School bags, public spending and social skills – Politics Show

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If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like: 'Stephen Flynn: I don’t want to be First Minister (yet)' https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0p5q38y Lynsey talks to the BBC's Andrew Kerr and ex-Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross about the Scottish Government policy, championed by Education secretary Màiri McAllan (pictured), of giving free school bags to P1 pupils; the spending challenges facing ministers; and the pitfalls of politicians getting creative social media. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode of the Politics Show is hosted by Lynsey Bews. Get in touch: [email protected]