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Although the Scottish Executive is getting the message, there is a great deal of catching up to do and a great deal of cash is required to get us to where we want to be.
That might be a way of phrasing what Jamie McGrigor is trying to get at. I think that I have grasped exactly what he is getting at—he was saying that there was a relatively short time for further consultation on the bill in its final draft.
There is a special problem with the percentage of males over 45 who are becoming economically inactive, and who are finding it difficult to get retraining or to find alternative employment.
There are different levels of trade union organisations in local government. It might be easier to get the STUC to represent them or to get a delegation of two or three senior trade union representatives.