Greens: Freefalling pound is result of Tory cruelty and incompetence
12 years of Tory misrule has left the economy in shambles, according to the Scottish Greens, who have condemned last Friday's budget.
Scottish Greens economy spokesperson, Maggie Chapman MSP, said:
"The Tories said they were 'betting big' with our economy. Their gamble has failed, with the pound in freefall making our day-to-day lives even more expensive.
"This was entirely predictable and the result of a cruel and incompetent Tory government with no concern about the outcomes of its actions, or the people who will suffer as a result.
"12 years of Tory rule has left the economy in shambles. Millions are struggling to pay for food, heat and shelter while public services are crumbling from over a decade of chronic underinvestment.
"The very last thing we need to see is even more money being recklessly transferred out of those services and funnelled into the pockets of the rich, to be hoarded offshore. Yet this is exactly what the Tories are doing.
"Our finances shouldn't be at the whim of a disastrous Tory government that we didn't vote for and can't remove. With independence we can do so much better than a future of Tory failure."