Letters to the press, 25/10/21: It came as no surprise to read that more is spent in Scotland on school pupils than in anywhere else in the UK. That it is £800 per pupil did come as a bit of a shock. What did also not come as a surprise was to learn that this increase in spending did not translate into better standards and performance.
/in Gerald Edwards, Jane Lax, Letters, Scottish devolution, Scottish Government, SNP /by sm_adminNHS board tells patients not to go to A&E unless ‘life-threatening’ – BBC news
/in BBC, Covid-19, Health Matters, Scottish devolution /by sm_adminScottish waste firm facing £99m bill for unpaid taxes and fines – MRW
/in Environment Matters, Scottish Government, SNP /by sm_adminNatureScot issued beaver-killing licences incorrectly – BBC news
/in BBC, Environment Matters, Scottish devolution, Scottish Government /by sm_adminEdinburgh’s proposed Low Emission Zone will only protect the health of wealthy residents and tourists – Edinburgh Evening News
/in COP26, Edinburgh Evening News, Edinburgh Matters, Environment Matters, Scottish Government, SNP /by sm_adminSurvey of 11,000 Scottish sites finds one in 10 has ‘unacceptable’ levels of litter – The Press and Journal
/in COP26, Environment Matters, Scottish devolution, Scottish Government, SNP /by sm_adminScotland’s worst polluters named-and-shamed as leaked SEPA report damns 400 sites – The Herald
/in COP26, Environment Matters, Scottish devolution /by sm_adminEngland hasn’t ‘kept’ £450 billion of Scottish taxes since 2001 – Full fact
/in Economic Matters, Scottish Government /by sm_adminWill Scotland’s dizzying quest for a global role ever end? – New Statesman
/in Politics Matters /by sm_adminScotland Matters is registered with the UK Electoral Commission as a non-party campaigner. Our objective and activities are to:
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