Brown and Salmond must work together to get Scotland through recession – Cable (Aberdeen South & North Kincardine Liberal Democrats)

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Brown and Salmond must work together to get Scotland through recession – Cable

March 13, 2009 3:23 PM
Originally published by Scottish Liberal Democrats

Commenting on arriving at the Scottish Liberal Democrat Spring Conference in Perth, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable said: "Liberal Democrats in Scotland and at UK level have been working together on how to get the country through this recession.

"When reckless bankers dragged down the 300 year old financial institution that was HBoS, it was Tavish Scott who led the opposition to a takeover which has been bad for Scottish jobs and bad for competition.

"In Westminster, we voted against the change in the law pushed through by Gordon Brown's Government which allowed this move to go ahead.

"In the face of recession, we have seen a failure to act effectively from the Governments on both sides of the border. Labour's VAT cut has proved expensive and ineffective, wasting money which could be better spent on green infrastructure investment to kick start economic recovery across the UK.

"Alex Salmond's focus on separation and referendum is an unhelpful distraction at a time when every level of government in Scotland and the UK should be committed to supporting the people who are struggling the most in the face of economic hardship.

"Brown and Salmond have been too focused on picking fights with each other and grabbing photo ops in the USA. It is time they took their lead from the Liberal Democrats, and work together to get the people of Scotland and the whole UK through this recession."