“What we have learned over the past year is that the planet can be thrown into an upheaval without precedent, and the renter’s lot will remain an unchanging, unloved constant.”
Covid-19
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.
“We have huge hopes for the future, but also great fear. Can Scotland develop the confidence and leadership skills to seize these opportunities? We think so, but it needs a huge change in outlook.”
Hillary Sillitto: How we got to work imagining Scotland’s future
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.
Almost half of Scots run out of money by payday.
“We will get there – but if you think the next six months are some kind of cakewalk, or that the six months after that are going to be a doddle, you need to think again.”
Robin McAlpine: For independence supporters, the next 12 months will not be a walk in the park
“We could create a National Pharmaceutical Company to secure the supply of essential medicines under greater public ownership and to help manufacture and deliver them to the world’s most vulnerable.”
Anishka Cameron: How Scotland could create vaccines for the world
A bit of escapism is sometimes needed in these grim times, so Scotland’s men’s football team making it to a major championship for the first time since 1998 is not an unhealthy tonic. In 1998 there was no Scottish Parliament, Google had just been founded, and the DVD was sold for the first time – […]
It’s right to question Test and Protect
When we talk about regional inequality, we usually talk about the chasm between London & the South-East and the rest of the UK, including Scotland. On that scale, Britain is one of the most regionally unequal country’s in Europe. But regional inequalities matter within Scotland too, have been growing for a long time, and are being […]
Inverclyde, and why we should worry about Scotland’s regional inequality
All hail our innovative Big Pharma overlords, riding to the rescue to save the world from the scourge of covid-19 with their vaccine developed at record-breaking speed! Well, not quite. First of all, Pfizer and BioNtech’s vaccine will be going to the wealthy nations first, and those poor folk in the global south may get […]
Celebrate science, not Big Pharma
“Scottish Ministers could usefully commission further rapid reports on aspects of what is going wrong from people prepared to think critically. The users of services, their families and the staff who work in care deserve no less.”