SNP ‘SOLELY RESPONSIBLE’ FOR MISERY OF NEWLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS UNABLE TO FIND WORK
Scottish Labour today said that new statistics revealed by the Times Educational Supplement Scotland showed that older teachers are not delaying their retirement, putting paid to the argument that they are partially responsible for the desperate job prospects facing new teachers. The most common retirement age of teachers has actually...
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FURY AS GOVERNMENT ABANDONS STRANRAER PORT
Labour MP Russell Brown said today he is “furious” at news that the Tory Lib Dem Government is to withdraw UK Border Agency funding for three ports police officers at Stranraer - where large numbers of immigration offences are detected. The news comes on the back of predictions by Dumfries...
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SNP MUST DELIVER ON FREE SWIMMING
Scottish Labour’s Bill Butler has welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement that £800,000 will be invested in swimming lessons for primary pupils, but called on the SNP to deliver on its pledge to provide children with free access to council pools. Labour’s Shadow Sport Minister Bill Butler said: "Before they came...
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