Teachers tell SNP to end combined classes
7 Jun 2019
Teachers inundated the SNP government with concerns over combined classes, new documents have shown.
On the day after education secretary John Swinney described concerns over multi-level teaching as a “moan-fest”, more than 30 letters to his SNP government have been revealed.
They show the extent of the problem of...Read More »
Revealed: Scores of schools forced into running combined classes
6 Jun 2019
More than 100 schools in Scotland are being forced to run combined classes where at least three different qualifications are being taught by the same teacher at the same time.
Research by the Scottish Conservatives has revealed the extent of multi-level teaching across the country, with some schools...Read More »
Mackay’s Brexit blame game exposed
31 May 2019
The SNP’s tactic of blaming Brexit for the billion pound black hole in Scotland’s finances has been exposed by the Fraser of Allander Institute’s Stuart McIntyre.
The Finance Secretary, Derek Mackay explicitly blamed Brexit for the poor Scottish economic performance which has led to a reduction in Scotland’s...Read More »
More people than ever hospitalised after using cannabis
31 May 2019
More than one in eight drug-related hospital admissions in Scotland are now caused by cannabis, scotching theories that the substance is harmless.
New statistics revealed there were 1689 people taken to hospital in 2017/18 after using the drug, either from overdosing or suffering psychological effects.
That’s the equivalent of...Read More »
SNP’s ‘devastating’ £1bn black hole revealed
30 May 2019
A black hole exceeding £1 billion has been revealed at the heart of Scotland’s budget as a result of slow economic growth under the SNP.
The Scottish Fiscal Commission revealed today that budgets were being adjusted to account for Scotland now collecting its own income tax.
That means the...Read More »