The government don't want to talk about the consequences of the choices they make. They pretend there aren't any consequences.

I've got a very deep and abiding passion about education being far more than buildings and textbooks; it's what children bring into school with them.

The Scottish Labour Party, while I have breath in my body, will listen to the views of trade unionists.

We do students a great disservice by implying that one set of students is more important than another.

I'm pretty proud of having completed a marathon myself, so I can only imagine the pride that real athletes feel when they are picked for the Olympic or the Paralympic Games.

Separation and devolution are two completely different concepts which cannot be mixed together. One is not a stop on the way to the other.

Progressive politics is not something to be bolted on to another cause.