Good news you might have missed
This week we learned that unemployment is going down, more children from deprived backgrounds are going to university and the new M8 will open this month.
The unemployment rate in Scotland has fallen – and is now lower than the UK rate.
Unemployment is falling in Scotland.
Read @KeithBrownSNP on making our economy stronger: https://t.co/YZkDM5KEiv pic.twitter.com/cVAhDt8Xpl
— The SNP (@theSNP) April 12, 2017
In the past five years, the gap between gap between young people from the most and least deprived areas going to university has narrowed.
More young people from deprived areas are going to university.
Read @JohnSwinney on our agenda for education: https://t.co/HZSDJ7SzLupic.twitter.com/QO7fDkT9BA
— The SNP (@theSNP) April 11, 2017
The Scottish Government is now seeking views on putting safe nursing and midwifery staffing levels in law. And we’ve announced a new review into widening access to nursing.
We’ll put safe nursing and midwifery staffing levels in law. Read more about how we’re supporting nurses. https://t.co/oMReCXyD5R pic.twitter.com/PpZTc56jYX
— The SNP (@theSNP) April 13, 2017
The M8 ‘missing link’ will open this month ahead of schedule – cutting peak journey times between Edinburgh and Glasgow by 20 minutes.
Read more about how in government we’re improving Scotland’s transport network. https://t.co/DdUSKinA6u https://t.co/zgKqU5w9YD
— The SNP (@theSNP) April 12, 2017