For Immediate Release – Saturday 30th October 2010
Attn: NEWS DESKS
POLITICAL CORRESPONDENTS
TWO-THIRDS OF LABOUR COUNCILS RESPONSIBLE FOR DROP IN TEACHER NUMBERS
SHADES OF 2007 ELECTION MANIFESTO PLEDGES
Commenting on Iain Gray’s conference announcement that Labour will recruit up to 1,000 extra teachers SNP MSP Kenneth Gibson - Deputy Convener of the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee – challenged Mr Gray to tell his own councillors to address the teacher employment issue since they were responsible for two-thirds of the drop in teacher numbers in the last school year.
Commenting Mr Gibson said:
“In the last election Labour made the same lavish promises about education and then proceeded to forget about those promises with Iain Gray ripping up their manifesto pledges.
“Trainee teachers cannot trust Labour as the performance of the Labour party in power in local government shows.
“Over two thirds of the drop in teacher numbers is due to councils where Labour is in administration. If Iain Gray wants to have his supposed ‘boldness’ tested why does he not tell his own councillors to start meeting this pledge?
“Or is this yet another example of how no-one can trust a word Labour says? That what they promise fails to be delivered.”
ENDS
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- Bonnyrigg, Loanhead and District Branch is responsible for SNP activity in the Midlothian Council Bonnyrigg and Midlothian West Council wards. The branch have two sitting Councillors, Cllr Bob Constable (Bonnyrigg) and Cllr Owen Thompson (Midlothian West)
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