Chief of homelessness charity Crisis to lead Scottish Government action group
AN action group set up to look at ways of tackling homelessness in Scotland is to be led by the head of the national charity working to tackle the problem.
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Letters III: Heartening signs from Holyrood on social security
GETTING on with the day job is a statement often used regarding our politicians and I was heartened to see the Scottish Government clearly demonstrating, in two ministerial statements this week, that it is indeed doing so.
Basic income pilot research among measures in drive for social justice
SCOTLAND is poised to join Finland and Holland in piloting a “citizens’ income” after Nicola Sturgeon announced her government would provide funding to support councils researching how the policy could be implemented.
SNP slam 'toxic legacy' of Tories after Ruth Davidson continues call for more new homes
RUTH Davidson’s Tories have a “brass neck” organising a parliamentary debate about housing, the SNP have said.
Celebrities join push to help the homeless
WANT John Cleese to tell you a bedtime story? You’ll have to sign up for the world’s biggest public sleepout.
Millions 'will be £50 a week worse off by the end of the decade' thanks to Tory rule
POOR families are getting poorer under the Tories, battered by rising inflation, wage stagnation and brutal reforms to the welfare state, according to a report.
Letters IV: Labour cannot claim to be internationalist while supporting Brexit
ALTHOUGH I would consider myself as being to the left of the political spectrum, I have not voted Labour for many years and the SNP is my default position. Labour have forgotten their roots and have long abandoned the principles of the party’s…
Carolyn Leckie: Ruth Davidson has learned much from the alt-right
ROGER Stone is not exactly a household name on this side of the Atlantic, but a few details about his history give you a measure of the man.
Ayrshire worst hit by Westminster benefits cap, say Scottish Greens
THE number of households hit by Westminster’s lower benefit cap have risen by 900 per cent in Ayrshire, figures show.
Link-up scheme aims to help more homeless people, former prisoners and those with mental health problems into work
FORMER prisoners, homeless people and those with mental health problems will get better help to find work by linking support services, it is claimed.