Apology from big two.TOP Tories Liam Fox and George Osborne apologised yesterday as the fallout from the Westminster expenses scandal spread. Shadow defence spokesman Fox told the Scots party conference in Perth: "The abuse by some of MPs' allowances has dominated politics and caused anxiety and anger among those who want to see a healthy democratic system." Shadow chancellor Osborne said :"I don't excuse the scandal of the MPs' expenses - I apologise for it." He claimed the Tories would sort the mess out. Referring to the economic crisis, he warned the "age of irresponsibility is giving way to the age of austerity". He warned that Scotland would have to take its share of the pain of the recovery. Failing He claimed:"Every need of every part of the UK must be fairly assessed." Fox also claimed the Government were letting down the armed forces by failing to provide proper equipment on time and in working order. He said a Conservative government would order a defence review to establish the county's defence needs. But he added:"There will be a replacement to the submarine-based nuclear deterrent A nuclear deterrent is the phrase used to refer to a country's nuclear weapons arsenal, when considered in the context of deterrence theory. Deterrence theory holds that nuclear weapons are intended to deter other states from attacking with their nuclear weapons, through the under a future Conservative government." Scots Tory leader Annabel Goldie claimed First Minister Alex Salmond Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond, known as Alex Salmond (born December 31, 1954, Linlithgow), is a Scottish politician, and the current First Minister of Scotland, heading a minority government. was using the promise of an independence referendum Independence referendum is a type of referendum in which citizens of one territory would decide whether this territory should become independent country. The independence referendum could be successful (i.e. to "con" Unionists into believing it was safe to vote for the SNP SNP Scottish National Party Noun 1. SNP - (genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered; SNPs are usually considered to be point mutations that have been evolutionarily . She said Holyrood had given Salmond a pounds 30billion budget and the ability to pick fights with Westminster. But she warned:"Their independence referendum is not a safety net - it is an illusion." CAPTION(S): AUSTERITY: Osborne |
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