There's a warning cash-saving cuts to a lifeline mentoring service in Glasgow won't just destroy children's futures, but end up costing the state more overall. @mcrpathways helps thousands of disadvantaged pupils, including hundreds in the care system, get into higher education or employment. They're just two weeks away from job losses due to funding cuts from the city council. Sandy Begbie, Chief Executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise, is involved with MCR. He says the cuts don't just doom youngsters to a miserable future, but mean they're less likely to be tax-payers and more likely to end up on benefits or in the justice system Glasgow City Council say the need to find £108m worth of savings mean education budgets can no longer be protected from cuts.