SNP are lying b******s as well !

[lapsedhibee]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I'm getting a bit confused by the contradictory numbers you keep posting. I agree with your overll premise, that there is a home ownership problem for young people today, but your headline grabbing posts are not helping to make your case.

Not all homebuyers are first time buyers, so no contradiction?

[grunt]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Not all homebuyers are first time buyers, so no contradiction?

Perhaps contradiction was not the right word, nonetheless I remain confused. I don't really understand the first statistic (which related to the US in any case). I've yet to receive an explanation for what a "median homebuyer" is. If the stat just means that people buying all homes - whether their first or twenty-first - are getting older, then I'm not sure what that tells us?

[Ozyhibby]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Perhaps contradiction was not the right word, nonetheless I remain confused. I don't really understand the first statistic (which related to the US in any case). I've yet to receive an explanation for what a "median homebuyer" is. If the stat just means that people buying all homes - whether their first or twenty-first - are getting older, then I'm not sure what that tells us?

If people are buying their first home at an older age I guess it tells us that home ownership is becoming more difficult?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Andy Bee]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Perhaps contradiction was not the right word, nonetheless I remain confused. I don't really understand the first statistic (which related to the US in any case). I've yet to receive an explanation for what a "median homebuyer" is. If the stat just means that people buying all homes - whether their first or twenty-first - are getting older, then I'm not sure what that tells us?

Average age for a first time buyer is between 32 and 35 depending where you read it, it's rising though. They're either renting or staying with parents up to that age which I suppose will also effect population growth. In the case of people in living wage jobs I don't see how they would ever get on the housing ladder which also raises the question of future pensions, how do they survive on state pension and pay rent?

[grunt]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

If people are buying their first home at an older age I guess it tells us that home ownership is becoming more difficult?

Your post did not state that the stats you provided related to first time buyers ...

And if that is what you meant, the numbers are clearly gibberish.

[Ozyhibby]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Your post did not state that the stats you provided related to first time buyers ...

And if that is what you meant, the numbers are clearly gibberish.

Wasn’t my post?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Stairway 2 7]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I'm getting a bit confused by the contradictory numbers you keep posting. I agree with your overll premise, that there is a home ownership problem for young people today, but your headline grabbing posts are not helping to make your case.

None of the numbers are contradictory they are complimentary. In every metric the average age is increasing by a decade. First time buyer, age people leaving home average age of houses bought. They don't mean anything on their own but there is a clear trend. It's not complicated as it's obvious and alarming how high the rises are.

[grunt]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

None of the numbers are contradictory they are complimentary.

Well thank you for that.

[lapsedhibee]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Well thank you for that.

[jamie_1875]

https://x.com/AuditorGenScot/status/...a6exfOMPA&s=19

"40 per cent of pupils in Scotland’s state schools receive additional support for their learning.

But the Scottish Government failed to plan for the impacts of an inclusive approach to ASL."

This is a really difficult subject as I think any government would struggle to meet the needs of every single child, so yes the SNP are in power but I think this would be a challenge for any party in government.

I have to say I have a child with ASL and actually I can't fault the support he gets, so he is perhaps one of the lucky ones.

This should be a priority for all parties in the run up to the 2026 elections.

[Berwickhibby]

I have to agree, my grandson is autistic but the support he has received in his education has been exemplary.

[grunt]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I have to say I have a child with ASL and actually I can't fault the support he gets, so he is perhaps one of the lucky ones.

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I have to agree, my grandson is autistic but the support he has received in his education has been exemplary.

Good to hear positive feedback such as this.

[Ozyhibby]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I have to agree, my grandson is autistic but the support he has received in his education has been exemplary.

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Good to hear positive feedback such as this.

The interesting thing about education is that while there are frequent reports of its shortcomings, whenever parents are asked about their kids own school they usually answer that they are very happy with and think it is doing a great job.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[jamie_1875]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

The interesting thing about education is that while there are frequent reports of its shortcomings, whenever parents are asked about their kids own school they usually answer that they are very happy with and think it is doing a great job.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have heard some complete horror stories as well where kids are being really badly let down. I think in my case my son has a formal diagnosis, that opens doors and unlocks funding. There are kids waiting years for a diagnosis though. There are plenty of kids being let down through no fault of the teacher or school, the teacher has a class of 30 and if nearly half require additional support it causes lots of issues as the kids who don't need support are not reaching their potential and the kids who do need it are not getting it in a formal way.

I would like to see all parties come together on this and share ideas and suggestions on how to improve it, as the report says the Scottish Government have failed here.

[grunt]

Nicola Sturgeon has announced she is standing down from Scottish politics.

The former first minister has revealed she will not contest next year’s Holyrood election, in confirmation that had long been expected following her resignation as SNP leader two years ago.

[GlesgaeHibby]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Nicola Sturgeon has announced she is standing down from Scottish politics.

The former first minister has revealed she will not contest next year’s Holyrood election, in confirmation that had long been expected following her resignation as SNP leader two years ago.

No surprise, and no loss. She's barely done anything to justify picking up a wage as an MSP since standing down as FM.

[Ozyhibby]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

No surprise, and no loss. She's barely done anything to justify picking up a wage as an MSP since standing down as FM.

Maybe operation branch form will finally go for a prosecution?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[JimBHibees]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

No surprise, and no loss. She's barely done anything to justify picking up a wage as an MSP since standing down as FM.

Huge loss to the parliament

[GlesgaeHibby]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Huge loss to the parliament

In what sense? She's barely spoke in parliament in the last two years.

[Berwickhibby]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

No surprise, and no loss. She's barely done anything to justify picking up a wage as an MSP since standing down as FM.

Agreed …absolute wage thief …along with a few others from various party’s

[jamie_1875]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Huge loss to the parliament

What's her greatest political achievement achieved through the parliament?

[Hibs4185]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Maybe operation branch form will finally go for a prosecution?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Aye the day before the polls open next year no doubt.

Not insinuating that all the delays are politically motivated at all

[JimBHibees]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

What's her greatest political achievement achieved through the parliament?

Probably her election record and leadership of her party.

[Hibrandenburg]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

What's her greatest political achievement achieved through the parliament?

Keeping the SNP to the left of centre and mitigating against several unfair UK government policies.

Looking at the current Labour government, the SNP are the nearest thing we have to a socialist party, that's mainly down to Sturgeon's leadership.

[jamie_1875]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Keeping the SNP to the left of centre and mitigating against several unfair UK government policies.

Looking at the current Labour government, the SNP are the nearest thing we have to a socialist party, that's mainly down to Sturgeon's leadership.

Fair enough but I was meaning more something she did with the powers she had that didn't involve giving stuff or money away. Education was what she asked to be judged on, not sure she passed that one and it probably depends on which set of stats you use.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/nicola-sturgeons-legacy-first-minister-34844455

Probably a fair summary above.

[Hibrandenburg]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Fair enough but I was meaning more something she did with the powers she had that didn't involve giving stuff or money away. Education was what she asked to be judged on, not sure she passed that one and it probably depends on which set of stats you use.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/nicola-sturgeons-legacy-first-minister-34844455

Probably a fair summary above.

I think my point was a valid one and maybe if she didn't have to divert so much money, then her record on education might have been better.

[Jack]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

What's her greatest political achievement achieved through the parliament?

From a personal perspective, when the SNP came to power and she became the Cabinet Secretary for Health she led a mini revolution in the NHS in Scotland.

Scotland made its own path then and I wouldn't be the only one to suggest that led to the Scottish NHS outperforming it's neighbours since then. I was speaking with the head of the NHS in England at a UK medical conference about the merits of the different systems a few years after the divergence. After a fair discussion I asked him 'bottom line, where would you prefer to be if you were ill?' "Scotland" he said!

If only the NHS (UK wide, even the not as good England and Wales) was as good now as it was then.

[grunt]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Fair enough but I was meaning more something she did with the powers she had that didn't involve giving stuff or money away. Education was what she asked to be judged on, not sure she passed that one and it probably depends on which set of stats you use.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/p...ister-34844455

Probably a fair summary above.

LOL

That Daily Record article is virtually unreadable due to the ads on the page. And when you do get to the article itself, it's a list of disjointed comments that look like they've been compiled by AI. Phrases like "failed miserably" have no place in a fact and context free piece like that. A complete waste of my time looking at it. If that's considered to be a "fair summary" then we're all doomed. Please don't post links to the Daily Record again.

[jamie_1875]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

LOL

That Daily Record article is virtually unreadable due to the ads on the page. And when you do get to the article itself, it's a list of disjointed comments that look like they've been compiled by AI. Phrases like "failed miserably" have no place in a fact and context free piece like that. A complete waste of my time looking at it. If that's considered to be a "fair summary" then we're all doomed. Please don't post links to the Daily Record again.

Just don't read them! And it was an opinion piece and lots of people believe she did fail miserably.

[grunt]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Just don't read them! And it was an opinion piece and lots of people believe she did fail miserably.

I read it because you said it was a fair summary. It was not. It was a hack job by someone with a longstanding dislike of Scottish independence, Sturgeon and the SNP. He couldn't be fair about her if his life depended on it.