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TRADE unions and community groups called on Glasgow City Council to set a “no cuts budget” yesterday, as they lobbied councillors meeting to approve the budget for the next financial year.
Unions Unison, GMB, Unite and EIS as well as community activists lobbied the Labour-run council as it prepared to slash £133 million from the budget over the next two years, despite having already made cuts of £250m since 2010.
Castlemilk Against Austerity activist Jean Devlin said it was “scandalous” that the council was even considering these cuts at a time when “people are living in dire poverty, scared to wash their clothes or heat their homes” for fear of the cost.
Years of underfunding are eroding Scotland’s local services and deepening inequality in communities, says VINCE MILLS
Liverpool Trades Council has unveiled a ‘People’s Budget’ to fight £56m cuts and council tax rises. DEAN YOUNG reports
The work done by Glasgow’s local campaigners and volunteers is truly inspiring, but it cannot stop at picking up the pieces of an irresponsible government, writes MAYA McGOWAN