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As Sarah Boyack has said in the chamber and elsewhere, we must address how we deliver things as a country, but we are not doing things in the best way. Members are facing an excessive workload, which they are not best qualified to deal with.
We need to ensure that, regardless of where our children live in Fife, they have access to the best schools and the best education. That requires money.
I would not necessarily say that all the agencies are working from the same sheet to achieve that, or that we are achieving either the best fit or the best value for money.
I also have some humility because I recognise that I now have the best-paid job that I have ever had— probably the best-paid job that I will ever have.
Okay, but that is still a problem. You can roll out the best system in the world, but if, for example, someone drives a Rolls-Royce and the roads are covered in potholes, they will still have a problem going down the road.
When the council considered lap dancing and prostitution, we considered the best practice and best models and considered whether they were transferable to Scotland or whether they needed to be modified.
We do not want to hear from the remuneration committee that it has not thought about an issue and would like to get back to us on it. It might be best for us to cover that possibility beforehand.