Scotland’s First Minister will warn that the impact of the General Election could be “deeply damaging”...
THE First Minister will warn that the impact of the General Election could be “deeply damaging”, as he accuses both theJohn Swinney will use a campaign speech in Glasgow on Friday to insist that while investment in public services is needed “urgently”, both the mainHis claim comes just days after the Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank said that both Labour and the Conservatives are “avoiding the reality” that their plans lock them into “sharp” spending cuts after the election.
Smith said: “Recent independent analysis by the Fraser of Allander Institute confirmed that the SNP Government has had an increasing block grant from the UK Government, yet, despite this, the Nationalists’ mismanagement of Scotland’s finances has meant brutal cuts to lifeline services. “Labour has been clear that we will end austerity and deliver a badly-needed boost to public services, and we will do it in a way that keeps down in inflation and interest rates to help household finances.
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