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New play Capital! explores Edinburgh’s financial history through eyes of Big Issue vendor
Theatre

New play Capital! explores Edinburgh’s financial history through eyes of Big Issue vendor

A new play will portray a Big Issue magazine vendor as part of an ‘exploration’ of Edinburgh’s financial history

More than half of people on universal credit going without food because they can’t afford it
Food banks

More than half of people on universal credit going without food because they can’t afford it

The Trussell Trust has found that universal credit claimants are battling to afford the essentials they need to survive like food and heating

Renters in Scotland face ‘tidal wave of evictions’ as rent cap and eviction ban comes to an end
RENTING

Renters in Scotland face ‘tidal wave of evictions’ as rent cap and eviction ban comes to an end

The Scottish government must protect renters from ‘disastrous consequences’ of the end of rent protections, an open letter from tenants’ union Living Rent has urged

Homelessness set to soar by a third in Scotland in two years – but it ‘doesn’t need to be this way’
Homelessness

Homelessness set to soar by a third in Scotland in two years – but it ‘doesn’t need to be this way’

Social media and closure of youth ‘safe spaces’ could lead to surge in violent crime, research warns
Youth centres

Social media and closure of youth ‘safe spaces’ could lead to surge in violent crime, research warns

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‘You can have a life-changing experience for the price of pizza’: Why Sneaky Pete’s is vital to Scottish music
Venue Watch

‘You can have a life-changing experience for the price of pizza’: Why Sneaky Pete’s is vital to Scottish music

Late Scottish artist’s powerful sketches of homeless people discovered in attic after 30 years
Art

Late Scottish artist’s powerful sketches of homeless people discovered in attic after 30 years

Here’s when people in Scotland will get the winter heating payment in 2023 and 2024
Cost of living crisis

Here’s when people in Scotland will get the winter heating payment in 2023 and 2024

Allowing asylum seekers to work will help tackle growing refugee homelessness crisis, says minister
Exclusive

Allowing asylum seekers to work will help tackle growing refugee homelessness crisis, says minister

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2024
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2024

This Scottish music venue changed a disabled teen’s life – but may run out of money in months
venue watch

This Scottish music venue changed a disabled teen’s life – but may run out of money in months

Tributes paid to Perth Big Issue vendor Rab Lakie who died after heart attack: ‘One in a million’
Our Vendors

Tributes paid to Perth Big Issue vendor Rab Lakie who died after heart attack: ‘One in a million’

Rosebank: Emergency protests planned after new North Sea oil field given go-ahead
Climate crisis

Rosebank: Emergency protests planned after new North Sea oil field given go-ahead

‘The leadership we need’: Humza Yousaf confirms plans for rent controls in Scotland
Rent controls

‘The leadership we need’: Humza Yousaf confirms plans for rent controls in Scotland

Drug-related deaths in Scotland: Here’s what can be done now
drug deaths

Drug-related deaths in Scotland: Here’s what can be done now

The Black Eden by Richard T Kelly review: A story of Scotland’s black gold rush
Fiction

The Black Eden by Richard T Kelly review: A story of Scotland’s black gold rush

What is a universal basic income and why is it being trialled in the UK?
UBI

What is a universal basic income and why is it being trialled in the UK?

Could food banks be relegated to the history books?
Sabine Goodwin

Could food banks be relegated to the history books?

How the Scottish government is hoping to end the need for food banks
Food banks

How the Scottish government is hoping to end the need for food banks

A utopian vision for sustainable festivals
Festival Guide 2023

A utopian vision for sustainable festivals

A working class community’s fight to be seen for who they are… through theatre, bingo and a good feed
cost of living

A working class community’s fight to be seen for who they are… through theatre, bingo and a good feed

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What’s it like living in rural Scotland during the cost of living crisis?
Cost of living crisis

What’s it like living in rural Scotland during the cost of living crisis?

Could a rent freeze be on the way?
RENTING

Could a rent freeze be on the way?

Nicola Sturgeon and Jacinda Ardern – what two shock resignations tell us about good leadership
Rainbow Murray

Nicola Sturgeon and Jacinda Ardern – what two shock resignations tell us about good leadership

Nicola Sturgeon’s most memorable moments as she resigns as Scotland’s first minister
SCOTLAND

Nicola Sturgeon’s most memorable moments as she resigns as Scotland’s first minister