'every scheme to help society could be a success if the money was there'
- as the scots try to demonstrate by choosing to spend more on preserving health and social care programmes than the rest of the uk. the westminster government are more concerned with selling off our national assets to (often overseas) financial interests, then our common wealth is bound to decline. however, we are still a very rich country and could easily afford to properly look after the more vulnerable in our society with a more progressive system (and progressive tax system) Less wasted on vanity projects like trident, military spending generally, the monarchy or hs2 would also be a big help.
public spending can also be a very profitable way of generating business and employment. money spent on educating the workforce (as the scots successfully demonstrate) is never wasted.
when the private/financial sector completely screwed up they had to rely on us -the public sector- to bail them out. having wasted countless billions of our money they have learned that there is no risk - they won't be prosecuted and are free to come begging again next time it all goes wrong.
it is surely not beyond the wit of government to run a rich country for the benefit of all their citizens. westminster has abandoned that goal which is why many scots would like the opportunity to try to make a better job of it.