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Scottish council election is on Thursday 4 May 2017. Candidates are out campaigning for your vote. Please circulate UNISON Scotland’s Questions

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Questions for election candidates: Public Private Partnerships

Public Private Partnerships have been used by every Scottish Government since devolution to finance public services. Debt on this expensive

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This year’s Scottish Government budget allocation to councils has been cut by £500 million in real terms (£349 million in

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Average male life expectancy in Scotland’s least deprived areas is 11 years higher than in the most deprived areas. The

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There is a welcome consensus on expanding early years provision. However, there is less clarity on providing the resources, together

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2000 police civilian staff jobs have been cut with many of them replaced by non-specialist police officers at twice the

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The Anti Trade Union Bill is a crude attempt to weaken trade unions and undermine workers’ rights. It runs contrary