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Kids of nursery age have questions that are of breathtaking naivety when they are viewed from the lofty heights of a 70-year-old like myself. “How did you live without television?” “How did you live without a telephone?”
I also point out that growing the economy will positively impact the lives of many of those who live and work in Scotland, not least through enhancing employment prospects and household incomes.
We have also added the actions we are taking to help people struggling with the cost of living across Scotland. However, by definition we cannot prioritise everything.
We have also committed that we will now require the real Living Wage to be paid to workers on public contracts, where it is proportionate and relevant to do so 5.