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An inspiring victory for striking college lecturers
By Matt Dobson After six days of national strike action, lecturers in Scotland’s colleges have won a major victory in…
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Striking college lecturers raging at Swinney’s attacks
By Matt Dobson The SNP-led Scottish government has sided with College Scotland’s cuts program and anti-trade union agenda by trying…
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Tax increases on workers are no answer to brutal austerity
Statement from Socialist Party Scotland Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has proposed raising the Scottish Rate of Income Tax by…
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John Swinney wields the Tory axe against jobs and public services
Philip Stott reports John Swinney’s budget for 2016 /17 has exploded the myth of an “anti-austerity” SNP-led Scottish government prepared…
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Osborne announces four more years of austerity: SNP and Labour must refuse to make Tory cuts
The threat of a mass revolt against the Tory tax credits robbery has forced George Osborne into a major U-turn.…
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Scottish PCS members striking to defeat the pay cap
Fiona Macdonald, PCS Vice President Scottish Government Group (Personal Capacity) PCS Scottish Government workers took strike action in January as part…
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SNP budget means another £500 million in Tory cuts for Scotland
Philip Stott The Scottish Government’s budget for 2015/16 was unveiled yesterday by SNP Finance Secretary John Swinney. For millions of…
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