Rennie responds to EIS strike ballot

Responding to the news that EIS members are voting on strike action, with union leaders describing teachers' workloads as “crippling”, Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP said:

“The SNP are about to go into a conference that makes a lot of noise about independence but says very little about supporting teachers, who are at their whit’s end. It doesn’t get any more tone-deaf.

“This should be a kick-up the behind for the SNP to finally give teachers the support they need, but I am not holding my breath.”