tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post5608536655734660241..comments2023-11-03T08:45:55.121+00:00Comments on Stephen's Liberal Journal: SNP's Micawber-ish Approach to EducationStephen Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-25707950196034061102009-11-26T16:02:45.187+00:002009-11-26T16:02:45.187+00:001. Councils tax raising powers have not been froze...1. Councils tax raising powers have not been frozen by the parliament. Where did you get that idea from?<br /><br />2. Yes we have a surplus of teachers in Scotland. That is because Labour and the Lib Dems trained many more than are now needed. That was not their fault. Tneir forward projections looked at the numbers of teachers expected to retire and based training places on that. However because of the recession many teachers are choosing not to retire so we end up with a surplus.<br /><br />3. We are not currently training more teachers than we need as the SNP has adjusted the numbers to meet current projections.Indyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04383904151475839441noreply@blogger.com