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THE SNP’S DECADE OF DIVISION
17 March 2017
With the SNP holding its Conference in Aberdeen, Labour has published a new dossier exposing the impact of a decade of division.
As this week has shown, the Nationalists always only have one thing on their mind – dragging Scotland out of the UK. That lack of focus on the day job has resulted in a failure to manage Scotland’s schools and hospitals, invest in our police, and deliver for working families across the country.
You can read A Decade of Division by clicking on the image below.
Scottish Labour will vote against the SNP’s plan for another divisive referendum on leaving the UK. We believe that together we’re stronger.
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale said:
“The SNP has overseen a decade of division.
“Where Nicola Sturgeon should have been governing, she has instead divided.
“Where she should have been fixing the mess her party has made of our schools, she has instead stoked grievance.
“In ten years of SNP rule, our valued public services have been ignored and neglected in the Nationalists’ pursuit of independence at any cost.
“Nicola Sturgeon’s only tangible achievement in government has been passing on Tory austerity to Scotland.
“There is a better way. Scottish Labour believes together we’re stronger.
“Instead of spending the coming years continuing to stoke division, the SNP need to do the job it was elected to – govern the country.”
Aberdeen City Council leader Jenny Laing said:
“In Aberdeen and the north-east we have felt the brunt of SNP austerity and division.
“Our council is the lowest funded in the country, while NHS Grampian has been persistently starved of cash.
“The SNP’s business rates bombshell will send many local firms to the wall.
“For years, Nationalist ministers have let down Aberdeen. Our life-saving major trauma centre – promised in 2014 – has now been delayed for years.
“While the SNP was happy to tout our oil and gas industry during its doomed separation drive, action has been lacklusture at best since the oil price drop.
“Labour in Aberdeen will fight against the unwanted SNP plans for a second independence referendum that would be even more damaging for jobs and businesses.”
If you agree that together we’re stronger as part of the UK, sign our pledge at www.togetherstronger.scot
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News story: Closer partnerships needed to fight serious and organised crime
Ben Wallace, speaking to an audience of law enforcement and public and private sector representatives at the Home Office’s Serious and Organised Crime Conference in Birmingham, said officers needed to share more intelligence with local government representatives in an effort to tackle crime bosses.
The Minister underlined how multi-agency partnerships around the country could help to dismantle serious and organised crime groups, with effective joint working already taking place between local authorities, police forces and sectors within the Government Agency Intelligence Network, such as HMRC and the Environment Agency.
But he called for the level of information sharing and collaboration to be taken to new heights.
The Security Minister said:
We know that crime bosses will look to exploit any avenue that they can tap into in order to make massive profits or launder their dirty money.
Our own research indicates organised crime groups are now looking to benefit from public sector contracts and we must do everything possible to clamp down on this abuse.
That’s why I’m asking each police force around the country to work more closely than ever with local authorities and other important partners in their patch – sharing information on known crime groups, identifying attempts to profit from public sector contracts and closing down bogus suppliers.
The Security Minister referred to a Home Office pilot which saw local authorities and police forces in seven areas collaborate to examine the extent to which major crime groups are looking to exploit public sector contracts.
This pilot not only identified the areas particularly at risk of being targeted by crime groups, but also demonstrated how effective partnerships between local authorities and forces could be in disrupting those involved.
Ben Wallace referenced the work as he asked forces to carry out more detailed assessments of the crime groups operating in their area and to share these with local authorities so links can be found with suppliers who bid for public procurement contracts.
The Minister explained this level of information sharing could significantly improve the fight against serious and organised crime.
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