PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN MUST SAY SORRY TO THE PEOPLE OF SCOTLAND.

PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN MUST SAY SORRY TO THE PEOPLE OF SCOTLAND.

SNP MP and Treasury Spokesman Stewart Hosie today called for Gordon Brown to apologise to Scotland for the financial mess created under the Labour government as he published a briefing on Brown’s responsibility for the financial crisis.

Mr Hosie, MP for Dundee East, commented ahead of an appearance by Gordon Brown in Dundee and as former Labour MP Brian Wilson laid the blame for the current crisis firmly at the Labour Government’s door. Writing on where responsibility for the UK financial sectors problems lies former Labour Energy Minister Brian Wilson wrote; “It was not Salmond who gave them knighthoods and appointed them seamlessly to one elevated public position after another……That distinction lies with the Labour Government which has never been good at recognising character flaws if they are disguised by enough layers of money.” Mr Hosie said;

“The evidence is stacking up against Culpability Brown and Labour continue to refuse to take responsibility. “Until recently the main charge against Gordon Brown was his role as Chancellor in the decade when many of the cracks in the financial sector developed. “Now with evidence of Brown’s years of irresponsibility stacking up it is time for him to apologise to Scotland for the problems he has brought to our economy. “As Brian Wilson acknowledges Gordon Brown’s economic policy was struck by the sight of the city’s money and has now come home to roost.

“Where the Scottish Government is taking responsibility for businesses and families by freezing council tax, investing in jobs and skills, keeping people in their homes and abolishing business rates completely for many of our small and medium sized businesses Gordon Brown has said a lot and delivered little.

“Employees at HBOS and Lloyds fear job losses as a result of his politically motivated merger, homeowners have still to get access to Labour’s promised mortgage protection scheme and the business guarantee scheme is widely reported to be failing. “With plans to cut a billion pounds from Scotland’s budget in the next two years Labour are not only responsible for the recession they are hindering Scotland’s economic recovery.

“With the full powers and responsibilities of an independent nation Scotland would be far better placed to stimulate our economy now and build a better and more prosperous future for all.”