Month: February 2025

A Town Hall sign

News: Unjust council tax has to go

The council tax is unjust and regressive and has to be replaced with a fairer alternative that unlocks Scotland’s wealth to invest in the public good. That was the message from our Policy & Campaigns Manager Ruth Boyle when she spoke with BBC Good Morning Scotland today. She pointed out that political leaders in Holyrood … Read more

A group of men and women at HMP Grampian, attending a roundtable event by charity Families Outside

Blog: Prison journey costs add to poverty injustice

Annie McCormack,TARP Aberdeenshire Development Officer,The Poverty Alliance Click here to find out more about Taking Action on Rural Poverty Many children and families in Scotland have to deal with both poverty, and the imprisonment of someone close to them. Some 45 per cent of all arrivals in prison come from Scotland’s 20 per cent most … Read more

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