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Public services are the heart of a fairer Scotland

Tackling poverty in Scotland cannot happen without properly funded public services. Unison is leading the debate

School support workers, who are members of Unison, Unite and GMB Scotland, on the picket line at Portobello High School in Edinburgh, September 26, 2023

WE need a serious debate about public services in Scotland: what quality of services do Scots want and how much are they willing to pay for them?

Scotland’s anti-poverty organisation, Poverty Alliance, and Scotland’s largest union, Unison, have joined forces to take this message into the heart of every political party to influence the 2026 Scottish Parliament campaigns, and we are starting with fringe meetings at every party conference.

So far, Scottish Labour and Scottish Lib Dem conferences have been a great success with packed meetings and stimulating debate; party members clearly want to engage with us. And the Scotland Demands Better campaign is encouraging unions to join a demonstration which has now been confirmed for October 25 in Edinburgh.

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