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LABOUR councils must “stop using the language of management,” Scotland’s most outspoken left-wing local government leader told an anti-austerity conference this weekend.
North Ayrshire council leader Joe Cullinane said politicians who oppose austerity must reject attempts to rebrand attacks on public services.
“The first thing we need to do is stop using the language of management,” he told a People’s Assembly Scotland conference on Saturday. “We need to stop talking about savings and efficiencies, and start talking about cuts.”
As Scotland heads to the polls, the main parties offer variations on the same script, says MATT KERR
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Working-class women lead the fight for fair work and equitable pay and against sexual harassment, the rise of the far right and years of failed austerity policies, writes ROZ FOYER
Ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections, ROZ FOYER warns that a bold tax policy is needed to rebuild devastated public services which can serve as the foundation of a strong, fair economy