Monday, August 08, 2005

Twat of the Week: Alex Neil, MSP



Twat of the Week this week was an easy decision for me - Alex Neil, MSP.

Alex wins the coveted award this week for his services to English Nationalism with a classic "Yeah, but really this is discriminating against Scotland" response to the Scottish bank notes farce.

To recap:

RBS, HBoS and Clydesdale have threatened to refuse to accept Scottish bank notes because they have to lodge funds with the Bank of England to cover the value of Scottish notes they hold every day, whereas Scottish banks only have to do so 3 days a week leaving them free to invest the millions involved to gain interest.

Alex Neil's response was to say that changing the system would discriminate against Scottish banks, the system has worked fine for years and actually the real problem is how difficult it is for Scots to exchange Scottish bank notes which makes for an unfair stealth tax on Scottish people.

So, Alex Neil, for your breathtaking display of the Socttish Parliament's attitude of ignoring genuine discrimination against England and turning it round to suit Scotland, you are this week's Twat of the Week.