Scotland to introduce free prescriptions for all.

[Victor McDade]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/uk-scotland-11555...


Prescription charges to be scrapped north of the border. This devolution business is fantastic, think I'll be moving back

Jokes aside, whilst Westminster goes about abolishing certain universal benefits our friends in Hollyrood are doing the opposite (funded of course by money from London).

[thinfourth2]

Fecking socialists

And i live in scotland

[ninja-lewis]

Means cuts will have to be made elsewhere (in Scottish services) when the Scottish Government publishes its budget for next year in a few weeks time. This on top of the decision earlier this year to postpone this year's savings until next year (i.e. savings over 2 years rather than 3 etc).

Whoever gets in next May is likely going to be in even deeper trouble than the Westminster coalition!

[tvradict]

Why?! Feckers.

Prescriptions are only £5 at the moment, and if the chemist can give you the same thing off the shelf for less than £5 they will.

Needless waste of money.

[whirligig]

Think they're only £3 at the moment - very affordable as it is.

[tvradict]

They've come down again?!

I agree with cheap, but free

[TheD]

I buy one of those prepayments things and I find them good value for money as I need to get scripts monthly. The idea of giving it to me free doesn't appeal at all. I think the money should be used to help somewhere else.

[Edinburger]

Victor McDade said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/uk-scotland-11555...


Prescription charges to be scrapped north of the border. This devolution business is fantastic, think I'll be moving back

Jokes aside, whilst Westminster goes about abolishing certain universal benefits our friends in Hollyrood are doing the opposite (funded of course by money from London).

Can you explain the "funded of course by money from London" comment? Do you actually understand how devolved parts of the UK are funded?

Do not get me started on the revenue England has enjoyed from OUR oil.

[greygoose]

Edinburger said:

Do not get me started on the revenue England has enjoyed from OUR oil.

The oil's virtually gone now though so it's time you paid your own way .

[Sticks.]

whirligig said:

Think they're only £3 at the moment - very affordable as it is.

Is that how much they currently are in Scotland? In England they went up to £7.20 an item in 09, not sure what they are now.

[12gauge]

Edinburger said:

Can you explain the "funded of course by money from London" comment? Do you actually understand how devolved parts of the UK are funded?

Do not get me started on the revenue England has enjoyed from OUR oil.

Theres a reason Norways people stayed out of the EU. Without 'your' own navy 'your' oil would have quietly become the EUs oil. Just like the fish and everything else.

Edited by 12gauge on Saturday 16th October 15:07

[Victor McDade]

Because the Barnett formula takes billions from where it is raised and gives it to the SNP to spend as they like.

Devolution works both ways, if Salmond and co want to provide free services that those in the rest of the UK have to actually pay for then how about funding it from scottish taxpayers?

Edinburger said:

Victor McDade said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/uk-scotland-11555...


Prescription charges to be scrapped north of the border. This devolution business is fantastic, think I'll be moving back

Jokes aside, whilst Westminster goes about abolishing certain universal benefits our friends in Hollyrood are doing the opposite (funded of course by money from London).

Can you explain the "funded of course by money from London" comment? Do you actually understand how devolved parts of the UK are funded?

Do not get me started on the revenue England has enjoyed from OUR oil.

[12gauge]

Victor McDade said:

Because the Barnett formula takes billions from where it is raised and gives it to the SNP to spend as they like.

Devolution works both ways, if Salmond and co want to provide free services that those in the rest of the UK have to actually pay for then how about funding it from scottish taxpayers?

It does work both ways. Both ways for them.

One way, they win, by getting more for less
The other way, we lose, by getting less for more.



For Example...

English students are required to pay "top-up" tuition fees, while Scottish students are not. The legislation imposing top-up fees on English students passed by a small majority of 316 to 311. At the time opposition education secretary Tim Yeo argued that this low majority indicated that the passing of the law had hinged on Scottish MPs voting to introduce tuition fees that the Scottish students would not have to pay.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Lothian_question

Obviously the Scots socialist leanings stop at about Hadrians wall.

[whirligig]

Sticks. said:

whirligig said:

Think they're only £3 at the moment - very affordable as it is.

Is that how much they currently are in Scotland? In England they went up to £7.20 an item in 09, not sure what they are now.

Yes £3 and just read the staggering statistic that "Around 92 per cent (68 million) of items dispensed in Scotland are supplied to patients free of charge".

[Black Sport 160]

whirligig said:

Yes £3 and just read the staggering statistic that "Around 92 per cent (68 million) of items dispensed in Scotland are supplied to patients free of charge".

And THAT is the main reason I think the SNP's policy of free prescriptions is a good one.

So the responsible, working citizen has parity with the feckless.

[Mojocvh]

Victor McDade said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/uk-scotland-11555...


Prescription charges to be scrapped north of the border. This devolution business is fantastic, think I'll be moving back

Jokes aside, whilst Westminster goes about abolishing certain universal benefits our friends in Hollyrood are doing the opposite (funded of course by money from London).

See the thread "Rats in a barrel"

[Sticks.]

Black Sport 160 said:

whirligig said:

Yes £3 and just read the staggering statistic that "Around 92 per cent (68 million) of items dispensed in Scotland are supplied to patients free of charge".

And THAT is the main reason I think the SNP's policy of free prescriptions is a good one.

So the responsible, working citizen has parity with the feckless.

Of course, entitled to free prescriptions doesn't = feckless, but I suppose it could be argued this is saving admin costs.

[Mojocvh]

Got an iphone?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/uk-scotland-11558...

What a bunch of jokers.

[slipstream 1985]

i sometimes feel ashamed to be a scot. constantly voting in idiots and having so many scroungers...

[Black Sport 160]

Sticks. said:

Black Sport 160 said:

whirligig said:

Yes £3 and just read the staggering statistic that "Around 92 per cent (68 million) of items dispensed in Scotland are supplied to patients free of charge".

And THAT is the main reason I think the SNP's policy of free prescriptions is a good one.

So the responsible, working citizen has parity with the feckless.

Of course, entitled to free prescriptions doesn't = feckless, but I suppose it could be argued this is saving admin costs.

Your right there, it doesn't. My argument in favour of free prescriptions is this: why should I, as a working, taxpaying citizen have to stump up the extortionate cost of prescriptions, whilst somebody out of work on benefits gets them for free? Plus i've probably already had to lose half a days pay in order to see my GP prior to this!

Cost of prescriptions - not assue for the rich, its a drop in the ocean for them. The 'poor'? They're fully protected, as always. Its those in the middle like myself who get squeezed at any opportunity.

Means testing? I fking hate it