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It was Tory researchers who suggested that that be done because they are so embarrassed at the position of the Conservative MSPs, who should be joining the Liberal Democrats on this matter.
Surely, a year and a half in, the new SNP Administration could not let teachers down so badly.I doubt that there is an MSP in the chamber who has not heard from anxious probationers in their constituency.
I have no doubt that Scotland will judge harshly any MSP who votes to keep the council tax in the face of the overwhelming benefit that would flow to millions of ordinary Scots.Those two bills on the economy are far from the sum of our intentions.
At a time of such turbulence in the housing market, the time is right for the SNP to make clear its intentions.For the life of me, I cannot get an indication from any SNP minister or MSP on whether the grant will go ahead.
I welcome my friend Shirley-Anne Somerville, who became an MSP today. I first met her when she was a 15-year-old schoolgirl who helped out in a local government by-election in Kirkcaldy.
The choice of uprating index for both MSP salaries and Staff Cost Provision was discussed by the Committee during evidence, particularly in view of concerns raised by MSP staff unions that the AWE is not directly linked to the cost of living.
However, she was equally determined to stay. “Who’s gaunae make my tea?” he asked. She would not be moved and spoke to her father, a trade unionist and Labour man, who intervened on her behalf.
I have commended the chief constables of Grampian Police and Northern Constabulary for making the statements that they have made. They are making quite clear to MSPs that we need to do something about the situation.