The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published its annual Poverty in Scotland report on the current state of poverty levels in Scotland, and its findings make for dire reading. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, around a million people in Scotland were in poverty, “living precarious and insecure lives”. That breaks down as 230,000 children, 640,000 working age adults, and 150,000 pensioners.
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Social housing crisis is failure of pro-market policies
In any country that claims to care about the basic needs of its citizens, and where homelessness and precarious housing is on the rise, providing homes for people ought to be a priority of the Government. This is as true for the Scottish Government as it would be for any other, yet it consistently falls short on its promises.
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The Glasgow Rent Strikes
by Shaun Morris
As an example of working class people fighting for the right to fair and decent housing, we should celebrate the Glasgow Rent Strikes as we continue that same struggle today. Continue reading The Glasgow Rent Strikes