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Before I came to the chamber I met John Muir, whose son was, sadly, slain. That shows the problems that we face in some areas.We get lectures about "soft-touch Scotland", but the Government is taking action against serious and organised crime.
One says:"I have just attended an emergency school meeting for Cults primary, at which we parents were informed that the number of pupil support assistants at the school was to drop from 26 to 16."The other e-mail says:"My son has a pupil support assistant. He has Asperger's and ADHD.
I was brought up to revere—as I imagine many other members in the chamber were—the inspiring story of Hans Brinker, the young son of a sluicegate operator in Holland.
Elaine Murray mentioned the good work of Barony College where, coincidentally, my sons and my father were educated—albeit in sheep and cattle culture rather than fish culture.There are some concerns about the environmental consequences of a growing aquaculture industry.
In those industries, brother has followed brother and son has followed father in contracting asbestos-related diseases; wives and girlfriends who washed overalls have been exposed; employers' negligence or breach of statutory duty is arguably more culpable than in any other branch of industry; and the main disease—mesothelioma—is nastier and more certainly ...
The proposed Scottish futures trust is apparently now in the same family as PFI and PPP. Just as PPP was the son of PFI, so the SFT is just a clone with a kilt on.
The fact is that their rhetoric does not match up with the reality.We have to ask why the tartan Tories have been joined in their offensive by the sons and daughters of Milton Friedman on the Conservative benches.
One problem is that often the Mercedes or house is owned not by the drug dealer but by his wife or son. What do we do about that? How do we address that problem?
To quote one of the pleas for help in the study, one woman said:"I'll need help managing money, I won't manage on benefits and will go back to prostitution and then I can't get my son back."The study indicates that the current system is not working.