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ED Miliband pledged yesterday to hand “crucial” new powers to the Scottish Parliament if he is elected prime minister next year.
On a visit to Dundee's Michelin tyre plant the Labour leader announced a new “contract” with the people of Scotland — five key pledges that he vowed his party would deliver in its first batch of legislation.
He said: “We can have the best of both worlds, which is a Scottish Parliament, and the strength and security and social justice that the United Kingdom can bring, if we can elect a Labour government which is what I’m determined to do.”
Cuts are sweeping campuses as cash-strapped universities slash staff and politicians fail to act on a growing funding emergency. VINCE MILLS reports
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