Wednesday, 4 February 2009

SNP Supporter Shares disappointment

Big thank you to the SNP supporter who emailed no2cuts@gmail.com to share their dismay at the SNP Council and governments impact on the city:

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I have recently qualified as a teacher in Edinburgh, and in the last election I voted for the SNP, based on the promises they made in various areas:

Class sizes of no more than 20 in Maths and English secondary schools
Movement towards full independence from the Westminster government
£2 000 help for first time property buyers
A commitment to more police on the streets.

Seemingly, the only election promise they have kept is the freeze on council tax which has meant that all the above proposals are not affordable and are being scrapped one by one.
As a result, even though I have spent the last 5 1/2 years working towards what I thought would be a career for life, and with an astronomical amount of student debt piled up, I have no option but to abandon my dream and look for work in another sector, probably working in a shop for minimum wage.

Is this the future that Alex Salmond invisaged for us?

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