Full Council day – and the Labour Group are looking for some honest, truthful answers from the Administration. It’s my hope that today we get…
day – and the Labour Group are looking for some honest, truthful answers from the Administration. It’s my hope that today we get some.
The SNP/Green coalition’s budget cuts, a direct consequence of this fiscal irresponsibility, are not merely adjustments on a balance sheet. These cuts have stripped schools of essential resources, ballooned class sizes to untenable levels, and put the jobs of hundreds of dedicated educators on the line.
But it’s worth noting, this was a brutal budget and this financial debacle didn’t emerge in a vacuum. Years of fiscal mismanagement and misplaced priorities have led us to this precipice. The SNP’s failure to steward public funds effectively has resulted in a scenario where the most vulnerable – our children are going to pay the highest price.