Common Purpose Trustee and Scottish Sheriff Andrew Cubie Takes Charge of Special Needs School

Sir Andrew Cubie, the lawyer whose work has heavily influenced Scottish education policy, has been appointed chairman of a Perthshire school for children with special needs.

Sir Andrew, whose report in 2000 on tuition fees led to the up-front levy being abolished, said that he was “absolutely delighted” to be taking the helm at the New School, Butterstone.

He described the school, which takes pupils who have struggled in mainstream education, as “innovative and inspiring”.'

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Driver Jailed For Revving His Car in a Racist Manner

A DRIVER spent two nights in jail after being accused of "revving his car in a racist manner".

Mechanic Ronnie Hutton, 49, yesterday described his court ordeal which finally ended when prosecutors dropped the allegation of racism.

But he was still convicted of a breach of the peace for revving the engine of his £25,000 Lotus.

Witnesses claimed he had been trying to intimidate a Libyan couple on the pavement. Ronnie, of Stirling, claims he was only revving the powerful V8 engine to avoid another £15,000 repair bill.

But off-duty Chief Inspector Eoin Jenkins thought he was targeting Muslim Isam Maigel and his wife Hana Saad.

And when Jenkins, now retired, confronted Ronnie he was told to "f*** off".

On Thursday, at Stirling Sheriff court, the Crown ditched the racist part of the charge but Sheriff Andrew Cubie convicted Ronnie of breach of the peace and fined him £150.

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Sherriff Andrew Cubie? Could this be the Same Andrew Cubie that sits as one of the Trustees of COMMON PURPOSE? I think it probably is!

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