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Glasgow’s first Local Child Poverty Action Report

Jul 18, 2019 | Everyone's Children, GCVS Blog, Health & social care, Uncategorized

Suzie Scott Everyone’s Children Project Manager Everyone’s Children have been involved over the past year in developing Glasgow’s Local Poverty Action Report (LCPAR). Suzie Scott, Everyone’s Children Manager describes the third sector contribution. The Child...Read more...

Kids can’t wait for new income supplement, civil society tells First Minister

Jun 24, 2019 | Uncategorized, Welfare reform policies

[Press Release, 24th June 2019] 70 leaders and organisations from across Scottish society have joined together to call on the First Minister to speed up the introduction of a new income supplement to tackle child poverty. [1] Poverty campaigners, faith leaders,...Read more...

The People Factor – Bank of England event

Jun 17, 2019 | GCVS Blog, GCVS Information, Sector Information, Uncategorized

The People Factor What economic policy really means for people and communities in Scotland GCVS and charities from across Glasgow and Scotland were privileged and rather excited to welcome Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England to our Albany Centre in April...Read more...

Hold the date! 28th June Glasgow ‘Human Rights and Poverty’ Event

Jun 10, 2019 | Uncategorized

Professor Philip Alston will report to the UN Human Rights Council on his visit to the UK and subsequent written report that complained about the extent of absolute poverty in the UK and what urgent action is needed to respect the social and economic rights of people...Read more...

Human Rights Damage

May 23, 2019 | Uncategorized

‘As Thomas Hobbes observed long ago, such an approach condemns the least well off to lives that are “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short”. As the British social contract slowly evaporates, Hobbes’ prediction risks becoming the new reality.’ This startling...Read more...

Building our Social and Economic Capital, Equally

May 15, 2019 | Uncategorized

You are invited to a meeting on Tuesday 21st May at 1pm to talk about ‘human rights budgeting’. I hope you are able to come along as this local initiative fits with national and global scrutiny of the UK’s spending decisions and the impact they make. The Institute...Read more...

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