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'Goodie-bag gimmick': Row erupts over SNP school bag pledge

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The SNP has promised a free school bag filled with “essential school items” to every P1 pupil if they win May’s election.

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  • Plans to give every primary 1 pupil in Scotland a free school bag | The National
  • SNP promise ‘Welcome to School Bag’ for every P1 pupil in Scotland if re-elected | Daily Record
  • Now SNP's £30m school bags giveaway branded a 'shameful election bribe' | Daily Mail
  • SNP's free schoolbags are a 'let them eat cake' approach to the crisis in Scotland's classrooms | The Scotsman

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