Minister for Independence Jamie Hepburn and Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth helped launch the latest independence white paper
Increasing incidents of violence combined with falling attendance rates, falling teacher numbers and exam results need to be addressed and resolved long before there is any hope that any part of the wish list in this paper will see the light of a Scottish day. While none of these children are living under a tarpaulin in the woods , the fact remains that in 2024 they do not have a permanent home to call their own. This must have a seriously detrimental effect on their educational prospects. Politics is about priorities, and before our politicians conjure up any more fantasy future policy papers surely they need to address the urgent housing problems of today.
So why is it that the people have been – and still are being – ignored, considering the majority vote they have provided for an SNP government over the past several Scottish elections? And why is it that the current SNP government appears to have forgotten the fundamental reason for its very existence, that of Scotland as an independent country?GEORGE Kerevan is right when he argues for a fundamental review of the way local government is funded.