Nicola Sturgeon gets an F as spending splurge on schools fails to deliver better results
Independent review finds that maths and science attainment has nosedived, while extra funding for health has also not boosted performance
29 April 2021 • 12:01am
Spending per person in Scotland and Northern Ireland is 29 per cent higher than on comparable public services in England
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Nicola Sturgeon’s spending splurge on health and education has not delivered better public services for Scots, new research has found.
A review by the independent Institute for Government (IfG) found that while spending per pupil was nearly 10 per cent higher north of the border, attainment in maths and science among Scottish 15-year-olds had nosedived in comparison to their English peers.
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Scots benefit from ‘Union dividend’ of more than £2,500 per person
Nicola Sturgeon urged to come clean about the costs of independence after figures reveal stark disparity with English residents
28 April 2021 • 12:00am
Opponents of Nicola Sturgeon have said her push for Scottish independence would result in unprecedented tax hikes and spending cuts
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People in Scotland benefit from a union dividend of more than £2,500, almost 30 times higher than the average English resident, research by an influential think tank has found.
The Institute for Government (IfG) found that in 2018/19, the most recent year for which full UK-wide figures are available, Scotland ran a deficit of more than seven per cent while England’s was just 0.3 per cent.