Political opinion: Paul Godzik - 'Tinkering around the edges won't do' Scotland needs transformative change
Labour’s candidate for Falkirk West, Paul Godzik, has backed Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar’s call for Scottish politicians to stop 'tinkering around the edges' and deliver a new direction for Scottish public services.
In a recent speech to the Institute for Public Policy Research Scotland, Mr Sarwar has said that Scotland cannot afford a 'third decade of SNP failure' and that our NHS and vital public services are 'on life support'.
Calling for bold, transformative policies to meet the challenges Scotland faces, and with just under six months to go to the Scottish Parliament elections, Mr Sarwar laid out Scottish Labour's plans to:
Declare a National Waiting Times Emergency to clear the NHS backlog.
Begin the largest reform of the NHS in Scotland in living memory - tackling red tape and empowering doctors and nurses.
Unlock the potential of our young people with a new skills strategy for the jobs of tomorrow.
Tackle the scourge of rising violence in our schools.
End the disregard for Scotland's vital college sector.
Enact fundamental reform of planning and business rates to support entrepreneurs and save our high streets.
Commenting, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said: "After nearly 20 years of the SNP, our public services are in disarray, and our NHS is on life support. One in six Scots are on a waiting list, some Scots are waiting over half a decade for NHS treatment, and our once world-leading schools are in decline.
"The age of tinkering around the edges has to end if we are to meet the challenges before us. Scotland cannot afford a third decade of tired, SNP tinkering and failure. That's why I am leading Scottish Labour into the Scottish Parliament elections with bold policies to deliver the transformative change that Scotland needs.”
Labour’s candidate for Falkirk West, Paul Godzik, added: "In six months’ time people in Falkirk will have a simple choice - more of the same with John Swinney and the SNP or transformative change with Scottish Labour. From radical reform of our NHS, to investing in our college sector, and rebuilding our relationship with local government Scottish Labour is ready to deliver the new direction Scotland needs."