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SNP under fire over lack of action on school building



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Published Date: 02 September 2008
THE Scottish Government was accused yesterday of dragging its heels over school building plans.
Labour made the claim after a report by HM Inspectorate of Education highlighted shortcomings in the PE facilities at several primary schools.

The report, based on a sample of schools inspected, found nearly all of them had designated PE areas, although in a few cases pupils had to walk to a village hall. But it also said that "overall, pupils' changing facilities for physical education were too limited and
only a few schools had high-quality outdoor facilities".

Rhona Brankin, for Labour, said: "Scotland's young people deserve better than this. Not one new school has been commissioned by the SNP since they came in."





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  • Last Updated: 01 September 2008 7:36 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Scottish National Party
 
1

8/10 Cats,

02/09/2008 00:40:44
Only Islam parties and sausage appreciation morning photo shoots.

Your monmey is going on NOTHING else, except maybe signage that sais Scottish this and Scottish that.
2

Nevsky,

Moscow 02/09/2008 01:20:39
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Climb back in your cave you bitter Labour troll and while you are are it read some newspapers about what the SNP is spending money on.

11% ahead of Labour in the polls..who would have though eh ;-)
3

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02/09/2008 03:42:44
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4

The Tin Man,

02/09/2008 07:13:17
#3 Joe Kerr

Aren't the funding mechanisms still exactly the same?
5

Logician,

02/09/2008 07:35:45
How long does it take to plan and build a school gym? More than a year, methinks.

Surely Labour's official view is that this kind of thing can wait while we replace Trident and bomb Iraq into little pieces.
6

Rev. S. Campbell,

Bath 02/09/2008 09:37:24
Labour and the Lib Dems had eight times as long as the SNP have been in government to sort this out. Why are there still schools with inadequate facilities in the first place?
7

gus1940,

Edinburgh 02/09/2008 10:12:55
Yet another effing Labour press release presented as news without the opportunity for a government reply.

What a pathetic apology for a newspaper.

Things got bad under Brillo Pad but this is just getting ridiculous.
8

stracathro,

02/09/2008 12:49:50
#7 gus 1940
i agree - you'd have to be dense to call that article news - in fact it's almost - daily record / the sun - standard of journalism.

i would expect a lot more from the scotsman.
9

Ewan M,

02/09/2008 20:21:51
Doesn't really surprise me that the SNP haven't got round to working on this. They been too busy trying to break up the UK to get anything else done.

How's there manifesto pledge on paying back student endowments coming along?

 

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