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I take strongly Hugh Henry's point that the purpose of newspapers is to hold people to account. However, newspaper owners have to be held to account as well.
At the same meeting, I was told that universities are struggling to get work placements although they are crucial. If employers are laying people off or cutting back on their employees' hours, it is much harder for students to get work experience.
However, in sensitive cases such as the ones that we have discussed, councillors normally act wisely. We must take into account the situation in Edinburgh, for example, where there already is housing next to a crematorium.
The modern apprenticeship group has approved a number of frameworks in the past few months, including for accountancy, professional services, insurance and banking.
The key point for me is about holding statutory agencies to account. We need to ask why, if we have guidelines and policies, they are not being implemented.