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Anger at £127m redundancy bill
Top executives at Labour-controlled Glasgow City Council are set to receive an average of £128,000
Minimum pricing ''a tax on the poor''
Plans by the SNP for a minimum 45p per unit price for alcohol have been attacked as "a tax on the poor" by opposition politicians
Bruce chosen for Edinburgh role
Aberdeen City Council's chief executive has been offered the same post at City of Edinburgh Council
School closures are 'inevitable'
One in nine Scottish primary schools is operating with at least 60 per cent of its places unfilled, and a leading authority on local government has predicted widespread closures
Get a grip call over data
Lib Dems have called on Scottish ministers to ''get a grip'' of data control as new claims emerged of equipment being lost or stolen
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Be careful what you cut in the NHS
Cut the salaries of senior managers, not cancer specialists, nurses or hospital cleaners, writes Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing Jackie Baillie MSP
Passing the test of partnership government – McConnell's top tips to Cameron and Clegg
As a former First Minister of Scotland Jack McConnell knows exactly what it's like to operate within a coalition government
Let's lower the barriers to welfare
The Scottish Campaign on Welfare Reform's 'manifesto for change' calls for reform reform of the welfare system. Matt Lancashire, of Citizens Advice Scotland, explains why the investment would pay off
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