Scottish Labour and CO-OP Councillor for Clydesdale Westš¹Chair of Education at South Lanarkshire Councilš Usually talking politics, equalities, and feminism.
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Lynsey Hamilton retweeted
āAt almost Ā£30 per child, ministers must explain whether this scheme represents the best value for taxpayers and assure teachers and parents that money could not be better spent elsewhere in our education system.
āThis adds up to Ā£750 for a class of 25 pupils ā money that could otherwise help fund much needed additional resources and support for children in the classroomā
heraldscotland.com/news/2667ā¦
I've had a conversation with my girls school this morning about why her book is pictures online via Google classrooms. Its because the school have had to find the budget to buy more copy's of the books.... that Ā£2.7 million could have bought them š
The SNP want to give free school bags to all P1 pupils, and have managed to find a way to make it cost Ā£30 per bag.
It is a quite incredible example of an out of touch government wasting taxpayers' money.
heraldscotland.com/news/2667ā¦
Lynsey Hamilton retweeted
The SNP want to give free school bags to all P1 pupils, and have managed to find a way to make it cost Ā£30 per bag.
It is a quite incredible example of an out of touch government wasting taxpayers' money.
heraldscotland.com/news/2667ā¦
Lynsey Hamilton retweeted
Great that Scottish Labour MSPs from the South of Scotland - an all too often overlooked region - @CMochan and @JoeJFagan will be at the heart of Scotlandās debates on public services, finances & local government.
(Also, regardless the region, theyāre both great picks!)
Our shadow cabinet will be focused on the big issues facing Scotland.
We will hold the SNP to account on their record and work to get the best deal for Scotland, and use our influence where we can to deliver results for people.
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politā¦
Lynsey Hamilton retweeted
I'm delighted to be joining Michael Marra's Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Finance Secretary.
Our focus is not just holding government to account but building a more serious and self-aware politics that can elevate Holyrood and better serve Scotland.
Lynsey Hamilton retweeted
Solidarity with Glasgow City Council workers and their trade unions.
Shame on those who have deployed union-busting tactics and sought to divide workers.
The UK Labour government is rightly banning fire and rehire, a law we now know is needed to protect workers from the SNP.
Glasgow City Council pauses plan to fire and rehire 23,000 staff.
Read more here: bbc.in/4xHb7R9
Lynsey Hamilton retweeted
š£ Tomorrow, a by-election takes place in Avondale & Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire.
š¹ If you live there, vote for a committed, local champion who cares about the area where she grew up.
1ļøā£ Vote @ScottishLabourās Hannah Miller number one.
Lynsey Hamilton retweeted
Tributes to former Labour MSP Cathie Craigie who died after short illness bbc.in/4raZXCK
Let me correct you, the majority of the time men are the issue in this list not where they were born or where they have chosen to settle.
This blatant racism is a disgrace.
Lynsey Hamilton retweeted
When Julie Keegan and Angus McLean took their unwell newborn son to a Glasgow hospital, they were told he "just needed a good feed". One hour after those assurances were made, he was dead.
More from ITV News Scotland Reporter @LouiseScottITV on failings in the maternity system as figures show a mother and baby die in Glasgow hospitals every week due to 'adverse events'.
itv.com/news/2026-09-02/theyā¦
Lynsey Hamilton retweeted
Iām not usually one to defend Zack Polanski, but the idea he doesnāt have at least one single connection to Camden is just nonsense.
Look, here he is standing for the council there in 2015ā¦ as a Lib Demā¦ during the austerity coalitionā¦
Proud to have voted for my pal @JoeJFagan to be the next leader of the @ScottishLabour Party. With his experience in leadership and the wealth of knowledge he brings he will be an excellent leader š¹
