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In such circumstances, nobody particularly wants to sell their house, because people may not be happy to buy a house until the works have been completed.
That idea is just as likely to create tensions and do damage.The savings that work in modern organisations are those that get the full buy-in of all the people involved and that result in re-engineered approaches to the delivery of services.
The most useful commodity that ordinary people can give in the immediate aftermath is money to buy relevant supplies and expertise—locally if possible, as Stewart Stevenson said.
I am unable to give a qualified and professional comment on the subject, because I do not even buy a lottery ticket. However, a serious issue has been raised about the removal of powers from Scottish ministers.