EXC w/ @LadyCatHT Scotland’s finance secretary has ordered a halt to spending and the cancellation of key projects under “emergency controls” to allow public sector pay deals to be struck thetimes.com/uk/scotland/ar…

The Times of Scotland Top of the list has to be College Lecturers who have not had a COL pay rise since 2021. 2024 prices on 2021 wages. A group of Scottish Public Sector workers getting treated with distain and taking seemingly endless Industrial Action.

£4M to remove stoats!! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… Plenty weasels about.

But "we're so lucky to have summers off!" 🙄

Wow you’re a professor and you have no idea that there IS a lecturer’s strike in colleges? Where you been? Ivory tower no doubt.

You don’t like the contents of the report so you’ll not accept it?? Bit reminiscent of all the referendums and election defeats. Maybe the SNP should grow up and become adult about things. If you don’t like them change them!!

All while Scotlands colleges crumble around us. Wonder what your local constituents who are students think about you NOT making statements about their futures. You need to look at your priorities and this is why you will never be in govt again. Support your local college!!!!

Rich coming from a govt that won’t talk to EIS on ending FE strike. I’m sure the Israeli rep was more bewildered AFTER your helpful discussion. Although it’s important, can you lot please remember that there are public services needing urgent attention in Scotland.

If you're an FE principal and you ARE supporting your staff during industrial action I'd love to see or hear from you. You could lead the way. You could show others the right way to support your staff. That you value them. So...I'm waiting...EISFela SouthLanCollEISFELA

never thought a lecturer’s job would involve fighting every year for fair pay & parity with peers in teaching. John Swinney The SNP continue to ignore the FE sector, livelihoods & student futures under threat, most of the general public are unaware, how is this possible? EISFela

What have Bins and Colleges got in common? Scottish Government want them both emptied.

No one should be able to make decisions about education without spending time in the classroom. It would be a Reality check ✔

Who’s going to write “FE The Musical”? Plenty twists and turns. Wooden actors. Gripping story lines. Intrigue. Disappointment and multiple possible endings. I would suggest romance but not in this one.

Pam Duncan-Glancy Paul Sweeney Martin Whitfield for ELCAL Sharon Dowey for Ayr, Prestwick and Troon Sue Webber 💜💙 @olivermundell please hold the Government to account. Why is this being allowed in the Scottish Public Sector??

Safe pair of hands my ass. Dangerous pair of wallies yes. Look at FE. Cuts are really going to improve folks life chances NOT.

John you forgot to add… but if they go to college, we pledge to make cuts and underfund the whole thing making it difficult for them to succeed. Why John is it all about university and never college?

Say one word about this little warrior with cerebral palsy.

Good grief. A small bit of self awareness there. Maybe you should have concentrated on the people and in particular FE rather than your college demolishing agenda. Your future will be decided by the people in two years and you have done a lot of damage. Shortsightedness.