Barnett raises its ugly ……

…… head once again, topically or typically the attention is directed at how the formula does not address need effectively. What if there was an alternative model to Barnett, a model where taxation at UK Government level was restricted to raising that money needed at national level, the regional finances being raised in the regions themselves. So in Wales, if the regional government wishes to spend £9,000 GBP as opposed to the current £8,000 GBP per head of population (approximate), let the regional government tax its regional population to do so. I think the effect might be Darwinian, in that the electorate would become proactive in political development, getting rid of the political high rollers, setting a community based level of need rather than the wants of political agenda. Another effect might be the migration of populations to those regions whose financial model suited their wants and aspirations. It would quash any notion of subsidy of the regions by any one group and focus the political minds. … …