Monday 19 May 2008

And the prize for bare faced cheek goes to....


“When you’re trying to change people’s lives for the better, it should never be tokenistic and it should never be worn as a badge of achievement. It’s about doing the right thing, it’s about doing the fair thing.”

Linda Fabiani, Reporting Scotland Monday 19th of May

NatWatch wonders if Alex Salmond agrees. Where’s that latest opinion poll?

Friday 16 May 2008

Minister for Schools & Thrills


Education Minister Maureen Watt revealed to Parliament this week that SNP Ministers had officially opened no less than 8 schools in the last 12 months.

She neglected to tell Parliament that not only was every single school opened built under the LibDem/Labour Executive but not one single new school has been initiated under the SNP.

Just another example of the SNP preferring grandstanding instead of school building.



Friday 9 May 2008

Scottish Futures Distrust



The SNP promised to match Labour's school building programme "Brick for Brick." After 12 months of grandstanding in the Scottish Parliament, not a new school has been initiated let alone built. The performance of this SNP MSP on Newsnight shows just how little hope there is for Scotland's parents and pupils waiting for new schools in their communities.