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'The former FM squandered a great opportunity to change lives'

Education HQ columnist Peter McMahon examines Nicola Sturgeon's claims in Frankly on her record in education including the poverty-related attainment...

31.08.2025 4

Herald Scotland

Peter Macmahon

Peter MacMahon: What has gone wrong with the school chief inspector role?

It is one of the most important public appointments in Scotland. The holder of the post can make a potentially life-changing difference to our young...

19.05.2025 20

Herald Scotland

Peter Macmahon

Has anything changed since Sturgeon's education pledge more than a decade ago?

Not long after she became First Minister I interviewed Nicola Sturgeon on the subject of education. I asked her about the attainment gap, the...

01.02.2025 20

Herald Scotland

Peter Macmahon

Peter MacMahon: SNP was on the verge of reforming NHS - before being blown off course

Politicians, civil servants, public and private sector, are all prone to it. Plagued by it. Using words so often and with such little thought any...

05.01.2025 10

Herald Scotland

Peter Macmahon