http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7070070.stm
In a move announced today, SNP Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that the SNP-led Scottish Government was removing the right to buy your Council House. One of the most successful measures of the Thatcher Government, millions of Britons and hundreds of thousands of Scots were able to join the rest of society in owning their own home. By owning your own home, you were able to truly control your own destiny, and invest in your own, and your families future.
I find it highly unfortunate that the SNP have decided to pull up the ladder for young Scots. The policy, supported by the Liberal Democrats, will not make any difference to the Housing problems within Scotland and the rest of the UK, but they will help prevent many young people joining their parents and grandparents in property owning. What was also surprising was the lack of mention of the SNP manifesto pledge to give a £2,000 grant to first time buyers.
I find it a great shame that the SNP can’t support aspiration. In the recent Scottish election, they played the aspiration card, with promises to lower Business Rates. This is the exact opposite of that, and feel its very sad that the SNP has already gone behind the spirit of their manifesto.
