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RENT-TO-OWN and payday lending sectors which put the most vulnerable in society at risk must be better regulated, Usdaw delegates urged yesterday.
The shopworkers’ union called at its annual delegate meeting for the government to introduce lower caps to tackle “rip-off” charges, and to provide more transparency so borrowers have clarity on the financial impact of loans.
Usdaw general secretary Paddy Lillis said working people are relying on in-work benefits and unsecured loans to make ends meet.
Years of underfunding are eroding Scotland’s local services and deepening inequality in communities, says VINCE MILLS
Politicians who continue to welcome contracts with US companies without considering the risks and consequences of total dependency in the years to come are undermining the raison d’etre of the NHS, argues Dr JOHN PUNTIS
Incoming Usdaw general secretary JOANNE THOMAS talks to Ben Chacko about workers’ rights, Labour and how to arrest the decline of the high street
