Sensitivity on schools

Stealing others' clothes was one of the phrases of a vibrant political week now coming to a close. In policy terms, Alistair Darling, the Chancellor, was accused of the practice when unveiling the Westminster Government's plans for inheritance tax and taxing wealthy non-domestic residents in Britain. The Conservatives had made the running on both and Labour stood accused of playing catch-up for political expediency. Can the charge now be levelled at the Scottish Government on a different policy?