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Unions march in Glasgow against £53m council cuts

TRADE unionists will march in Glasgow today against millions of pounds of devastating “stealth” cuts to public sector jobs and the privatisation of council services.

The unions are protesting against Glasgow City Council’s plans to cut £53 million from April on top of £300m it has already cut from the budget since 2010.

The cumulative percentage cut in the council’s revenue spending will reach around 20 per cent.

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