On the day job’ by union boss

College while more lecturers were needed in classrooms.

“The number of management posts that have emerged in FE has been phenomenal,” he said.

“[FE] has developed a niche position and it is not a good use of public resources.”

Mr Swinney denied accusations independence was being prioritised over education by the Scottish Government. He also expressed concern about bosses’ wages at colleges.

“I constantly challenge the system to watch its costs, across the public sector; to deliver efficiencies and to try to more with their resources and to not have excessive management costs,” he said.

Elsewhere at the conference, Keith Brown claimed the Conservatives have resurrected Project Fear and were spreading “fake news”.

Holyrood’s Economy Secretary hit out at the Tories after Theresa May clashed with Nicola Sturgeon over the prospect of a fresh referendum on independence.

“They’ve been spreading fake news for years about our economy, our resources and the kind of future that we could build if Scotland chose an independent future,” he said. WEDNESDAY was the worst day of the PM’s tenure so far.

There was the National Insurance U-turn and David Davis’s admission no economic assessment had been made for a “no deal” Brexit. Liam Fox exposed division over the inclusion of students in immigration stats. It also emerged police have passed files to prosecutors amid allegations Tories broke spending limits at the general election. But Jeremy Corbyn spectacularly failed to capitalise. In one of his worst PMQs to date, he repeatedly forgot to ask questions. Once again, he proved he cannot think on his feet and revealed just how out of his depth – and irrelevant – he is.