Today's News...McConnell Visits North East

Daily Telegraph
26th October
Scot to ‘ sell’ regional devolution to English

Scotland’s First Minister has been recruited to sell regional devolution despite its opponents using the huge cost overruns of the Scottish Parliament as a main weapon against the plan.
Jack McConnell will visit the North East of England next Monday to encourage the electorate to vote for the decentralisation of government being driven by John Prescott, the Deputy Prime Minister.
Yesterday Russ Forbes, director of the official Yes Campaign admitted: “The Scottish parliament is undoubtedly our Achilles’ heel. “
Neil Herron, of the No Campaign, said: “Bring the guy down from the most expensive building in the country. The people of the North East realise John Prescott’s folly and that a regional assembly would be nothing more than an expensive talking shop.“ If the Scottish example is anything to go by, then it is going to be kicked into the long grass.”

BBC Radio Scotland
Five minute interview on the Breakfast programme over comments made in the Mail that the No Campaign welcomes Jack Mc Connell's visit because it will yet again shine the spotlight on the outrageous expense of the Scottish Parliament building...and expose the blatant disregard for the purdah period.