Conservative campaign diary: interviews, IDS and an Edinburgh derby
The Caledonian Mercury has invited some of those in the election firing-line to send regular bulletins about the personal side of campaigning. David McLetchie is a former leader of the Scottish...
View ArticleOpinion: Welfare reforms or plain old-fashioned cuts?
By Bill Scott The UK government has announced £18 billion of cuts to welfare benefits over the period 2011–15. Independent think tanks such as Demos estimate that £9.2bn of these cuts will fall on...
View ArticleOpinion: Is this a charitable Budget?
By Ruchir Shah This is a very tax neutral Budget. What it gives with one hand it takes with the other. But it is certainly not tax redistributive, as increases for lower- and middle-income groups...
View ArticleWelfare Reform: Northern Ireland’s Executive Acts While Scotland’s Hands Tied
Public Information Feature The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has called for greater flexibility in the introduction of welfare reforms after Northern Ireland’s Social Development...
View ArticleCharities fear the worst from welfare reform
The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) has accused the Government in London of imposing “criminal cuts” in welfare which will “devastate families and communities in Scotland”. It’s...
View ArticleWELFARE REFORM: OPPOSITION GROWS AS THE DEADLINE DRAWS NEAR
Housing organisations and charities have expressed growing concerns over the Government’s welfare reforms and the so-called ‘bedroom tax’ in particular. The latest research comes from the Scottish...
View ArticleWelfare Reform: Scots Economy to lose £1.6bn
Sheffield Hallam University Research from Sheffield Hallam University suggests that cuts in the welfare budget will take more than £1.6bn out of the Scottish economy every year. The UK government...
View ArticleSHARING OUT THE CAKE
How much are YOU entitled to? The debates over welfare reform, wages and pensions, against the grim backdrop of recession, have caused us all to think again about how we share out our national wealth....
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