:00:11. > :00:16.If defending racist, messages mean you are a bigot, do the same sorry
:00:17. > :00:37.mean you're not any more? Tonight, tipped as the man to sort
:00:38. > :00:40.out Scottish football's performance. Should Malky Mackay be allowed to
:00:41. > :00:44.put his own shadow texting performance behind him? Also,
:00:45. > :00:50.Holyrood gets powers to raise income tax then fails to agree how much we
:00:51. > :00:53.should pay this year. And a record-breaking eight million profit
:00:54. > :00:56.for the monks of Buckfast. We will be having a taste to see what all of
:00:57. > :01:01.the fuss is about. He was a top flight manager
:01:02. > :01:03.in the English premiership but a series of racist text messages
:01:04. > :01:06.sent from his phone Today, Malky Mackay emerged
:01:07. > :01:09.as the front-runner to be the SFA's
:01:10. > :01:10.performance director, but one MSP has said they should
:01:11. > :01:20.not give him the job. Some say his past comments make him
:01:21. > :01:23.unsuitable for the job, others reckon he's done his time
:01:24. > :01:25.and has been rehabilitated. This report from Suzanne Allan
:01:26. > :01:27.contains offensive language but the BBC's feels it's important
:01:28. > :01:40.in telling the story. Malky Mackay, a former Celtic and
:01:41. > :01:44.Scotland player who took a Cardiff City into the English top division
:01:45. > :01:47.before being sacked by the Welsh club and being investigated for
:01:48. > :01:52.sending discriminatory text messages. Today, he emerged as the
:01:53. > :01:57.frontrunner to be the SFA's new performance director. MSP 's deputy
:01:58. > :02:01.convener of the Scottish Parliament's L Transport Committee.
:02:02. > :02:05.She has called on the SFA to rule them out of the running. He may well
:02:06. > :02:09.have a future in football but this is a really high profile job. This
:02:10. > :02:12.is a job they are to promote youth football and women's football and I
:02:13. > :02:16.do not think it is an appropriate post for him. The text messages
:02:17. > :02:22.surfaced to years ago. He had already been sacked by Cardiff City
:02:23. > :02:26.for poor performance. It was later that the texts were uncovered. They
:02:27. > :02:31.are racist and anti-Semitic. This is about the arrival of a South Korean
:02:32. > :02:36.international player. And this on suitable agent Phil Smith. Malky
:02:37. > :02:41.Mackay has apologised and appears to be contrite. Today, on BBC Radio
:02:42. > :02:53.Scotland's Kaye Adams programme, his agent went on the defence. If your
:02:54. > :02:57.listeners knew Malky Mackay, he was known to be a good man from a good
:02:58. > :03:01.family with good values. He is a talented individual. He has had
:03:02. > :03:05.three years of not being able to take his place back in a place of
:03:06. > :03:09.employment on the back of the text messages. We know why that penalty
:03:10. > :03:14.has been placed upon us. We have dealt with that but we want to get
:03:15. > :03:18.back to work and we did not just apologise now, we apologised then.
:03:19. > :03:24.And an antiracism charity is backing his appointment. After admitting to
:03:25. > :03:25.sending text messages that were very regrettable and disrespectful to
:03:26. > :03:39.other cultures... One football writer says she
:03:40. > :03:43.believes him. I do not think there were smart and I think he will
:03:44. > :03:46.accept that they were not a whether it was sexist or racist comments,
:03:47. > :03:50.anything that was said at the time, he knows they were not clever and
:03:51. > :03:54.are not accepted in normal society. Quite rightly. He has learned that
:03:55. > :03:57.lesson and has apologised for them. He has taken classes to try to
:03:58. > :04:01.educate himself and I think having done that and shown that willingness
:04:02. > :04:05.to try to educate himself and improves, we have to show a
:04:06. > :04:08.willingness to be bigger and accept that. Obviously if there is any hint
:04:09. > :04:10.that those indiscretions are going to creep into his role as
:04:11. > :04:24.performance director that is an issue we would
:04:25. > :04:27.need to deal with at the time. It is thought that Malky Mackay will be
:04:28. > :04:28.unveiled tomorrow in his new role. No doubt he will hope this whole
:04:29. > :04:29.controversy is behind him. Joining me now are
:04:30. > :04:31.the columnist Kevin McKenna and in London
:04:32. > :04:32.is Graham Campbell, Chair of African Caribbean
:04:33. > :04:36.Cultures in Glasgow. Graham, I wonder, would this be an
:04:37. > :04:40.appropriate appointment to make by the SFA if indeed it happens
:04:41. > :04:44.tomorrow, given that this was three years ago and Malky Mackay has
:04:45. > :04:47.apologised? I think it is not a question of whether he has
:04:48. > :04:51.apologised or not. Obviously these comments are racist. I do not think
:04:52. > :04:55.Malky Mackay is the right person to judge whether he is a racist or not,
:04:56. > :05:07.I think that is for other people to judge. But I do take the point that
:05:08. > :05:10.I do not think he should be excluded from football forever, but they
:05:11. > :05:13.should not be given one of the top two jobs in football. That is my
:05:14. > :05:14.issue. Is he qualified to do this job? What record does he have
:05:15. > :05:17.obvious development, community development, outreach work, in the
:05:18. > :05:23.organisational planning or strategy? The SFA have got a great strategy,
:05:24. > :05:27.Project Brave is the great strategy, is Malky Mackay the right guy to do
:05:28. > :05:31.this? I give him some slack because I am a Celtic and West Ham vanity
:05:32. > :05:34.and he has played for both of those clubs. Yes, he should be back in
:05:35. > :05:40.football but not a nice job. I do not think he is qualified. Kevin,
:05:41. > :05:43.you know him well, what is he like? I do not actually. I know people who
:05:44. > :05:49.know him but I have never met him. To take up the point that was just
:05:50. > :05:56.maybe, the SFA would not have entertained the idea of hiring him
:05:57. > :05:59.if they did not think that he was a modern, progressive thinker and a
:06:00. > :06:07.gifted and talented coach and by and large 's record in football has born
:06:08. > :06:11.not out. On the regrettable messages that were sent between him and his
:06:12. > :06:15.assistant a few years ago, he has apologised. I have read quite a lot
:06:16. > :06:22.of sanctimonious comment in the last two or three days basically saying
:06:23. > :06:27.that he should never be allowed, if he was not to get this job because
:06:28. > :06:33.of this, he would not get another job in football. And the people who
:06:34. > :06:36.are detracting, on his detractors, have to ask whether this is a
:06:37. > :06:40.combine punishment for something that happened a few years ago, was
:06:41. > :06:46.out of character. From what I know of him, these text messages were out
:06:47. > :06:53.of character. Nothing in his conduct before or since suggests that he is
:06:54. > :07:03.a racist, misogynist, sexist. I am sorry, Kevin. Somebody who writes
:07:04. > :07:09.fing chinkies and associates Jewish people was being a money grabbing,
:07:10. > :07:16.is a racist and anti-Semitic. Hang on, he is 45 years old, unless you
:07:17. > :07:22.know every detail of his life... I do not have to, I have seen his text
:07:23. > :07:24.messages. I think Scottish photography on the verge of making
:07:25. > :07:28.of making a progressive appointment. I think it is important that
:07:29. > :07:33.messages of inclusion are also sworn into them, messages of compassion.
:07:34. > :07:37.Do you think Malky Mackay is the guy for that? The FA at the time said
:07:38. > :07:43.there is an expectation of privacy in text messages. Well, the Leeds
:07:44. > :07:50.manager Association at the time of the it was a bit of banter. The
:07:51. > :07:52.reaction of black players like Jason Roberts and Stan Collymore did lie
:07:53. > :07:58.to that when they were absolutely appalled at the association's
:07:59. > :08:03.attitude and they were forced to apologise. Malky Mackay was in
:08:04. > :08:06.appointed by Wigan and Wigan's German-made comments in defence of
:08:07. > :08:09.the which were worse than what was made public. He was suspended from
:08:10. > :08:14.football for six months, quite rightly. But was the apology for
:08:15. > :08:16.Malky Mackay and his friend he was text in question they were not
:08:17. > :08:19.punished. I will not see his grandmother 's bad as the other
:08:20. > :08:24.ones, each should have led to a suspension though. He should have
:08:25. > :08:32.been punished. -- I will not say his was as bad. But where is the
:08:33. > :08:40.redemption? You have undergone this equality training and Show Racism
:08:41. > :08:45.The Red Card said he is talented and the SFA want to use him. When you
:08:46. > :08:49.let somebody get on with their life? It is pretty simple. Malky Mackay
:08:50. > :08:53.should be allowed back in football. The transgression he made was not as
:08:54. > :08:55.bad to require a three-year ban from football management, which
:08:56. > :08:59.effectively have happened. He should be a football manager, because that
:09:00. > :09:04.is what he wants to do. If you take this role, the first possible job
:09:05. > :09:07.that is half decent people take. You will not be there to see through the
:09:08. > :09:11.changes that the SFA want to make. The SFA is in danger of undermining
:09:12. > :09:13.some of the good work that it has done with black communities and
:09:14. > :09:18.women to create and promote equality and diversity in the game. They
:09:19. > :09:21.employed, five years ago, six football equality officers, which
:09:22. > :09:28.brought progressive steps. They are in danger of undermining the
:09:29. > :09:34.progress they have made. I do not agree with that. On the topic of the
:09:35. > :09:36.SFA, given that the kid had to make the announcement it was going to be
:09:37. > :09:41.investigating allegations of child abuse within the game, is this the
:09:42. > :09:44.best time to be making controversial appointment? Will do not be aware of
:09:45. > :09:50.the sensitivity? Yes, I think they will be. I note the people who are
:09:51. > :09:55.the senior office bearers at the SFA, they will not have taken this
:09:56. > :10:00.lightly. He has got a lot of respect in the game, Malky Mackay. I do not
:10:01. > :10:03.agree that he will use this as a stepping stone to get straight into
:10:04. > :10:08.management. You know, this is an important post. He has also had the
:10:09. > :10:14.backing of progressive young football managers such as Mark
:10:15. > :10:17.Warburton at Rangers, Derek McGuinness at Aberdeen... Two of
:10:18. > :10:23.which he has worked with at the club when he was the boss. Surely you're
:10:24. > :10:27.not questioning their integrity! I am not saying that, but they are his
:10:28. > :10:32.friends. My friends would say the same for me. Out at a lot of
:10:33. > :10:39.credence to their views. They with young people each week of their
:10:40. > :10:42.careers. Yes, they do. Excuse me. They have got a duty of care to
:10:43. > :10:46.develop young people. Under no circumstances would they risk
:10:47. > :10:52.undermining the work that the clubs do with young people is they thought
:10:53. > :10:54.by backing somebody... By backing somebody that they thought was
:10:55. > :10:58.putting the wrong messages in terms of inclusion and diversity. Purely
:10:59. > :11:05.from a good point of view, do you think it was a good appointment?
:11:06. > :11:09.Yes, I mean, would you appointment such as this, there is a risk.
:11:10. > :11:14.Scotland is not exactly blessed with world-class football talent or
:11:15. > :11:20.coaching talent. But I think he is as good as we have at the moment.
:11:21. > :11:24.OK, very quickly, back to you, Graham. Do you think there can be
:11:25. > :11:29.rehabilitation on this issue, if you like? Can people change? Of course,
:11:30. > :11:32.people can change and they should change and should be given the
:11:33. > :11:36.opportunity to change. But you do not then appoint them straightaway
:11:37. > :11:41.to one of the top jobs in Scottish football. It is two years later. I
:11:42. > :11:44.think he should be back in football management because it is a skill
:11:45. > :11:48.that. I do not say where he has got the skill set to effectively do a UN
:11:49. > :11:52.negotiating job between clubs, the SFA and became available. What about
:11:53. > :11:57.promoting women's football and diversity and equality? I do not see
:11:58. > :12:00.that somebody who has made those comments, he needs to do a lot more
:12:01. > :12:05.am I bid to make up for that. I hope of years announced tomorrow that he
:12:06. > :12:08.does a lot to allay those fears that there are from communities out
:12:09. > :12:10.there. OK, Graham Campbell, Kevin McKenna, thank you.
:12:11. > :12:11.Earlier tonight, Holyrood failed to agree
:12:12. > :12:15.how much income tax we should pay next year.
:12:16. > :12:18.It follows a full debate called by the Conservatives,
:12:19. > :12:19.who objected to the Scottish Government's plan
:12:20. > :12:22.that higher earners here should pay more tax than in England.
:12:23. > :12:24.There are now urgent behind the scenes negotiations
:12:25. > :12:27.as the Finance Secretary is due to deliver his budget tomorrow.
:12:28. > :12:37.Here's our political editor Brian Taylor.
:12:38. > :12:44.So, more talk about tax. But listen, this is not just political rhetoric.
:12:45. > :12:49.This is real. This is about your tax bill. That is because this man,
:12:50. > :12:53.Scotland's Finance Secretary, now proposes the tax you pay on the
:12:54. > :12:58.money you earn, and here is thinking. The three rates of income
:12:59. > :13:02.tax, 20p, 40 pins and 45p in the pound, will stay as they are. What
:13:03. > :13:07.changes is the threshold for the higher rate. From April, in the rest
:13:08. > :13:13.of the UK he will start to pay ?40 on the pound when you're annual
:13:14. > :13:17.salary reaches ?45,000. But in Scotland, that operate will kick in
:13:18. > :13:24.when you are earning 43,000 430. -- that poor rate. To be clear, you
:13:25. > :13:29.will not pay more packs in Scotland than you do in the moment, indeed
:13:30. > :13:34.your bills may go down as a result of changes to bands, including a UK
:13:35. > :13:40.wide increase in the starting point. But if you're one of the 300 people
:13:41. > :13:45.here in Scotland who income tax at that higher rate, then you will end
:13:46. > :14:02.up paying roughly ?300 more per year than you would in England. The
:14:03. > :14:08.contrast Labour favours increasing Scottish tax by 1% and today focused
:14:09. > :14:12.on a new 50p rate for the highest earners. Kezia Dugdale said it was
:14:13. > :14:17.about helping those who are struggling. A mother working two
:14:18. > :14:21.part-time jobs, the lower contracts with no security about her finances
:14:22. > :14:26.from one week to the next. I see her worrying about the clear her mother
:14:27. > :14:29.gets. I see a local library being cloud and the one place she could
:14:30. > :14:33.take her children are free disappearing altogether and it
:14:34. > :14:39.doesn't have to be this way. Derek Mackay turned on the Tories who
:14:40. > :14:45.instigated the debate. The Tories have reverted to type, London
:14:46. > :14:50.controls, tax cuts for the ditch, abandoning universal services and
:14:51. > :14:58.talking Scotland down. Five votes resulted in a stalemate with no
:14:59. > :15:03.position ruling the day. Politics is absolutely stuck in Holyrood as far
:15:04. > :15:06.as tax is concerned. There have been Cox among the parties and Derek
:15:07. > :15:11.Mackay needs just one of the other parties to work with him or abstain
:15:12. > :15:17.to get it through, but on the eve of the publication he hasn't got the
:15:18. > :15:21.numbers and hasn't got that acquiescence. Labour and
:15:22. > :15:24.Conservatives will stay as they are, fundamentally opposed to the
:15:25. > :15:28.possession and I don't think they will shift, so he will look to the
:15:29. > :15:32.Liberal Democrats and Greens who have their own possessions on tax
:15:33. > :15:38.and will advocate them vigorously. He might look to pick them off with
:15:39. > :15:41.an offer on spending. I don't detect any willingness on the part of the
:15:42. > :15:46.Scottish Government to shift on tax. They believe they put forward a
:15:47. > :15:52.detailed plan on the election and say they got the biggest number of
:15:53. > :15:55.seats as a consequence. I think there will be a deal and as of
:15:56. > :15:56.tonight at Holyrood there is no deal.
:15:57. > :15:59.Shortly before coming on air, I spoke to the SNP's Kate Forbes
:16:00. > :16:03.and the Conservative's Dean Lockhart.
:16:04. > :16:11.The Scottish Conservatives are opposed to the SNP plan not to
:16:12. > :16:18.replicate the UK Government's cut for higher. Why are you against this
:16:19. > :16:27.plan given that it was only going to cost those higher earners every
:16:28. > :16:31.year? Scotland has underperformed the rest of the UK for the majority
:16:32. > :16:34.of the time the SNP has been in government so we think we need a
:16:35. > :16:38.base to the Scottish economy because under the new powers coming under
:16:39. > :16:41.the fiscal framework, the budget in Scotland will be determined by
:16:42. > :16:44.economic growth in Scotland so I think the government should be using
:16:45. > :16:52.all the letters that has available to boost the economy and is the
:16:53. > :16:56.highest taxed part of the United Kingdom that will be bad for
:16:57. > :17:02.business and the economy. But does revenue not need to be raised as
:17:03. > :17:06.well? The best way to raise revenue is to have faster growing economy.
:17:07. > :17:11.This year the Scottish economy will grow at less than 1% compared to
:17:12. > :17:16.2.1% for the rest of the UK and calling former couple have a direct
:17:17. > :17:19.impact on the level of spending available to the Scottish
:17:20. > :17:24.Government. We are saying to the SNP to make use of the powers you have
:17:25. > :17:27.in order to boost economy. Going for a bird you will have more money to
:17:28. > :17:35.spend and more money for public services such as the NHS and
:17:36. > :17:39.education. Do you except Scottish firms may be forced to top up
:17:40. > :17:43.salaries of higher earners affected by those changes and you could end
:17:44. > :17:48.up making Scotland less competitive if there is any difference between
:17:49. > :17:53.tax rates? Ie do not accept that and I think we made it quite clear what
:17:54. > :17:57.this is. It has been a tax cut to the highest earners south of the
:17:58. > :18:01.border. The Conservatives are constantly telling us not to compare
:18:02. > :18:06.ourselves to the rest of the UK and that is precisely what we did in the
:18:07. > :18:11.debate today. We have new powers, they evolved tax powers, and we are
:18:12. > :18:15.going to make the decisions that are right for Scotland. Tax is a balance
:18:16. > :18:20.sheet with money going in and out. In order to protect public services
:18:21. > :18:23.that are vital to Scots across this country, we have to make sure that
:18:24. > :18:28.we have a reliable source of revenue and we do not think this is the time
:18:29. > :18:31.to be cutting taxes for the highest earners while those in the middle
:18:32. > :18:38.and lower income brackets are still struggling. But what about those who
:18:39. > :18:44.say you are not being radical enough and the Scottish Greens' tax plans
:18:45. > :18:49.are more radical, and Labour would tax the highest paid, those earning
:18:50. > :18:53.over 150,000 a year, more than you would. Could you not take a look at
:18:54. > :18:57.that group and take more tax from the? We certainly could take on the
:18:58. > :19:03.tattered and that is what we are doing and we are continuing to do
:19:04. > :19:17.that. So far the evidence suggests that 14% of income tax revenue comes
:19:18. > :19:20.from those in the additional brackets, and if just 5% of them
:19:21. > :19:23.chose to leave Scotland we wouldn't make any extra revenue by raising
:19:24. > :19:26.the top band to 50p. We need to make sure we have a reliable source of
:19:27. > :19:30.revenue to safeguard our public services but we will keep it under
:19:31. > :19:34.review. What is your response? I think the best way to boost spending
:19:35. > :19:37.on public services is to expand the economy and of Scotland is the
:19:38. > :19:41.highest taxed part of the United Kingdom then business has a choice
:19:42. > :19:46.between Scotland and the rest of the UK, and they may choose to set up in
:19:47. > :19:50.the arrest of the UK because already tax, business tax, is hired in
:19:51. > :19:54.Scotland and now we are seeing that employment pacts will be hired in
:19:55. > :19:57.Scotland and employers will have to pay additional amounts to attract
:19:58. > :20:04.skilled workers to Scotland. We have a system where the replacement stamp
:20:05. > :20:06.duty is higher in Scotland as well, so the message the Scottish
:20:07. > :20:11.Government is sending out not only to the list of the UK but the rest
:20:12. > :20:14.of the world is that Scotland is becoming a high tax jurisdiction and
:20:15. > :20:19.that is not the message we need right now. I would say to keep tax
:20:20. > :20:22.parity with the rest of the UK. We need to increase public spending on
:20:23. > :20:27.the budget available but the way to do that is to expand the economy and
:20:28. > :20:32.you don't do that by increasing taxes. What was the point of going
:20:33. > :20:37.through the smashed commission and getting these powers and they're not
:20:38. > :20:40.using them? We have suggested for example and a passenger duty and
:20:41. > :20:45.there are areas where we can explore having a different tax position to
:20:46. > :20:49.the rest of the UK. We have proposed a cut to a passenger duty on long
:20:50. > :20:53.haul flights. There are areas where we can be on tax competition with
:20:54. > :20:57.the rest of the UK but we are seeing, let's not make Scotland the
:20:58. > :21:02.highest taxed part of the economy because it will be back -- of the
:21:03. > :21:07.United Kingdom because it will be bad for the economy. Politically
:21:08. > :21:10.there is an issue now, that your party will need this budget to be
:21:11. > :21:14.bolted through the Scottish parliament. We do you see the
:21:15. > :21:18.support coming from? We are going to bring forward the budget tomorrow
:21:19. > :21:21.that supports the economy, that tackles in equality and that
:21:22. > :21:25.safeguards public service. We have taken advantage of the demolition of
:21:26. > :21:31.new tax powers to make sure that we are protecting the income of those
:21:32. > :21:35.at the lower and middle ends and we are passing on the tax cuts that the
:21:36. > :21:39.Conservatives have passed on to the higher earners. We are going to
:21:40. > :21:44.continue to build consensus with other parties but as I said before,
:21:45. > :21:49.tax is about a balance sheet. We need a steady income in order to
:21:50. > :21:53.safeguard the advantages that we have north of the border in terms of
:21:54. > :22:00.free prescription charges, free personal care, free tuition fees and
:22:01. > :22:05.the vital services, that wouldn't be protected at the Conservatives were
:22:06. > :22:09.in power. What do you see as the red line issue is? We do you see your
:22:10. > :22:14.party going in terms of supporting, what you might hear in the dark
:22:15. > :22:21.budget tomorrow? We have always said Scotland shouldn't be taxed higher
:22:22. > :22:25.than the rest of the UK. It is interesting to hear the comments
:22:26. > :22:29.from the head of the SNP's brought commission who said the best way to
:22:30. > :22:33.increase revenues is not to increase tax rates but the tax base, increase
:22:34. > :22:40.the number paying tax at the higher level. While this may seem like a
:22:41. > :22:44.small increase for people at the high-end of the tax scale, over a
:22:45. > :22:47.five-year period it really mounts up and if people have a choice between
:22:48. > :22:51.being employed in Scotland are setting up a business in Scotland or
:22:52. > :22:55.the rest of the UK, our concern is the will gravitate to the list of
:22:56. > :23:01.the UK, and that'll be bad for the economy and for public spending.
:23:02. > :23:07.Local government is expecting some form of cuts tomorrow. Do you think
:23:08. > :23:13.it is a well-placed fear? I think that since 16-17, we have been fair
:23:14. > :23:18.to local government and will continue to be, and will ensure they
:23:19. > :23:21.are protected from the cuts passed on to the Scottish Government and
:23:22. > :23:22.will make sure those public services are thanks.
:23:23. > :23:26.Here now to talk about that and some of the day's other stories
:23:27. > :23:28.are the former Scottish Labour adviser Simon Pia
:23:29. > :23:34.and the health journalist Pennie Taylor.
:23:35. > :23:42.Good evening to you both. The draft budget day tomorrow. Really, tax and
:23:43. > :23:50.then contacts are the ones to look at. This is quite a pivotal point in
:23:51. > :23:54.the history of the Scottish Parliament and government and
:23:55. > :24:00.devolution. Is anybody going to step for broadband have the nerve to put
:24:01. > :24:04.up tax. We have been stuck in this neoliberal consensus for 30-40 years
:24:05. > :24:10.and mainstream politicians are just terrified of the electorate. They
:24:11. > :24:15.are getting hit by the press on raising tax. The SNP have bottled at
:24:16. > :24:19.about and they are not passing on the cut that the Tories have given
:24:20. > :24:25.and they have been severely criticised for that, but the real
:24:26. > :24:29.test for Derek Mackay, I think, is what Labour and the Greens and Lib
:24:30. > :24:34.Dems have all suggested, putting 1p on tax right across the balance. I
:24:35. > :24:42.think they should have the nerve to be bolder, because independence is a
:24:43. > :24:46.radical and the bold step. The SNP have been far too cautious and
:24:47. > :24:50.gradualist and they have got so far and will not get any further unless
:24:51. > :24:54.they give an alternative, and I think there's an appetite for change
:24:55. > :25:01.and in public services. Do you think it would politically acceptable just
:25:02. > :25:06.to raise especially the higher rate? I think by not making the reductions
:25:07. > :25:10.in the higher rates of tax that are going to be coming in south of the
:25:11. > :25:17.border, that is a statement of a sort. That goes some way to make
:25:18. > :25:20.thing those ends, but there has been a lot of announcements about plans
:25:21. > :25:26.for the future, that have spending implications. 50,000 new, affordable
:25:27. > :25:34.houses in Scotland over the next five years. Education is clearly in
:25:35. > :25:38.need of investment. For me, social care is the one area that I would
:25:39. > :25:43.like to see significant investment in. It is underfunded at the moment,
:25:44. > :25:49.and by doing that you would save the NHS money I sorting that out. Let's
:25:50. > :25:50.go on to talk about Brussels because Alex Salmond was there.
:25:51. > :25:51.Alex Salmond has been meeting with
:25:52. > :25:53.the European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker
:25:54. > :25:55.ahead of collecting the first Coppieters Award,
:25:56. > :25:57.which will honour the former First Minister's
:25:58. > :25:58."contribution to advancing Scotland's democratic case
:25:59. > :26:13.He was actually receiving an award as well. He is being honoured. And
:26:14. > :26:18.the late for Alex Salmond, and I think it serves both their purposes,
:26:19. > :26:24.because they allowed him a bit of time in the spotlight and he knows
:26:25. > :26:29.it robs the UK's nose in it, with tensions between Brussels and the UK
:26:30. > :26:33.Brexit government, and it gives them a platform, and it is also a
:26:34. > :26:39.recognition, he is a Flemish politician this is an order of, and
:26:40. > :26:45.he was all for regionalism and diversity in the EU. Scotland is a
:26:46. > :26:50.prime case of that. Was he the person that should be speaking to
:26:51. > :26:54.Jean-Claude Juncker? It with you that approached Jean-Claude Juncker
:26:55. > :26:57.and suggested the appointment, and one of the purposes might also be to
:26:58. > :27:01.get the backs up of his former colleagues in the Scottish
:27:02. > :27:04.Government, because he has been known to contradict Scottish
:27:05. > :27:12.Government policy, so it would have been very interesting to be a fly on
:27:13. > :27:17.the wall earlier. But John Claudy and is a consummate diplomat. He
:27:18. > :27:21.would be happy to welcome her men but when Nicola Sturgeon went to see
:27:22. > :27:24.him he basically said, you have to sort out the relationship between EU
:27:25. > :27:32.and the rest of the UK before you can talk to me. Time for a drink
:27:33. > :27:39.now, because the monks who make Buckfast have media record ?8.8
:27:40. > :27:45.million last year. Sales make up most of the income for its
:27:46. > :27:48.charitable trust. You two have a light refreshment, other tonic wines
:27:49. > :27:57.are available. Have you tried it before? I have two confess to being
:27:58. > :28:08.a buckie virgin. I smell fish and chips. Sweaty socks and a deep-fried
:28:09. > :28:13.Mars bar. Coatbridge table wine. It has a slightly unfortunate
:28:14. > :28:17.reputation here in Scotland? It has been linked, both by Strathclyde
:28:18. > :28:21.Police and last week by a sheriff in Dundee, to violence. It is packed
:28:22. > :28:27.with caffeine and has quite a high alcohol content and that is an
:28:28. > :28:34.unfortunate mix. Don't drink too much of that! And the monks
:28:35. > :28:39.themselves, the financial situation is not entirely clear in terms of
:28:40. > :28:45.profits. I am surprised that they seem to be doing so successfully. I
:28:46. > :28:54.thought younger people weren't a trendy drinks. To me this is very
:28:55. > :28:59.much and fashionable. The first time I tried this was on Coatbridge to an
:29:00. > :29:08.old firm game, as a neutral! It is pretty foul tasting. There are
:29:09. > :29:09.cocktail recipes I think. Cheers to you both.
:29:10. > :29:11.That's it for tonight, and that's it from Scotland 2016.
:29:12. > :29:15.Thanks for being with us over the past three years -
:29:16. > :29:18.we hope you've enjoyed watching as much as we've enjoyed putting
:29:19. > :29:21.We'll be back in the new year with a new programme.
:29:22. > :29:23.Look out for details early in January.
:29:24. > :29:37.So for now it's goodnight and goodbye."
:29:38. > :29:44.about his love for American folk and roots music.
:29:45. > :29:48.Did you have a sense that you were playing with a living legend?