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SNP-IMPOSED cuts to councils and centralisation will contribute to growing inequality, Scotland’s local government body warned yesterday.
Cosla president David O’Neill said that inequality in Scotland is a “scar on the face of the Scottish political world” warning that it will continue to grow if councils are deprived of funds.
The local government budget is expected to be cut by a staggering £1 billion over the next two years, which will lead to the loss of front-line jobs and services.
The new Scottish Parliament looks set to continue a cycle of managerial tinkering while public services face the axe, writes STEPHEN LOW
Years of underfunding are eroding Scotland’s local services and deepening inequality in communities, says VINCE MILLS
It is time to stop tolerating the governing elites incompetence which makes our lives a daily misery, argues MATT KERR
MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people