ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF LIBDEM DISHONESTY OVER TRIDENT

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF LIBDEM DISHONESTY OVER TRIDENT

ONLY A VOTE FOR THE SNP IS A VOTE AGAINST NUCLEAR WASTE

SNP Westminster Leader Angus Robertson has hit out at the Liberal
Democrats after their defence spokesman Nick Harvey claimed on this
morning's BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the replacement Trident
nuclear missile system had "already been paid for" and suggesting it
wouldn't cost anything over "the next 20 years".

In fact, maintaining the current Trident fleet would cost £2.5 billion per
year for the next 20 years - a total of £50bn.

Commenting, Mr Robertson said:

"The Liberal Democrat stance on Trident simply isn't credible and
dishonest. This latest gaffe by their defence spokesman only draws
attention to their dissembling over this policy. They will still waste
billions on the current Trident system and are not championing the use of
this money on frontline services.

"The Lib Dems are just like the other London machine politicians. Any
spending on Trident is money diverted from vital services such as health
and education. Maintaining the Trident system is morally repugnant and
economically indefensible.

"The people of Scotland don't want it and the Scottish Parliament has
voted against it. In the next Westminster Parliament, only SNP MPs will
champion the views of our communities and fight to get Trident out of
Scottish waters.

"Only a vote for the SNP at this forthcoming election is a vote against
nuclear weapons."