Candidates from the SNP and Labour were joined by a Liberal Democrat representative in the Sportsman bar in Rutherglen.
As the bid for the Rutherglen and Hamilton West seat hots up, candidates clashed at a hustings event in a council service funding debate as they showed their support to UNISON strikers.
The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Green candidate Cameron Eadie was tabled to attend but did not show up for the event. The Labour candidate added that in addition to problems caused by the Tories, the Scottish Government has been under-funding councils for the past ten years.
“If I am elected I want to see that real cost of living support and I want to see it quickly. Not a plan that will take a while to implement. He added: “It has chosen to pass austerity on to councils. Economic incompetence has been made worse by the SNP. Local Government has been the punching bag for far too long.
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