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We must consider that there are list MSPs, constituency MSPs, those with families, those without families, those within 20 minutes of Parliament and those who are three, four or five hours away, or even further away.
The rest of us, and at least eight Labour MSPs—enough to provide a majority in the chamber tonight—were against the war, but being against the war is not now a policy.
Officials from Dumfries and Galloway Council and East Ayrshire Council met MPs and MSPs during the summer to discuss how we can get the upgrade of the trunk road onto the Executive's agenda.
Property is long term, but the economy is short term. We look to folk such as MSPs to help to put that right. In different fields here and there, I detect a little undercurrent of looking more to the long term.
It is all very well for us to sit in the chamber and congratulate ourselves on putting in extra money at the top, but our constituents and many MSPs are asking the clear question of what that means at the bottom.
I want to close—because I am on time and I do not want to keep hard-pressed, tired-out Labour MSPs from getting home tonight—by addressing the issues that were raised by Allan Wilson.