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However, Lewis Macdonald told me just this afternoon that the Executive has ruled out buying out the HIAL PFI. Will he say whether the Executive is considering buying out the offending PFI clauses, so to speak?
There has also been additional investment in the market under the buy-to-let banner; increased investor demand; and the phenomenon of Christmas bonuses being paid to people who work in the City—perhaps in this city, too—which puts an extra spin on the top end of the housing market.
That can be done in two ways: by ensuring that the legislation says something about the need for progress to be seen every year; and by convincing the people at the top that equality is an important part of their work.
I was on the walk with John Swinney, Murdo Fraser, Dennis Canavan and Robin Harper. When we got to the top of Carn Liath, the mist lifted and we looked over at the Cairngorms massif.
Every one of us in Scotland knows that we should be at the top table—from our football and rugby heroes to you people here in this great Parliament building.