The fight-back has started. David Bell, Professor of Economics at the University of Stirling, has said the idea of a National Care Service is a “distraction”. He said we should instead be focusing on how to increase funding to the sector, and what a fair funding mechanism would look like. Donald MacAskill, CEO of Scottish […]
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“Although their struggle has gone on for decades, the Kurds hardly featured in most people’s political understanding before they spearheaded the territorial defeat of ISIS.”
Sarah Glynn: The long march for democracy and Kurdish freedom takes the road from Dundee
“if the exams are cancelled again this school year, what changes would have to be made? Because there’s no way that a system like the one we saw last year can be re-implemented.”
Fin Laing: The failures of 2020 provide an opportunity to reform our broken exam system
Free Our City is a campaign being launched by Get Glasgow Moving calling for public transport to be made free to use. “This radical policy is a necessary one: to address the climate emergency and gross inequalities in our society and ensure we make a just and green recovery from the pandemic.”
‘Free Our City’ Campaign Calls for Free Public Transport in Glasgow
A new report published by the Trussell Trust forecasts that the need for its services could increase by 61% – the equivalent of 6 food parcels given out every minute – with the furlough scheme coming to an end.
‘6 Food Parcels Given Out Every Minute’ Forecasts New Report
“The electoral franchise is personal and in each of us touches on complex matters of identity. Maybe we need not be surprised that in a nation still struggling with its own identity, those who do not fit into the categories of Scottish or English remain the ‘others’”
Ellen Höfer: New Scots voters and the ‘other’ blindspot
“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
Following the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis, we need to look at the institutional racism still prevalent, and why we still need the Black Lives Matter movement.
Institutional Racism in 2020: Not Just a Problem in the US
Andy Colvin, a resident of Kilmarnock, says many who are self-employed are not getting the support they need. Andy highlights the case of his friend, Sandy Hillan, who has been at the heart of the community response to the crisis but is under severe financial pressure personally. I’M getting a little tired with announcements on […]