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Brian Monteith
All articles by Brian Monteith
The Michael Russell who stands before us is surely an imposter. The real one is decent
Do we have the Education Secretary or an emotionless automaton? The jury’s out
11 November 2011
Phoney answer-machine quips contained a worldly message about pushy parents
School’s sarcastic messages were only a joke, but one that tapped into a few home truths
14 October 2011
The best age to start school? Maybe it’s written in the stars
Edinburgh’s new strategy mixes flexibility with intransigence
9 September 2011
Scotland’s East-West divide requires radical solutions
We should follow Westminster’s lead to raise educational aspiration in Glasgow
12 August 2011
GTC axe falls on England but it couldn’t happen here. Right?
Don’t relax just yet – the GTCS is vulnerable if the two nations’ attainment gaps keep widening
15 July 2011
‘It wisnae me,’ says the SNP over list of broken promises
Party’s failure to deliver its noble aims cannot be blamed on anyone or anything else
24 June 2011