The SNP and Greens have been accused of being 'out of touch with reality' after MSPs debated Scottish independence today while the NHS is in crisis
The SNP and Greens have been accused of being "out of touch with reality" after MSPs debated Scottish independence today while the NHS is in crisis.
She said: "This debate is a disappointment but it is not a surprise in terms of the priorities of this SNP/Green Government. "In the run-up to New Year, doctors on NHS Greater Glasgow pleaded with the health board to declare a major incident, while NHS Grampian issued an appeal for all staff to come in."
"Instead we've seen the Westminster government use its Commons majority to repeatedly overrule the Scottish Parliament. "Is it the Scottish Parliament or the Secretary of State for Scotland? Is it the Prime Minister from a party which hasn't won an election in Scotland since 1955?Scottish politics Alex Cole-Hamilton, the Scottish Lib Dem leader, said: "What a sorry and divisive start to the year this debate is.
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