16th Sept
John Swinney pledges to tackle public mistrust in the controversial ‘named person’ scheme
15th Sept
Christian Institute
Your chance to demand that John Swinney listens to parents
The Deputy First Minister John Swinney told a Holyrood Committee yesterday that his ‘public consultation’ on Named Persons would NOT involve speaking to NO2NP, but only with those who support Named Persons.
Having told Parliament last week that he would engage with parents, including “those who have concerns” about the policy, he has now announced that he will only talk to people who basically agree with him.
He admitted again that the public have lost confidence in the scheme. But he refuses to do the only thing that has any hope of earning confidence, which is to listen to – and act on – the concerns of the very parents who are most affected by his policy. Parents whose concerns were recently vindicated by the Supreme Court. Read in full HERE
Andrew Denholm: Swinney & the conundrums facing councils, teaching profession & parents
Agenda: Efforts to improve Holyrood committees are insufficient
14th Sept
John Swinney says he is minister responsible for named person
The Herald
13th Sept
How will the SNP versus Tory battle at Holyrood play out?
As Brexit and austerity continue to play out, will Scots now follow the yellow brick road to independence with the SNP, go beyond the blue horizon with Ruth Davidson’s Scottish Tories or choose to put the red back into politics with Labour?
12th Sept
Scotland’s state of neverendum must end The Courier: Letters & Comments
11th Sept
Tackling poverty before independence: that’s something all Scots can celebrate
