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The Labour party tells us that everything is wonderful for it, but because we—the SNP, the Tories and the three independents—are in opposition, we get nothing while the coalition party gets everything.
Pupils of 14 or 15 in Balintore or Alness, for example, face quite a trip to get to Inverness. How are they expected to get there without their teacher knowing or their mum finding out what is going on?
I have no doubt that we will be subjected to a lot of local pressure to get certain projects completed early, but the bottom line is that, if we are to get the work done, some projects will take priority.
However, it seems to me that the sorts of things that Mary Scanlon mentioned are important to every community in Scotland. We ought to get that kind of activity going in every community.
We have the benefit of a prize-winning building that they have helped to achieve. Will the corporate body take active steps to ensure that all those people get the opportunities that they deserve, after the successful completion of their challenging task?
Given what he has just said, will he support Winnie Ewing and John Munro in ensuring that their bills make progress? My undertaking is to pursue actively the implementation of the directive.