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Labour 'left us to see winter fuel U-turn on social media', SNP minister says

THE UK Government has not told its Scottish counterpart how much extra funding it can expect from Rachel Reeves’s U-turn on Winter Fuel Payments…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 10, 2025

West Lothian teacher cuts still on table as council face 'heart-breaking' decisions

An apparent assurance from Scotland's education minister that teacher numbers would not be cut was described as 'press reports', leading to confusion and uncertainty over already unpalatable plans for schools

Edinburgh Live · Jan 31, 2023

Unions call for return of free covid tests in schools

Free lateral flow test kits were stopped in Scottish schools at the end of the Easter Holidays in mid April.

Daily Record · Jun 9, 2022