WWF Living Planet Report 2020 warns wildlife decline is in freefall, with Scottish Arctic Skua on the list.
Becca Toop
Extinction Rebellion blockaded a newsprinters near Motherwell, Glasgow, in an attempt to prevent The Scottish Sun newspapers being delivered.
‘No To Racist Rhetoric’: XR Protests blockaded newspapers
Funding cuts by Glasgow City Council could lead to five Citizens Advice Bureaux being forced to close, and many more advice services cut, just as the city is facing an employment crisis with furlough coming to an end.
Glasgow Citizens Advice Bureaux Could Be Forced To Close
Living Rent members are petitioning to strip cleaning giant ISS of its contract with Edinburgh City Council after low-rise flats are not cleaned for the duration of the lockdown.
Hygiene in Low-Rise Flats Poses High Risk During Pandemic
Glasgow Disability Alliance claim inequalities have been ‘supercharged’ by Covid19, and are calling on the Scottish Government to listen to the voices of disabled people.
Disability Inequality ‘Supercharged’ by Covid-19
“Targets to reduce child poverty must not be allowed to be a casualty of COVID-19. Any plan for recovery must prioritise these recommendations, or this will almost certainly be the outcome.”
Scotland Faces Increasing Child Poverty Without Urgent Action
NHS workers across the country have been out protesting their exclusion from a recently announced pay rise for public sector workers.
NHS Workers Protest for Equal Pay Rise
Last week’s election in Belarus has led to around 70,000 people protesting, as Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for 26 years, claimed to have won 80% of the vote. Workers have begun striking to put pressure on bosses to denounce Lukashenko
Strikes Add to Pressure in Belarus After Dubious Election
Nicola Sturgeon announced that the eviction ban in Scotland is to be extended until March 2021, however there have been 350 eviction orders applied for already, with many more expected.
Evictions Ban Extended, but Renters Still Left Unprotected
“Children and young people are least likely to be affected by Covid19 physically but are most likely to be affected psychologically.”