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Dundee among worst hit as unemployment soars
More than 1,000 people in Dundee are facing the prospect of a second consecutive Christmas on the dole, a report reveals today. (...)
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Scottish unemployment figures may reflect festive boost
The number of people out of work in Scotland has fallen again, official figures have shown. (...)
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Public sector wages soar ahead during recession
Working for the public sector can make you almost £10,000 a year better off, new figures obtained by a Dundee MSP have shown. (...)
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Warning that Welfare Reform Bill will penalise the poor
A massive shake-up of the benefits system will penalise the poor, the Scottish Government and charities have warned — despite the UK Government dropping controversial plans to cut housing benefit for the long-term unemployed. (...)
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Concern over stagflation as cost of living to keep rising
Rocketing fuel prices have led to inflation reaching its highest level for more than two years — and living costs are set to keep rising over the next 12 months. (...)
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Snow blamed as double-dip threat looms
Heavy snow before Christmas has been blamed for leaving the UK economy teetering on the brink of recession once again. (...)
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Rising fuel prices push inflation up to 3.7%
The rising cost of petrol helped to push inflation up to 3.7% last month — increasing the pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates. (...)
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Student leader's warning in wake of London protest violence
Scotland's student leader has warned the violence that marred a 50,000-strong demonstration cannot be allowed to undermine the argument against plans to raise tuition fees and cut university funding. (...)
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Scottish unemployed number rises again
Unemployment in Scotland has risen again — with a new report warning 95,000 more jobs are in jeopardy because of anticipated public sector cuts. (...)
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NUS Scotland president Liam Burns condemns English tuition fee plans
Scottish students will be put off from applying for places at English universities if fee caps are scrapped, the National Union of Students Scotland has warned. (...)
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Dundonians back George Osborne's child benefit cuts
Dundonians have accepted plans to remove child benefit from high-earning families after the coalition government announced its next wave of cuts. (...)
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Joblessness keeps rising in doleful Scotland
Scotland is the only country in the UK where unemployment is continuing to rise, new figures have revealed. (...)
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60,000 Scottish public sector jobs could be axed
Ministers should be prepared to axe one in 10 public sector jobs — around 60,000 — to help Scotland weather the tightest budget squeeze in living memory. (...)
