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Morning Call: 01/10/2014

Louise White

01/10/2014

BBC Radio Scotland - Morning Call, 01/10/2014

Louise White asks if it is right to use the electoral register to chase unpaid taxes.

Louise White asks listeners if it is right to use the electoral register to pursue people for unpaid taxes.

Councils are facing a backlash over plans to chase voters who registered for the independence referendum for unpaid council tax, as private agencies gear up to pursue other outstanding debt. The Electoral Reform Society in Scotland said proposals that local authorities examine new information provided by voters in the run up to last month's poll to track down people with outstanding bills was "irresponsible and harmful to democracy. The referendum saw an unprecedented 97 per cent of those eligible across Scotland sign up for the vote - many of them registering for the first time in years.
Louise asks: Is it right to use the electoral register to pursue people for unpaid tax?

Everyone in England will have access to GP services seven days a week by 2020, Prime Minister David Cameron has promised. He said that people need to be able to see their GP at a time that suits them and their family. 
Louise White asks: Would you like access to your GP 7 days a week? Call 0500 92 95 00.

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