Carmichael fears watered down tax credit cuts will still leave poor worse off
Hard-working people will still be left worse off as a result of changes to tax credits sought by Chancellor George Osborne despite a defeat in…
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Stolen sheep, housing distress and broch vandalism in this week’s Shetland Times
• A Hillswick crofter says two of his lambs were stolen overnight. • Tories’ tax credit cuts are heavily criticised. • Tributes are paid to…
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‘Tax credit cuts will cost families dear’
Almost 2,000 families in the Northern Isles will lose a total of £1.4 million, thanks to the Westminster government’s changes to tax credits. Figures from…
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