The above follows immediately the British Dental Association‘s claim that ‘across the whole UK, the dentists union says it’s become much more difficult for people to access affordable care.‘ The report had opened with ‘the British Dental Association says the Government risks failing to deliver on its promise to save NHS dentistry in England. Labour has pledged to reform the struggling service in this parliament.’ Dentistry is not an issue, it seems, for the media operating in Scotland. Here’s why: Twice as many have NHS dental care in Scotland, hundreds queue for care in England but the Herald lets the … Continue reading Labour UK Government ‘risks failing to deliver on its promise to save NHS dentistry in England’ and Scots know what they’ve got

Note, Ipsos is Paris-based, thus has no horse in the race here, and is therefore trusted. Continue reading Only one political leader in the whole of the UK has a positive score in favourability – guess who? No, it’s not Anas – he’s on a shocking minus 32! Keir? Minus 40!!!!

Thanks to Brenda Robb for this: In the Guardian today: The number of teachers working in England’s state schools has shrunk for the second year in a row, even as the government said it was meeting its promises to increase recruitment where needed. The annual school workforce census shows there are 466,300 teachers in state schools this year, a fall of more than 1,900 since last year due to declining numbers in mainstream primary and secondary schools. But the Department for Education said the government was meeting its manifesto pledge to employ 6,500 additional teachers over the current parliament, with more special needs and … Continue reading Scotland has 15% more teachers to fuel it’s better performance than England