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Originally Posted by geminian68
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An inept suggestion that truly shows why the SNP might well be competent to handle devolved powers within Scotland but are a truly terrifying prospect once major national infrastructure considerations come into play.
The needs of water and rail are completely different. A high speed train can take an uphill gradient without serious bother; for water it's an engineering challenge solved with expensive pumping infrastructure. The 1940s plan to contour down the spine of England makes that suggestion for good reason: simply, it is the most efficient way to handle a process that would be vastly expensive even to get off the drawing board.
The SNP is trying to show itself as a capable party of national government ready to negotiate on equal terms with its southern neighbours but has simply shown once again a knack for being naive and provincial. Scotland deserves better.