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LABOUR EXPOSE FALLING TEACHER NUMBERS IN SCHOOLS
Half of Scottish councils have reduced their primary and secondary staffing levels this year, despite Scottish Government promises to keep teacher numbers at their present levels. Scottish Labour obtained the figures in a Freedom of Information request. Labour's Ken Macintosh...
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FLAT FOOTED SNP ANNOUNCE U-TURN ON HELP FOR HOME OWNERS
Flat-footed SNP ministers have been forced by pressure from Labour to announce a u-turn on help for home owners. The SNP's position unravelled within 24 hours after being criticised by homeless organisations, such as Shelter, and lawyers like Mike Dailly...
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STURGEON ACTIONS MUST MATCH WORDS ON C DIFF
ENGLISH C. DIFF FIGURES FALL BY 38 PER CENT WHILE SCOTTISH CASES INCREASE BY 9 PER CENT IN SAME PERIOD New statistics show there were 8,683 cases of C. Diff in England and Wales between April and June 2008, representing...
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Lindsay Roy
Lindsay RoyLindsay Roy is Labour's candidate in the Glenrothes by-election. A well-respected local headteacher, he decided to stand for parliament because of the damage he has seen the SNP council do in his local area. You can visit his website at...
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Jim Murphy Blog
Jim Murphy BlogJim Murphy, the new Secretary of State for Scotland, has started an online blog, which you can read here. Writing in his first post, Jim Murphy says: "When I was Minister for Europe I had a regular blog. I...
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PRISONS CRISIS CONTINUES WHILST CELLS REMAIN EMPTY
PRISONS CRISIS CONTINUES WHILST CELLS REMAIN EMPTY As Scotland's prisons are officially in crisis it has emerged that HMP Kilmarnock has 48 spares places that are not being occupied. The prison has a capacity of 692 but there are currently only 644 prisoners in the facility. The...
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Labour's Lindsay Roy takes a (golf) swing at SNP opponent
Labour's Lindsay Roy takes a (golf) swing at SNP opponentLindsay Roy Labour's candidate in Glenrothes today took a swing at his political opponent, Cllr Peter Grant for his proposed cuts and privatisation of municpal golf courses in Fife. Speaking at Wellsgreen Golf Range near Windygates where he...
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Lindsay Roy launches his Action Plan for Fife
Lindsay Roy today launched his Action Plan for Fife , setting the agenda for the Glenrothes by-election. Mr Roy, a headteacher, launched the Action Plan on a giant blackboard in front of dozens of supporters and well-wishers....
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Norman Hogg
Norman HoggIt is with great sadness that we learn of the death of Norman Hogg, Lord Hogg of Cumbernauld. Rosemary McKenna, his successor as an MP, said: “Norman Hogg represented the constituencies of East Dunbartonshire and Cumbernauld and Kilsyth from 1979 till...
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New Secretary of State for Scotland
New Secretary of State for ScotlandJim Murphy has been appointed the new Secretary of State for Scotland. Mr Murphy, the MP for Eastwood, was first elected in 1997 and became Minister for Europe in 2007. This appointment means that Scotland will have a dedicated voice in the...
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