SNP in sensible answer to credit crunch or is it?

For Scottish pupils in P1-P3. School dinners will be free.

Seems like a good idea, shame that the government would never implement something like this in England.

The SNP, elected 17 months ago has seen relatively little wrong happen to them, only really the reliance on Conservative support and the First Minister's resignation if it didnt go through. Where as Scots Labour have gone through two leaders and it seems like that the Labour party in Scotland is falling apart.

Having lost in Holyrood in 2007. It seems like Labour will be the big losers in the general election to be held next time round. The latest poll a month ago puts the SNP on 34 points, Labour on 32, The Tories on 17 and the LD's on 13.

Based against averages which would keep Labour in the lead it seems plausible that the SNP could triple their seat count @ Westminster to the levels similar to the Lib Dems on 1992.


This Free school meal policy is a vote winner for the SNP for the time being, as Fiona Hyslop, Scottish Education secretary put it: (Source BBC News)

"This government has made it a priority to help children in their early years and this initiative does just that, providing every child with a free school meal in their first years at primary school."


But does it have a chance in the Holyrood Parliament? Possibly, but also possibly not. And what happens to get the funfing here in the times of credit crunch. Not entirely thought out