Gender violence: Groundhog Day of ‘we’ve been here before’ again and again
Marsha Scott says strategic, resourced action tackling causes and symptoms is the only way forward Scottish Women’s Aid (SWA) has welcomed
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Universal Basic Income: simple solution to a complex conundrum?
William Craig surveys the arguments and evidence on a topical subject The enormous upheaval caused by the pandemic has forced us
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Drug-related deaths: communities come together
Angela McCormack reports on how people are revolting against the politicians’ inaction In 2018 in Scotland, the number of drug-related deaths
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Jimmy Reid’s words still echo on education
David Watt explains the work of the Socialist Educational Association Scotland Jimmy Reid’s rectorial speech of nearly fifty years ago continues
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The parliamentary road to tackling poverty?
Peter Kelly says policies without powers behind them are coming up short in progress against poverty There are currently more than
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Universal Credit – universal cruelty for the poor and vulnerable
Chris Stephens says the real scandal of this Tory government is its welfare policy not Brexit It’s all too easy for
Read moreBook Review – Poverty Safari
Darren McGarvey Poverty Safari: Understanding the Anger of Britain’s Underclass, Luath, 2018, 9781912147038, £7.99 Reviewed by Seán Duffy Something of a
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