At the #spl I had the good fortune to frequent senior politicians. Took them to games. Dewar, Galbraith, Reid. 1998 started both the spl and holyrood. I remember those days. The theme was " the quality of msp is low. They are councillors. The talent is down in Westminster". 1/2
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2/2. Donald said " give it time. Eventually the best will stay up here.". I never bought that. Not sure Donald did either. Reid certainly didn't as I remember. Well it's a generation later. It's clear there is no talent in holyrood. Mitigating is there is none in London either.
That isn't a political comment. I personally don't care that much. As Sean Connery said "Scotland's greatest export in people". Talent wants to hang out where other talented people are. Where there's that energy. I see no energy in Scotland. But there is a chance now.
The world of work is about change dramatically! Remote working and tech will change everything, where remote places now have a chance to keep the best. So politics should be about one thing. How do we keep our best here. And how do we attract others? All else is a derivative.
Can someone tell me what Scotland's pitch is for that? Why should a bright, ambitious wealth creator stay in or come to Scotland? That's what a manifesto should be. No more. I hear noone making that pitch.
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