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AN ORGANISATION representing local government in Scotland has called for a pay increase for local councillors ahead of elections this May.
Leaders at Cosla, which represents Scotland’s 32 local councils, said that the amount councillors are paid should be brought in line with the real living wage.
Research by Cosla found that financial barriers were cited as one reason why several female councillors are not standing for re-election, or considering not running again.
Years of underfunding are eroding Scotland’s local services and deepening inequality in communities, says VINCE MILLS
MARTYN GRAY asks TUC congress to endorse measures that would help stop the present exploitation of seafarers
BEN CHACKO reports on the struggles against sexism, racism and the brutish British state that featured at Matchwomen’s Festival this year