“As we look back on “the good old days,” we need to ask ourselves: Was the past actually as great as we remember it? And what can we learn from all these walks down memory lane?”
“The past is a foreign country”
“Workers are being treated with contempt.” – COSLA’s 2% pay offer
Unite the union is to ballot targeted groups of local government workers in the coming weeks in the escalating dispute over pay.
Wonderful Donation of Children’s Shoes to Home-Start Orkney
“The cost of living crisis is seeing costs of everyday items, including clothing and shoes, rising and this donation will really help families we support.” Erika Copland, Senior Co-ordinator at Home-Start Orkney
Scots Parents Struggle as the Cost of Living Crisis Bites Deep
Of the financial challenges presented, the one experienced by the most parents was reductions in the amount of money you are able to put aside or save for the future.
Candidates Urged To Back Affordable Warmth Policies #OICelection
Affordable warmth charity THAW Orkney is calling on all candidates in the forthcoming Orkney Islands Council election to back its manifesto for affordable warmth in Orkney.
Tackling Child Poverty in Scotland
The Scottish Child Payment is to be increased from £20 to £25 when the benefit is extended to under 16s by the end of this year.
Scotland Increases Social Security Benefits
Several payments delivered in Scotland to people requiring financial support are to be increased by the Scottish Government from 1st April.
Emma Roddick MSP: Scrap UK Visa Requirements for Ukrainian Refugees
“the flat-footed and over-bureaucratic Home Office response to the refugee crisis has been heartlessly inept.”
Workers Reject Local Government Pay Offer
” the offer is, unbelievably, weighted towards those on the highest pay and will further exacerbate the issue of endemic low pay which plagues this sector. “
Energy Rich: Fuel Poor
In Scotland which is energy rich why are millions of Scots paying huge amounts to heat their homes and power their businesses?
