Scotland Bill Reforms

Following SNP’s resounding victory at the polls, Alex Salmond is determined to improve the Scotland Bill – he is requesting Westminster for devolution of borrowing powers, corporation tax and the Crown Estate Commission (Webpage
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/245563/Date-of-independence-vote-is-up-to-Scotland-says-PMDate-of-independence-vote-is-up-to-Scotland-says-PM#ixzz1LqAwZy19, posted May 09, 2011).

As Salmond himself added: “We’ve deliberately highlighted three areas in particular – that’s control of borrowing powers to sustain capital investment, control of the Crown Estate Commission to gather in some of the enormous wealth of Scotland’s offshore renewables, and corporation tax to keep Scottish industry competitive in development elsewhere”. I certainly think this is a good move because Scotland must be financially independent before it can even contemplate asking for independence – assuming Scots approve it in the first place.

I was at Mercu UEM at KL Sentral for the KL Advanced Toastmasters meeting on Monday and even though there were only ten of us present, including three guests – Toastmasters from UEM Group/UEM Academy – I was happy to note that there was an appreciable flux of energy coursing through the proceedings. Good speeches, good evaluations, good banter and good fellowship. And by the way, I was voted the Best Evaluator.