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Date 25 January 2007
Letter to Herald -
'Crowding Out' myth perpetuated
Dear editor,
I was disappointed to read in Fridays editorial - A very public
debate - that the author chose half way through a sensible assessment
of the current position of Scottish opinion, to repeat the myth
that too many people are employed in the public sector for a healthy
economy.
As UNISON and a range of economists have consistently pointed out,
in fact the public sector is an economic driver and supplies the
private sector with valuable infrastructure. Those who 'accept'
the opposite 'fact' do so without troubling to provide any evidence
and are usually restricted to the CBI, certain politicians on the
right of the spectrum and some media commentators who should check
their facts better.
It would be disappointing to have to add Herald leader writers
to that list, and I commend to them the Adding Value study commissioned
by UNISON that points out evidence that shows the opposite. www.unison-scotland.org.uk/addingvalue
Yours sincerely,
Matt Smith
UNISON Scottish Secretary
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