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Emergency: close the gap between real life and government ‘FACTS’ 

February 10, 2021 by Fay Young 5 Comments

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at COVID-19 press conference - 14 May 2020. CC by 2.0

“Too many lives have been lost or destroyed. Integrating equitable support services for those most at risk for covid-19 is a national emergency and governments should act accordingly”

Finding a better way: a frontline view

September 19, 2020 by Sceptical Scot Editors Leave a Comment

A rainbow chalked on a path: photo MCFB April 2020

The reality of life in lockdown hits home in a powerful report by Philippa Kemp, communications manager of the Edinburgh-based charity Multicultural Family Base. But it also raises hope. It doesn’t have to be this way.

It hurts us all: who can heal Scotland’s health inequality?

September 4, 2020 by Fay Young 2 Comments

Build back better? Cranes in Edinburgh city centre. Photo Fay Young

“I knew about inequality. Of course I did. As journalist and editor I read and write about people whose daily lives are very different to mine. I did not feel the difference in my guts before.”

Poverty and coronavirus in Edinburgh: solutions in shared humanity

May 19, 2020 by Zoe Ferguson 2 Comments

Edinburgh Poverty Commission is an independent group working to define the steps required to end poverty in the capital. It has been listening to people and organisations in the city over the past few weeks to hear at first hand the profound impacts of the Covid-19 emergency on people living in poverty, now and in the future, and issues its interim report today.

Rapid response: social enterprise shows the way

April 25, 2020 by Fay Young 3 Comments

Cyrenians kitchen volunteers in masks and gloves preparing food for delivery

Government could learn from local community enterprises responding with astonishing speed and efficiency to get help and food where it is needed most – including NHS staff on the frontline

Another Johnson untruth on poverty

December 6, 2019 by John H McKendrick Leave a Comment

‘Boris Johnson’s bold claim about child poverty needs some careful consideration – it is a very partial truth that completely misrepresents wider realities.’

Scottish children’s mental health crisis

July 30, 2019 by Anne McKechnie and Shelley Buckley Leave a Comment

Poverty, neglect, abuse are among factors behind a mental health crisis among our children & young people. A new skills award offers some hope amidst the accelerating catastrophe.

Scottish child poverty targets

March 27, 2019 by Fraser of Allander Institute Leave a Comment

‘The challenge with setting ambitious targets is that parliament can be judged, not just on whether or not it is meeting these targets, but on the effectiveness of the reforms they are implementing.’

Why politicians need to take a bus ride to reality

November 25, 2018 by Sceptical Scot Editors 6 Comments

Bus ride to reality. The Number 14 bus at Greendykes, Craigmillar, preparing the return journey to Muirhouse

In his short story, The Nummer 14 Bus, James Robertson evokes the daily struggle played out on a bus ride through Scotland’s affluent capital. It could be a bus ride in any UK city.

Inequality: Scotland’s unmet Nordic aspirations

November 8, 2018 by Gwilym Pryce and Meng Le Zhang 3 Comments

Inequality in Scotland is on the rise. “It seems likely that more radical changes, such as significant redistribution of income, labour market reforms and major investment in deprived areas, would be needed to bring Scottish inequality close to Nordic levels.”

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