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On a more serious note........no, really......I mean it's not April 1st, is it?

 

"Every young person in Scotland could be given an electric toothbrush under plans to be considered at the SNP’s conference, which will be held online at the end of next month."

 

Under this radical, world leading, world beating, plan, weans will be able to eat as much tablet, and drink as much Irn-Bru, as they want. 
Of course, the issue of continual toothpaste supply remains to be addressed, but trust Nikla, on this. 

 

'“Conference......calls on the Scottish government, in partnership with the Scottish trade union movement and civic Scotland, to look at the feasibility of raising additional revenue for Scottish public services from the significant profits of sections of the Scotch whisky industry.”

 

As for this, I seem to recall the SNP declaring that the whisky industry was suffering, indeed, making huge losses, due to an "English Tory Brexit"; now it seems it is ripe for plucking. A remarkable recovery.

 

Give an electric toothbrush to every child, SNP urged

Kieran Andrews

Wednesday October 27 2021, 12.01am, The Times

 

The idea of giving young people an electric toothbrush will be debated at the SNP’s conference next month

 

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/give-an-electric-toothbrush-to-every-child-snp-urged-npf9f02pv

 

Every young person in Scotland could be given an electric toothbrush under plans to be considered at the SNP’s conference, which will be held online at the end of next month.

The provisional agenda shows that members are also pushing for a Scottish tax on the whisky industry.

A motion put forward by the Glasgow Southside branch of the party says that “the profitability of the whisky industry is among the highest of any industrial activity anywhere in the world”. It adds: “As the provenance of Scotch whisky as a brand and a product cannot be transferred outside Scotland, it has the potential, even in the current devolved context, to make a significant contribution to the public purse.

“Conference therefore calls on the Scottish government, in partnership with the Scottish trade union movement and civic Scotland, to look at the feasibility of raising additional revenue for Scottish public services from the significant profits of sections of the Scotch whisky industry.”

The Scotch Whisky Association has been campaigning for Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, not to increase spirits duty further in today’s budget. In a social media campaign, it has been highlighting that taxation already accounts for 70 per cent of the cost of a bottle of whisky and warned that the industry and the wider economy, including retail, tourism, hospitality and manufacturing, would be jeopardised by a duty rise.

 

The SNP manifesto for May’s Holyrood election promised free bikes and electronic devices to children who cannot afford them. Under plans from the Castle Douglas and Glenkens branch, this would go further and give every young person an electric toothbrush.

The group’s motion notes plans implemented to give free dental packs containing a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste, as well as supervised toothbrushing, to children under the age of five but says that people who use an electric toothbrush “have healthier gums, less tooth decay and also keep their teeth for longer” than those who use manual brushes.

Delegates will also demand “seamless trade” between the UK and an independent Scotland under another resolution put forward to the conference, which is being held online because of fears about coronavirus.

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52 minutes ago, Scott7 said:

Just what the bairnies need to clean the rims on the wheels of their new free bikes.

Which they probably won't use because they will be too busy watching porn, on their new free laptops.

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