Mr Mathers
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@MrSMathersMS
Modern Studies & Politics teacher in Glasgow. Interested in politics, electronic music & football.
When asked to pick up to 3 top issues facing the country, 'cost of living' comes top among the public, at 53% Yet asked what they think each party sees as the top issues, only 9-15% choose 'cost of living' for any party
Most Scots prefer the two-verdict system for criminal trials to Scotland's unique previous three-verdict system that was abolished last year Two-verdict system (guilty vs not guilty): 54% Three-verdict system (guilty vs not proven vs not guilty): 33%
A 28-year-old man has died at Saughton prison, less than a week after a teenager died at Polmont bbc.in/4blwtvK
BREAKING: Scottish Parliament have voted against legalising assisted suicide. MSPs voted 59-67 against passing the bill, with one abstention. Sky's @ConnorGillies has the latest updates from Holyrood, where he speaks to Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar ⬇️
Parliament misconduct allegations reported to police bbc.in/4utm9sT
Teacher strikes in Scotland called off as class contact time to be reduced. news.stv.tv/scotland/teach…
Pupils, parents and teachers deserve honesty from Qualifications Scotland. There were repeated opportunities to highlight this data, but that would have confirmed the SQA review was the whitewash many believe it was. I’m not reassured by the answers given at committee today.
Scottish teachers to go on strike across six council areas in workload dispute. news.stv.tv/scotland/scott…
The Chief highlighted that more than 3,500 drink and drug driving tests were carried out by officers during the festive enforcement campaign. There were 398 offences detected for drug driving - higher than the 319 offences detected for drink driving.
