Labours insensitivity to unemployed Scots staggering

Commenting on the latest national statistics showing that Scottish unemployment continues to rise, Liberal Democrat PPC Jean Davis said:

“At Prime Minister’s Questions this week Gordon Brown said that Labour have ‘taken action so that we can see unemployment falling’,

“This just shows how out of touch the Labour Government is with the people in the Western Isles struggling to find work.

“In the last year the number of people unemployed in the Western Isles has gone up by 0.8%

“Gordon Brown’s insensitivity to those Scots still facing unemployment is simply staggering.

“His triumphalism on UK job numbers is offensive when the latest figures show Scottish unemployment is rising.

“Labour has taken Scotland for granted for too long.

“Only the Liberal Democrats will provide the investment in jobs and young people we need in the Western Isles to build a fairer, stronger economy.”

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