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Infants in care – Scotland’s civic emergency

February 2, 2021 by Janice McGhee Lorraine Waterhouse 2 Comments

Something new: image of new born baby by Maria:CC BY-NC 2.0

In Scotland, one in every 85 children born between 2008 and 2017 was in public care at some time before their first birthday, separated from their mothers in their first year of life. These figures are shocking. They raise a basic question no one here seems to be asking: why and why so many?

Failing boys at school, failing society

January 7, 2018 by Fay Young 4 Comments

The sign says 'Boys' on railings at Benson Community School: image by Tim Ellis, CC By-NC 2.0

Nothing in education is simple. Professor Emer Smyth throws light on the complex interplay between gender and class at school and urges special investment in support for working class boys.

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.

Natural landscapes shaped by social injustice

July 3, 2017 by Magnus Jamieson 1 Comment

View of Glen Finnan landscape by Gavin Bishop CC CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

‘The wilderness of Scotland is as artificial as any cityscape.’ ‘The Laird and the pauper live much closer in a city, but the injustice remains. It is simply easier to hide injustice in an area where the remains of life can be portrayed as a romantic feature, rather than a blemish.’ Reflections on the social injustice that destroys communities of Highland and inner city life.

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