Blogs from The Poverty Alliance and guests.
Emma Jackson,Scotland Director,Christians Against Poverty At the start of this month, I marked five years leading the work of Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Scotland. A lot has changed in that time – not least my kids’ accents as we moved from East Belfast to the rural Borders to take on this role! Our team has … Read more
Peter KellyDirector, The Poverty Alliance Scotland is a place that believes every child should thrive and not just survive. But far too many of our children have their life chances restricted and restrained just because they’re unlucky enough to be growing up in households that are struggling in a tidal wave of poverty. That’s an … Read more
Linda Craik, End Poverty Edinburgh Read Linda’s speech here and listen to EPE’s Heather on BBC Radio Scotland Me? Linda? Speak in front of the First Minister and 100 other strangers? Never in a million years… And yet, in May 2023 at First Minister Humza Yousaf’s Anti-Poverty Summit, that is exactly what happened. As a … Read more
David EyreCommunications Officer, Poverty Alliance The Climate Fringe is an important moment for us to think about how Scotland can play our part in the movement to protect us from climate chaos. We believe that tackling poverty and reaching our net zero ambitions should be shared and interlinked priorities. However, we are concerned that the … Read more
David Eyre,Communications Officer, Poverty Alliance Read our full consultation response here! A just and compassionate Scotland is one that recognises the wellbeing of all its citizens as central to a successful nation. We’ve made progress in bringing that message into Government in recent years – and we now have a Cabinet Minister for a Wellbeing … Read more
Angela Mitchell,National Director, Diabetes Scotland Join the ‘Tech Can’t Wait’ campaign! People living in poverty face a potential triple burden from diabetes. Firstly, they are more likely to develop type 2 and gestational diabetes than those on higher incomes. Secondly, if they do have diabetes, they are more likely to experience difficulties accessing healthcare services. … Read more
Shari McDaid,Head of Policy & Public Affairs (Scotland),Mental Health Foundation Click here for more information about anxiety and how to get support How could tackling the injustice of poverty help reduce levels of anxiety in Scotland? It’s a good time to ask, because ‘anxiety’ is the theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week taking … Read more
David EyreCommunications Officer, Poverty Alliance The injustice of poverty in wealthy Scotland shows that our economy is simply not working for everyone. Too many people, including 250,000 children, continue to have their health, wellbeing, and life chances restricted by poverty. The distribution of wealth in Scotland also remains vastly unequal, with Scotland’s richest 10% of … Read more
Linda Craik, End Poverty Edinburgh Linda Craik is a member of End Poverty Edinburgh, an independent group of citizens supported by the Poverty Alliance to raise awareness of poverty in Edinburgh, influence decision making and hold the city to account. She addressed the First Minister’s anti-poverty summit on 3 May 2023. Listen to Heather Pugh … Read more
David Eyre,Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance Click here to read our inquiry response! It’s just not right that so many parents in Scotland – and their children – are trapped in the grip of poverty by an unjust labour market and failures in Scotland’s employability support. More than two-thirds of children in poverty live in … Read more
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