Who said the Scots are Thrifty?

[trelawney126]

Alex Salmond's entourage spends £48,000 to attend Brave premier in California - Telegraph
They could have watched it a week later in the comfort of their offices on Flixstar or similar for a fiver (English) or £7.50 Bank of Scotland

 

[jockpopeye]

I suspect that it will be considered money well spent to promote the most culturally significant historical documentary since Braveheart.

 

[finknottle]

Prudence must be on summer leave.

 

[trelawney126]

Prudence must be on summer leave.

No he's on almost permanent leave since screwing up the economy but as he's not a SMP he just visits London to pick up his expenses
gordon brown mp expenses - Google Search

 

[rod-gearing]

It's a cartoon isn't it?

 

[Ageing_Gracefully]

Alex Salmond's entourage spends £48,000 to attend Brave premier in California - Telegraph
They could have watched it a week later in the comfort of their offices on Flixstar or similar for a fiver (English) or £7.50 Bank of Scotland

It's OK, once the cash runs out we can just get some more from the Bank of England.

 

[WreckerL]

It's a cartoon isn't it?

The film or the Scottish assembly/parliament/gravy train*


*Delete as a applicable

 

[finknottle]

The film or the Scottish assembly/parliament/gravy train*


*Delete as a applicable

So Westminster is different?

 

[Dredd]

Thrifty? Thrifty?? Did you see the final cost of that fucking eye-sore we call a parliament? Twice over budget and still had bits falling off it within 2 years. So much for being canny.

Funnily enough, after saying that it was all due to unforeseen circumstances etc etc, they said it wasn't likely to happen again. Then someone came up with an idea to put tram lines in.

Almost three times over budget and only half of what was originally planned, supposed to be complete in 2008 yet still not ready.

Must be the Edinburgh effect.

 

[trelawney126]

So Westminster is different?

No they're all much of a muchness, in terms of political acceptability all houses are equally as bad and all parties tend towards the borders of utter deceiptfulness. The quote "termillogical inexactitude" is well versed by all politicians, as is the phrase "creative accountancy". It just seems that both Alex and Nicola have achieved a more creative level in which to waste money