Headlined all over BBC Scotland today, on behalf of the EIS/Labour Alliance, we hear of three attacks resulting in compensation of £105 000 altogether. So, 0.0004% of 693 251 pupils were involved in attacking 0.005% of 51 959 teachers? The biggest pay-out of £140 000 was for a fall and altogether £450 00 was paid out in compensation. The figure was reportedly up from 2018 but down from 2017. With such tiny numbers these are insignificant variations indicating no evidence of any trend.
So, just for context (I’ll explain, BBC Scotland staff if you send me an email), what might the situation be in another country, say England?
Teachers win pay-outs of almost £15m after suffering ‘appalling’ racial abuse, physical attacks and discrimination
So, crudely, 30 times the pay-out level but only 10 times the population, means it is around three times the level in England. Maybe the pay-outs are higher there and the violence against teachers is just the same? Ask Reform Scotland?
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
And, Richard Murphy again reiterates the uselessness of GERS in what it says about anything to to with the Scottish economy – and makes a stronger statement on how the SNP need to drop their dependence on it:
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2019/12/30/its-time-for-gers-to-go/
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He is very useful.
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Thanks for that John , it’s the half stories the Bum Broadcaster tells to get us thinking Scotland is crap , we need you to tell the whole facts , something they will not do , why are they so frightened ! .
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