article_snippet.sent: It is a real rather than a pretend alternative to austerity,’ she told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show.
article_snippet.sent: Miss Sturgeon insisted those who had asked Scotland to remain in UK in last year’s independence referendum could not now object to ’s independence referendum calling the shots at Westminster.
article_snippet.sent: We were told by leaders of the No campaign during the closing stages of the referendum debate that Scotland’s voice really mattered.
article_snippet.sent: Indeed, We were told that Scotland shouldn’t leave UK but lead UK,’ she said.
article_snippet.sent: So it is more than a bit rich, now that Scotland has decided to remain part of the Westminster system, for anyone in London or elsewhere to try and imply that Scotland’s voice shouldn’t be heard or that Scotland’s voice somehow becomes an illegitimate one if people here decide to elect a large number of SNP MPs.
article_snippet.sent: However, the First Minister will face tough questions at today
article_snippet.sent: ’s launch over the First Minister plans for ‘full fiscal autonomy’ or effective ‘home rule’, which would see almost every power apart from foreign affairs and defence devolved to Holyrood.
article_snippet.sent: It would end the generous Barnett Formula that funds Scotland.
article_snippet.sent: The Institute for Fiscal Studies  has predicted that a ‘fiscally autonomous’ Scotland would have a £7.6billion black hole in The Institute for Fiscal Studies   finances.