Over the last few long months I’ve heard people comment on, complain about, rationalise, accept, even celebrate, this strange new world we find ourselves living in. The fears and concerns, the frustrations and angers, the surprising positives or opportunities that it has brought for them. Discussion often ends with a comment that aims to quietly suppress any disagreement: “We … [Read more...] about All in the same boat?
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A way home for Scotland’s homeless young people
Once I woke up cuffed to a hospital bed. I had been arrested and didn’t have a clue why.FionaThis year's Sceptical Scot Christmas story is a message of both hardship and hope.The hardship is often distressingly visible. Homeless young people sleeping rough on our city streets. There is also a hidden population of vulnerable youngsters, sleeping on sofas, in unsafe … [Read more...] about A way home for Scotland’s homeless young people
Agenda: end rough sleeping crisis
Homelessness has hit the headlines again.There has been a steep growth in the number of homeless children in Britain – at least 135,000, according to the charity Shelter, the highest in 12 years, will be homeless and living in temporary accommodation this Christmas.There are record numbers of rough sleepers in some cities, including London. And a … [Read more...] about Agenda: end rough sleeping crisis