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It is a threat not just to natural heritage and wildlife nationally and internationally: it will also impact on our lives in ways that we have not thought of.
As members know, I represent Clydebank; people there will say, "What does this budget mean for me, living in my area?" For local government, it means approximately £8 million of spending cuts—that is the outcome of the budget process.
That would be an extremely useful tool.If we are talking about the publication of flood maps and inundation maps, it is important to mention that there will be a danger of blight among people who live in such danger zones if they cannot get insurance.
I have to say that that makes our lives a great deal easier, too, because I am not sure that we are in a hurry to rewrite the whole of Scottish criminal law on the back of the bill.
Most important, we need change so that our children receive the best decisions from hearings—decisions that are taken in their best interests, wherever they live in Scotland. If you are in any doubt about that, ask yourself the following questions.
That investment priority is different from—and, to me, much more important than—the simple sticking plaster of living with the current settlement structure and hierarchy and somehow making them slightly less unsustainable by encouraging people to make the odd journey by bus.