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I agree with the member who said that they have never received so many pro and anti messages on any other subject since they became an MSP; I have about 40 e-mails on the matter and I can say that opinion is divided.
In October last year, the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Communities and Pensioners’ Rights, Alex Neil MSP, reassured himself that he had another year to reach the target.
I will put the counter-argument, as an MSP and parliamentarian. If I have read that aright, Mr McKenzie is suggesting that it is for the court to decide what it wants the law to be and whether it happens to like the guidance.
I am delighted to have been called to speak in this debate heralding the success of Scotland’s winter festivals. As an Edinburgh MSP, I make no apology for using Edinburgh as a great example of a winter festival.
What about that toothless tiger, the Scottish Police Authority? As MSPs, we do not get much say, but the SPA is supposed to provide the public with accountability.