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‘Destitution by design’: UK’s ‘hostile environment’ has left thousands destitute and homeless
Immigration

‘Destitution by design’: UK’s ‘hostile environment’ has left thousands destitute and homeless

Scottish government ends free bus travel for asylum seekers: ‘Disappointing and devastating’
Social Justice

Scottish government ends free bus travel for asylum seekers: ‘Disappointing and devastating’

Postcards From Scotland by Grant McPhee review – a bittersweet tribute to Scottish indie bands
Books

Postcards From Scotland by Grant McPhee review – a bittersweet tribute to Scottish indie bands

Still no opening date set for UK’s first drug consumption room
Drugs

Still no opening date set for UK’s first drug consumption room

Scotland’s national poet Kathleen Jamie on why book festivals are wrong target for climate activism
Books

Scotland’s national poet Kathleen Jamie on why book festivals are wrong target for climate activism

Inside the years-long pay row in Scotland risking the futures of working-class students
Education

Inside the years-long pay row in Scotland risking the futures of working-class students

UK needs 120,000 new rental homes to cut record-high rents, Rightmove warns
RENTING

UK needs 120,000 new rental homes to cut record-high rents, Rightmove warns

Walt Disco: ‘Politicians would rather talk about trans people than things affecting everyone’
Music

Walt Disco: ‘Politicians would rather talk about trans people than things affecting everyone’

Free bus travel could lift young people out of poverty and unpick cost of living crisis. Here’s how
General election 2024

Free bus travel could lift young people out of poverty and unpick cost of living crisis. Here’s how

Taylor Swift is showing just how bad Edinburgh’s housing emergency really is
Alison Watson

Taylor Swift is showing just how bad Edinburgh’s housing emergency really is

Scotland needs real-time rough sleeping count to save lives
homelessness

Scotland needs real-time rough sleeping count to save lives

Scottish government is declaring a national housing emergency – but what does it actually mean?
Housing

Scottish government is declaring a national housing emergency – but what does it actually mean?

Humza Yousaf has resigned – but rent controls ‘can’t be allowed to go with him’, campaigners say
Humza Yousaf

Humza Yousaf has resigned – but rent controls ‘can’t be allowed to go with him’, campaigners say

Village of ‘beautiful homes’ for homeless people to be built in Lanarkshire by Social Bite
Homelessness

Village of ‘beautiful homes’ for homeless people to be built in Lanarkshire by Social Bite

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

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

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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

‘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