I am self-employed hard working Scotsman who has never had a free ride in his life.I pay huge taxes for my effort and it angers me to see local government posts for huge salaries
in the press.How can Ken Livingston (muppet) run London
with a couple of thousand people,yet we need hundreds of thousands.We depend way to much on theses posts to employ our educated middle classes.Local government posts
along with all the perks should be a reward for working hard in the real world,not a hiding place for those who cant hold down proper a job.

John, Glasgow,

Never a truer word spoken and it should include all the Scottish ministers in this government as well. None of them have ever worked at a real job in their pitiful lives and just like the majority of Scots north of the border they rely on middle England to pay for their lifestyle. Scots used to be in the majority leading the world overseas in trading, engineering and such but 10 years of Labour have now left them emasculated with bribes & hand outs provided they keep voting the likes of Brown into power. It is no exaggeration to say that if Scotland had to survive on its own financially, Labour would be in the political wilderness for many years to come.

Mike, Alicante, Spain

Jackie Stewart was a great racing driver, but what pray are his qualifications for such statements. He'll know more about the restaurants in Geneva than he does about any scottish restaurant I'll warrant..........and as for not finding Scots workers in hotels and the like, these are often the poorest paid jobs in the community today, and is it SO surprising (while I impugn the education of no one in the service industry anywhere) that Scots, with their traditional high emphases on the benefits of education might not IMMEDIATELY see that serving tables is their first preferred career choice.
Shut up and do what yer good at Jackie,...living off your past glories. Us Scots are doin' fine thank you, and without any carping from you Sir.

Hamish Morrison, Inverness, SCOTLAND

I am Polish in Scotland. The Scottish get drunk a lot in Glasgow. Day or night and they are very fat and swer a lot. It is very frightening here most of the time. I want to go to England where my friends are happy

Polska, Glasgow, Scotland

Well, thank you Sir Jackie!

Disgusted Dorothy, Glasgow, Scotland

diferent workinng for papa's garage with a future but would stewart have worked in a dead end job for someone else. it is easy to criticise from one of his many homes in luxury switzerland.

ARTHUR BROCKLEBANK, Cheshire, England

Sir Jackie has hit out and touched a raw nerve. Fiercely proud of our industrial heritage and the string of geniuses, artists and talented business people Scotland has produced, it's hard to hear one of our own kinfolk knock the people and the nation. Still, I think he has a point. We cannot continue to brag of the shipyards, Fleming, Burns and Carnegie thinking this great heritage will see us well in the 21st century. I too am concerned at the huge reliance placed on the public sector as employer in Scotland . So where is the wealth being generated? Where is talent and genius being nurtured and recognised? Where are the relevent role models for our youngsters? Come on Sir Jackie, speed that butt of yours back over the Border and invest something more of your success and experience in the youth and fututre of our great nation. Public life is full of high profile Scots, many of whom have moved on out. So Jackie do something great and call them together to inspire talent and genius again

Jane Meikle Bland, Harstad, Norway

Has Sir Jackie ever really worked in the modern world?
Or is he just confused in this Century? the reason he only hears foreign accents in almost all the Scottish shops and Taverns is cheap labour who live in mass accommodation.
If establishments were to pay proper living wages that Scots need to live on they would probably cease to exist due to the UK tax situation, this he probably avoids by the sound of his luxury life style.
Get in touch with the real World Jackie.

Donny, Inverness, Scotland