The government with inequity built in
Westminster’s new cabinet promises grim days ahead for human rights, women and the LGBTQI+ community, writes Zara Pennington
31 October 2022
Month: October 2022
Women of the World, Take Over!
Women are badly under-represented in public office, meaning policy and legislation is not always inclusive. Jools Bell gives us an account of what she has done, as a councillor, to promote women’s rights and wellbeing.
24 October 2022
Poverty is a political choice. So we can choose to eradicate it.
The Cost of Living Crisis is tearing our country apart – and Scotland’s whole budget depends on the UK Government deciding what they will give us. With Truss ignoring Sturgeon and Labour refusing to talk to the SNP, how do we make our voice heard? For all of us but particularly women in Scotland  who are already in poverty or close to it, this is really worrying. Many of us are struggling to keep our heads above water, we are drowning under the weight of poverty and worry.
10 October 2022
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