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Over the past few months, when I have suggested to councils that they might get an individual relaxation of the guidelines to enable them to raise their council tax by more and raise that extra revenue, they have been out the door almost as soon as they arrived.
In my letter to the Presiding Officer on 15 October, I recommended that that extra half sitting day be allocated to the Scottish Socialist party and the Green party.
A school's ethos is linked to things such as home links, extra-curricular activities and doing things in the community.We have not had much to explore the active schools issue and other extra-curricular activities.
The Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning, Jim Wallace, said:"we intend to ensure that the first call on the extra revenue that is generated by increasing the fee levels for non-Scots who come here will be on meeting that extra cost."
We have backed our commitment to health improvement with substantial extra new investment that moves well outside the traditional health funding routes.
Making universities more accountable to the political process will not necessarily mean that an extra three dozen engineering graduates or an extra 1 per cent participation will be achieved, but it would ultimately bring the universities into closer contact with Scottish civil society.
Within the price that is being paid, do you know how much goes towards paying the supposed extra transport costs caused by remoteness, or by Arran being an island?
The bill will provide a fair few millions of pounds for community wardens but will not provide a penny for an extra policeman. Is my impression of the Scottish Police Federation's view wrong?