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Even in the trading sector, when someone takes a job as a newly qualified accountant, they will have roughly the same salary in KPMG in Aberdeen as in Ernst & Young in Glasgow.
If we genuinely believe that subsidiarity is about getting down to an accountable and democratic local level, maintaining that principle is fundamental.
In an animal disease emergency, all the relevant circumstances will be taken into account—including the advice of experts—before a decision to slaughter animals is taken.
I have no problem with the creation of voluntary authorities, but I am concerned that statutory authorities will not be accountable to the people who will be affected.