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I also feel compelled to mention—on today of all days, as they gathered outside our Parliament—the 180,000 Scots whose lives have been shattered by long Covid.
If such a question is asked in Parliament, the response will normally be that there is a live case or a live procurement exercise so the Government cannot comment.
We need to ensure that, if people live 10 years longer, they actually live for 12 years in better health, so that we increase the healthy age even outwith the additional lifespan.
Our homes are here for the long term—people often live in homes that are 100 years old—so a temporary blip in the property market would probably be useful.
We are already seeing gross inequalities across our country: one in four children lives in poverty; almost a quarter of all households live in fuel poverty; life expectancy in our poorest communities is now falling; and food bank use is rising.
The carers allowance supplement was brought in to recognise that carers do not have enough money to live on. It was doubled because of the extensive work of carers during the pandemic.
Instead, that lie has cost the public purse millions and meant delayed and defective hospitals. Tragically, that lie has cost lives. Why was that lie more important to John Swinney than patient safety?