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aber-fan
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Good ideas - it would need to be costed and compared to the costs of not doing something of the sort. At least some of these ideas would definitely be worth implementing, IMO.
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“You cannot reason a man out of what he never reasoned himself into.” (Jonathan Swift)
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aber-fan
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it is indeed - which is why the grant from central government should be 'needs based' rather than Barnett... things have changed significantly since 1978, FFS! There is a summary on Wikipedia: Most commentators would agree that, by now, Scotland has done rather well out of the formula, and Wales rather badly see for example: It is, of course, tricky to say that Barnett disadvantages 'England' - I think it's pretty clear that the truth is that certain English regions are disadvantaged, like Wales, whereas others - especially London and the South East - do disproportionately well out of government spending. I'm not sure if Crossrail or the HS2 upgrade to train travel London - Brum, or for that matter Eurotunnel and the upgrades to train services to France and of St Pancras station were included in any calculation, or were in some way 'outside' the formula - what is clear is that these immensely expensive items benefit almost exclusively London and neighbouring areas. And now, instead of upgrading regional airports, the government propose to build a third runway at Heathrow... which will likely cause gridlock on the M4... instead of considering expanding (say) Birmingham, which is no time at all by train from London even now, and much closer to the Midlands and North of both England and Wales.
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This is one of many reasons people voted against devolution , as we expected we'd end up with a second class under-funded system.
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ROYMOND MUNTER MBE (FOR SERVICES TO THE COMBOVER)
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That has had no effect either way, as the funding formula is exactly the same post-devolution as it has been since 1978! The only thing that changed is that the WAG got the chance to prioritise different areas, if it so wished, within the areas devolved. ATM, they are giving extra cash to the NHS at the expense of local government and education (I think)... whether it will be spent wisely remains to be seen. The problem for the NHS, though, is that its funding has been cut in real terms since 2010 across the UK, at the same time as private companies have been invited in to hoover up profits in certain areas.
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