Jim McGovern condemns SNP’s new Director-General for Independence
28 September 2011
Jim McGovern today called on the SNP administration in Holyrood to scrap plans to introduce a new Director-General of Strategy and External Affairs.
The new role is widely considered to be charged with paving the way for a proposed independence referendum, and will pay between £101,500 and £208,100 annually.
Jim McGovern said,
"It is outrageous that at a time when public sector pay is frozen and hard working staff like nurses and police officers fear for their jobs the SNP should decide to pay a 6-figure salary for an unnecessary new position.
"This new job is clearly intended to pave the way for independence.
This is not an essential role for the good of Scotland, but a political role for the good of Salmond and the SNP."
Mr McGovern concluded,
"This money would be better spent keeping nurses, police officers or other essential staff in work, not promoting the political vanity project of independence being pursued by Alex Salmond."
28 September 2011
Jim McGovern today called on the SNP administration in Holyrood to scrap plans to introduce a new Director-General of Strategy and External Affairs.
The new role is widely considered to be charged with paving the way for a proposed independence referendum, and will pay between £101,500 and £208,100 annually.
Jim McGovern said,
"It is outrageous that at a time when public sector pay is frozen and hard working staff like nurses and police officers fear for their jobs the SNP should decide to pay a 6-figure salary for an unnecessary new position.
"This new job is clearly intended to pave the way for independence.
This is not an essential role for the good of Scotland, but a political role for the good of Salmond and the SNP."
Mr McGovern concluded,
"This money would be better spent keeping nurses, police officers or other essential staff in work, not promoting the political vanity project of independence being pursued by Alex Salmond."