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Disadvantaged children should be priority in Covid recovery, says report
Anti-poverty groups have called on the Scottish Government to urgently introduce measures to end child poverty after new report.
‘Completely Unaffordable’: Flats in former public building let for up to £2,500
Campaigners have renewed calls for more affordable housing and rent controls after it emerged flats in a former public building were being let for up to £2,500 a month.
‘We have to be optimists’: how can Scotland rebuild trust?
Scotland needs a radical shift in the way that power and influence are distributed to help address democratic deficits and rebuild trust in the political process.
Power & Influence: the top 10 most influential people in Scotland
Who are the people of influence in Scotland today? After a week long investigation into power and ownership The Ferret offers a list of names and sectors.
Meet the quango class: people who serve on the boards of Scotland’s public bodies
Influential bankers, retired senior civil servants, well-connected industry insiders, powerful chief executives and former politicians - meet Scotland’s quango class.
Scotland’s public boards still failing on gender equality
Women on public boards paid half a million less than male counterparts.
Mind the pay gap: quango chief execs paid more than £10m
The chief executives of quangos appointed by Scottish Government ministers were paid over £10m in total last year
Drinks giants, fashion tycoons, and the world’s richest man: who owns Scotland’s whisky?
Nearly 70 per cent of malt distilleries are ultimately owned by companies outside Scotland with wealthy people linked to the whisky industry.
Ten Scottish Newspapers are owned by three billionaires
Ten of Scotland's major newspapers are owned by just three men: Rupert Murdoch, Lord Rothermere and Frederick Barclay