Primary one testing in Fife under scrutiny after committee decision branded “undemocratic”
Fife Council has called in a decision to continue primary one testing at the request of Labour, Conservative and Lib Dem councillors.
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JENNY HJUL: Entire education system in Scotland requires emergency, not cosmetic, surgery
There has not been much good news on the education front in Scotland recently, as even John Swinney, the beleaguered minister responsible, might agree.
VIDEO: Scottish Government pledge to do everything possible to save Michelin Dundee jobs
Derek Mackay told MSPs last night he would leave no stone unturned to save Dundee’s Michelin plant from closure.
SNP appoints first woman as party chair
The SNP has appointed a woman to chair the party for the first time.
Anti-Semitism should not be ‘weaponised’, says Sturgeon
The First Minister has urged MSPs not to “weaponise” issues such as anti-Semitism for “petty, party political reasons”.
People’s Vote support presents risks for future indyref – SNP MP
A prominent SNP MP has warned that backing a so-called People’s Vote on Brexit could present “all sorts of risks to a future independence referendum for nothing”.
Pete Wishart criticises SNP decision to back second EU referendum
A senior SNP MP has spoken out against Nicola Sturgeon’s decision to back a second EU referendum.
JENNY HJUL: Buck now stops at Holyrood
Monday’s Budget gave Scotland’s government little to go on in terms of blaming Westminster for its own shortcomings.
SNP warns against ‘absolute nightmare’ no-deal Brexit scenario ahead of Budget
SNP deputy Westminster leader Kirsty Blackman has warned against an “absolute nightmare” no-deal Brexit scenario ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget.
Independence majority could be lost in next election – poll
The pro-independence majority at Holyrood could be lost in the next Scottish election, according to a poll.