Blogs from The Poverty Alliance and guests.
Leah Harkey, STAR Project, Paisley “A Scotland where we value our communities and volunteers.” What a wonderful sentiment! Everyone is part of a community in some capacity, and whether we know it or not, we engage with volunteers and their daily work. Who wouldn’t want to support the development of communities and volunteer work? Indeed, … Read more
David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance Scotland is a wealthy country, full of resources. We can use that wealth for strong, sustained social investment to end the injustice of poverty, and to make sure that everyone has the chance to thrive and develop their potential. When that happens, we all benefit, because when people … Read more
David Eyre, Communications Officer, Poverty Alliance A just and compassionate Scotland is one with strong, sustained social investment to end the injustice of poverty, and to make sure that everyone has the chance to develop their potential. But for too long, our country’s vast wealth has not been properly used to break down the barriers … Read more
Inclusion Scotland Click here to read Inclusion Scotland’s urgent calls for action The cost of living crisis has squeezed the incomes and reduced the quality of life for households across Scotland. The truth is of course that this crisis, much like the pandemic, simply exposes the pre-existing inequalities in our society. During such an … Read more
It is completely unjust that people are experiencing poverty in a wealthy country like Scotland. Too many people, including 250,000 children, are having their life chances restricted by the injustice of preventable poverty. Covid-19 and the ongoing cost of living crisis have contributed to a rising tide of poverty as people struggle to access adequate … Read more
Mhairi Snowden,Director,Human Rights Consortium Scotland Register to find out how to raise your voice for #AllOurRights It’s all about power. Really, when you boil human rights down to its nuts and bolts, it is about power. It is about making sure that Government cannot just do what it likes, to whoever it likes. It cannot … Read more
Iona Brown, Policy and Parliamentary Manager, Close the Gap Read ‘A Childcare System for All’ here! Women are more likely to live in poverty, more likely to experience deeper poverty, and find it harder to escape poverty. Because women continue to do the bulk of unpaid childcare in Scotland, women’s poverty is inextricably linked to … Read more
Caitlin Logan, Policy, Research and Influencing Lead, One Parent Families Scotland Clilck here to support the campaign to End Young Parent Poverty. The year is 2023. You are being discriminated against at work; receiving lower wages for doing the same job, no matter how hard you work or how many hours you put in – … Read more
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
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