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“Perfectly well-qualified Scottish children are having to seek a university education elsewhere – since 2006 this has led to an 84 per cent increase in the number of Scottish-domiciled applicants refused entry to a Scottish university.”

🖊️ Chris Deerin

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Sharing this article again that I wrote for The Times and The Sunday Times Scotland over Xmas on tuition fees following the finance secretary’s comments that the number of funded places is to be cut.

It’s time to rethink Scotland’s ‘free’ higher education system

thetimes.co.uk/article/0166e1…

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'Would we all have the courage to use what time we are granted to make a difference, to leave a legacy of some sort?'

Chris Deerin: Glenn Campbell's integrity while facing heartbreak is awe-inspiring

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“The council tax freeze is a good example. There was no warning that one was being considered until Humza Yousaf announced it in his SNP conference speech. In fact, 48 hours before his speech Yousaf didn’t know he’d be announcing it either.”

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'Politics and government done well is almost always about slow and incremental improvement, about managing setbacks and dealing with events,' writes Chris Deerin.

Chris Deerin: Who are SNP's inflated independence promises and crystal-ball boasts for?

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'It’s impossible for the SNP to abandon its central purpose, and none of us expect it to,' writes Chris Deerin, 'But to whom is Humza Yousaf speaking?'

Chris Deerin: Who are SNP's inflated independence promises and crystal-ball boasts for?

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On Shane MacGowan, Martin Amis, and the power - for good and ill - of language pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/col…

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'In the devolution era, the British Government – especially a Tory one – is well advised to tread lightly on matters Scottish,' writes Chris Deerin.

Chris Deerin: David Cameron’s determination to babysit Scotland isn’t a good look

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A couple of years Chris Deerin’s recommendation of the Slow Horses books tipped me over into reading them. I am now passing that blessing on to you—the books are brilliant, and so is the TV series. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

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Following the recent results, join us for an online event on Friday 15 December at 1.30pm to discuss what has gone wrong with Scottish education.

Chris Deerin will be joined by Bruce Robertson,
Carole Ford, Lindsay Paterson & Keir Bloomer.
reformscotland.com/event/what-has…

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It remains baffling that Kate Forbes remains on the back benches when Humza Yousaf’s cabinet is among the weakest of the devolution era, writes Chris Deerin. newstatesman.com/politics/scotl…

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Humza Yousaf should bring back Kate Forbes, writes Chris Deerin.

“The former leadership candidate should not remain on the back benches when the SNP cabinet is among the weakest of the devolution era.” newstatesman.com/politics/scotl…

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After Pisa misery, all the problems with Curriculum for Excellence, and unforgivable political complacency, what's gone wrong with Scottish education? And how do we fix it? reformscotland event next Friday reformscotland.com/2023/12/what-h…

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Bradley Cooper's Maestro could have been a ghastly biopic with bad Seventies wigs. Instead, it's a triumph. My review for the The Spectator: spectator.co.uk/article/a-marv…

Bradley Cooper's Maestro could have been a ghastly biopic with bad Seventies wigs. Instead, it's a triumph. My review for the @spectator: spectator.co.uk/article/a-marv…
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Following the alarming results, join us for an online event on Friday 15 December at 1.30pm to discuss what has gone wrong with Scottish education.

Chris Deerin will be joined by Bruce Robertson, Carole Ford, Lindsay Paterson & Keir Bloomer.
reformscotland.com/2023/12/what-h…

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