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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.”

Marx, worker power and the gig economy

May 7, 2018 by Carlo Morelli 1 Comment

‘Marx therefore helps us make sense of modern power relations after all. Then, as now, there is no contradiction between capitalism and crisis: it is a process of historical development and economic transition within the system.’

Tackling Scotland’s poverty crisis

April 8, 2018 by John H McKendrick 2 Comments

‘When the UK government reneged on the Child Poverty Act 2010 with its goal of eradicating child poverty in the UK by 2020, Scotland dissented and set about introducing an equivalent goal for Scotland.’

Poverty Safari: growing up with ACEs and toxic stress

February 5, 2018 by Carol Craig 1 Comment

‘(McGarvey’s) aware that many on the left will see this as a cop out but he’s ready with his reply. Of course, the left must continue to argue and campaign for structural change, he tells us, but no real change can happen unless poor people begin to feel powerful in their own lives.

Adverse childhood, austerity and personal responsibility

February 1, 2018 by Tony O'Donnell Leave a Comment

‘Carol Craig has seen and shown how the child is father to the adult, identifying the childhood stresses that result in lifelong damage. But without substantial easing of the economic tensions that strain a household to breaking point, the requisite change isn’t coming any day soon’.

Bottom-up shift in policy-making to beat inequality

December 27, 2017 by Helen Chambers Leave a Comment

Scaling up successful interventions absorbs time and energy – and money – we can ill afford.  Is there a way of making social and public policy more efficient as well as more effective?” In the second extract from Working for Equality Helen Chambers urges a different, more effective approach to policy.

Social mobility and poverty in Scotland

December 21, 2017 by Sceptical Scot Editors 3 Comments

“It’s not an English problem any more than it’s a Scottish one, it’s a problem for us all.” Alan Milburn’s research report The Elite of Scotland revealed some uncomfortable facts of life in a nation that prides itself on fairness.

Poverty Safari and the Glasgow Effect

November 9, 2017 by Gordon Munro Leave a Comment

Darren McGarey close up, screenshot from YouTube video

‘Required reading for all those engaged in the fight against poverty’, Gordon Munro reviews Darren McGarvey’s book, Poverty Safari.

Mitigating Universal Credit’s impact via Holyrood

October 5, 2017 by Ruth Patrick 1 Comment

‘The flexibilities the Scottish government is introducing to Universal Credit could prove significant in easing budgetary pressures like the ones that the individuals in my research feared’.

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