Good news you might have missed
by Here’s just some of the good news from the past week that you might have missed.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney announced that £45 million will be provided to schools across the country to close the poverty-related attainment gap.
DFM @JohnSwinney visits @newarkprimary holiday club in Port Glasgow as part of the £45m attainment challenge funding announcement. pic.twitter.com/HarzyX1HQJ
— Engage for Education (@engagefored) July 24, 2017
New figures showed Scotland set a new renewables energy record.
Scotland sets renewable energy record as wind power provides equivalent of 118% of nation’s electricity https://t.co/sIECXZ1AbK pic.twitter.com/mQJ1oVBA3Q
— Svein T veitdal (@tveitdal) July 24, 2017
Passenger satisfaction with ScotRail services is up, and above the UK average.
ScotRail bounces back to record passenger satisfaction from 14-year low + best-ever rating for dealing with delays https://t.co/SMHFKLw5tM pic.twitter.com/0Nheeek5IV
— Alastair Dalton (@AlastairDalton) July 25, 2017
Thanks to the hard work of rail staff, passenger satisfaction is up. Read about our work to improve rail services: https://t.co/URUxco9iHu pic.twitter.com/ydenqsYML2
— The SNP (@theSNP) July 25, 2017
A victory for equality and fair access to justice came with the Supreme Court ruling that Employment Tribunal fees, introduced by the Tory-Lib Dem government in 2013, are unlawful. SNP MPs strongly opposed the introduction of fees at Westminster, and the SNP committed to abolish them in Scotland.
Good news. @theSNP manifesto called for the UK gov to follow the lead of the @scotgov by abolishing fees for Employment Tribunals. https://t.co/3BZwqQiAHe
— Erik Geddes (@erikgeddes) July 26, 2017
Hugely important judgment – well done @unisontweets https://t.co/wm7eV4ngjJ
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) July 26, 2017
And new figures show standards for drinking water remain extremely high – at 99.9 per cent.
Quality of drinking water in Scotland ‘among best in the world’ https://t.co/gCu7k7MOCG pic.twitter.com/6knaGTtUDV
— The Scotsman (@TheScotsman) July 28, 2017