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Last year, however, only 21 per cent of police officers completed their 30-year service before taking retirement, compared with 40 per cent five years ago.
However, that is still far fewer people than in the ratio in Catalonia, Quebec and Bavaria, with which we are often compared. If they can manage, why cannot we?
I want to find out more about partnership working and in particular how the Scottish Executive, Scottish Enterprise and the other agencies compare with the bodies south of the border.
Presumably, the Crown Office can provide you with statistics on the percentage of cases that are now dealt with by the imposition of fiscal fines and the percentage of cases that are diverted from prosecution, compared with the proportion four or five years ago.
Scotland's place is not in an EU with seven votes on the Council of Ministers as compared to England's 27. It is not in an EU where Spain, Portugal and Greece could outvote us on fishing.
The figure of almost 116,000 refers to unpaid carers who undertake more than 50 hours a week of work, which is comparable to a job in the health service.
If you take David Davidson's interesting example of a sparse population with assets—hospitals, for example—you have a direct comparator. That is where there is a bigger problem.