Day: 10 April 2026

Scotland’s education crisis: Time for a serious, national conversation

Scotland’s education crisis: Time for a serious, national conversation

WRITING A MANIFESTO on Scottish education is not easy. Anecdotally, I hear reports of children vaping and playing on their phones in class. The media is full of stories of violent attacks on teachers, very high levels of absence and a growing number of children with “Additional Support Needs”. I know what I would like […]

Let Scotland flourish: Reform’s New Deal

Let Scotland flourish: Reform’s New Deal

SCOTLAND has been broken by the SNP, but our wonderful country can be fixed. In 1933-39, President Franklin D. Roosevelt promoted bold legislation to implement his New Deal for the USA with a series of reforms designed to reset America following the great depression. It’s time now for us to borrow from his “three Rs” […]