THE SNP will launch its manifesto which they hope will help them gain control over Glasgow City Council today. 

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is due to attend the manifesto launch at City of Glasgow College, in which her party will set out their strategy for the city should it fall under SNP rule.

Included in the manifesto are plans to boost community powers, and introduce a range of ‘summits’ for education, emergency services, transport.

The party also wants to make politics more ‘transparent’ and create a “fairer deal” for council staff. 

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It has vowed to get round the table with trade unions and employees currently in dispute with the local authority, and have pledged to retain council staff as opposed to outsourcing to private companies. 

Scotland’s first ‘City Government’ would also be set up, according to the manifesto.

The doors of the City Chambers will be “thrown open” and more council meetings would be recorded and broadcast online.

In terms of education, the party wants to increase the number of pupils from poorer backgrounds getting university places, as well as increase languages studied in schools. 

It has committed to creating more community-based support for people in need, and want to focus on reducing health inequalities. 

As part of the plans, it wants to incorporate health promotion into all council policies including employment support, housing, planning and transport. 

The party has pledged to completely review self directed support, and charges for community care. 

SNP Glasgow group leader Susan Aitken said: “Glasgow needs change, of that we are certain. 

“The SNP’s pledge to the people of Glasgow is to deliver that change – not just for the sake of it, but change in the political leadership and culture of Glasgow City Council that will generate new ways of thinking. 

“The manifesto that we are publishing today is testament to the seriousness and determination with which the SNP is approaching this election and the scale of the ambition we have for Glasgow.”

Councillor Aitken added the plans would help to create a “fairer and more equal city”.

She explained: “Reversing the effects of the neglect that some parts of Glasgow have suffered won’t happen overnight and we don’t pretend to have all of the answers. 

“But we are determined to tackle head on inequalities in healthy life expectancy, educational attainment and opportunities to find decent work, giving every citizen and every neighbourhood an equal stake in Glasgow’s future success.”