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North Lanarkshire most ‘broken’ of all Scottish councils, research finds
First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf during a visit to Bellshill in North Lanarkshire ahead of a council by-election on June 15, May 20, 2023
NORTH LANARKSHIRE is the most “broken” of all Scottish councils, according to new research.
This dubious distinction was conferred by the New Britain Project, compilers of the Broken Britain Index.
The think tank looked at 29 of Scotland’s 32 councils, examining 13 different indicators grouped into three themes across health, education, policing, transport and local infrastructure.
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