sea. We imagine many people would agree the country really should know exactly where our government stands.
On pondering all the things we consider to be more important than a vote about independence – the state of the economy, violence in schools, the crumbling NHS and, yes, the oil and gas industry – it’s just possible we got a wee bit carried away.
A vote on the colour of John Swinney’s socks? How about the contentious issue of pineapple on pizza? Or, turning to Duns Scotus for inspiration, perhaps they should debate how many angels could dance on the head of a pin...
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