A follow up review published today by the HMIPS (HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland) looks at how the prison service needs to change to accommodate its ageing population – which has increased by 46% in the last three years.
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A piece of vacant land in Maryhill – Collina St – has been put up for sale by Glasgow city council “exclusively for private ownership”. Consultation was held with the community thirteen years ago, before Covid-19, austerity and the climate emergency, and the community want the right to be consulted on how the land is used.
Community still fighting for right to consultation on Maryhill vacant land
GMB Union have announced an additional 4 days of strike action, following 12 days in a protest against British Gas ‘fire and rehire’ policies.
GMB announce further strike dates amid British Gas ‘fire and rehire’ row
According to research from the Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling at the University of Leeds, global ice loss is speeding up. There has been a 65% increase in the rate of ice loss over the 23-year survey, with the ice loss over the study period estimated to have raised sea levels by 35 millimetres.
Global ice loss reaching worst-case scenarios
Glasgow City Council’s consultation ‘How Good are Glasgow’s Places?’ comes to an end on the 11th, giving people the chance to have their say on how development gets taken forward in the city.
Community’s last chance to influence future of Glasgow developments
Despite not formally being a signatory of the climate agreement, Scotland will be publishing its own ‘Nationally Determined Contribution’ ahead of COP26 which will be held in Glasgow next year.
Scotland to publish its own NDC to support the Paris climate agreement
Police Scotland have seen an increase of calls relating to child abuse, as well as an increase in recorded cases of online grooming.
Child Abuse Worsens Under Covid-19 Restrictions
Pro Bono Economics, a charity that specialises in research on the social sector, has now warned that we are heading towards a ‘charity crunch’.
10,000 charities could be lost as demand increases and income drops.
In new YouGov research for Citizens Advice Scotland, polling showed that 46% of Scots run out of money before payday since Covid-19 restrictions began.
