Oh ok , didn ' t get that note . Yeah it indeed looks like you ' re righttwsrc % 5 Etfw <| sep |> Im no expert on all the issues you raised but in general its state appointed guardians for children , Plans which have been commended by children ' s rights groups . centralised police force under the direct control of central governmentIt is under no more direct or less control than the UK gov . under a justice minister . police use snooping powers to spy on journalists sourcesYour right this is a very Scottish problem . news 2014 oct 07 p o l i c e s n o o p i n g p o w e r s j o urnalistssourceschangeThe UK controls those laws . Specifically RIPA im sure the new snooper bill will make those look like a footnote . r i p a p o w e rsjournalistssurveillance where we pay for middle class children to attend the best universities And we also pay for the poorest in society to go to university to which i am living proof . while frontline services for the elderly and disabled are slashedThats why we help them with the prescriptions and other health costs . Although we are still at the mercy of barnett and whatever England spends . Maybe you should admit that all is not rosey here in Scotland too . ? Maybe then we need our own sovereign parliament with full controls then ?