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Coronavirus: Scotland facing 'economic armageddon' as workers brace for job losses

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Scotland is facing an “economic armageddon” from the coronavirus pandemic with jobs being shed and wages disappearing. Unions and business experts sounded the alarm as desperate workers and families struggle to come to terms with the crisis.

The UK and Scottish governments promised to step up their responses to the Covid-19 outbreak, which claimed another life in Scotland yesterday.

But the scale of the crisis is certain to leave a long-lasting scar. Gary Smith, Scotland secretary for the GMB union, said his phone hasn’t stopped ringing as worried workers say look for help to save their livelihoods. “This is going to be an absolute calamity for jobs,” Smith said.“It will have terrible implications for families the length and breadth of

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