Questions raised over £2m spent by ‘quango’ charged with care system reform
The organisation overseeing Scotland’s children’s care system reform – The Promise – has spent almost a third of its budget on external costs.
Scots facing postcode lottery for mental health and drug treatment, report says
People with both mental health and addiction issues are still facing a postcode lottery for treatment, despite national guidance.
Home Office backs down on refugee eviction policy
The Home Office has confirmed it will reverse a policy change that saw refugees evicted from its asylum accommodation with as little as seven days notice.
‘Handing out gold’: how LA Homeboys are inspiring young Glaswegians to find purpose
While Los Angeles and Glasgow may be thousands of miles apart, many of their issues are the same, argues the founder of a Glasgow project. Here's why
How to fix the news switch off? A review of our solutions stories from 2023
What happens when journalists find responses to social issues that might already be working? Should we examine solutions as well as problems?
Disabled refugee family facing eviction over Christmas
A refugee family are due to be evicted from Glasgow asylum accommodation in less than four weeks, and fear they will have nowhere suitable to go.
Swimming with the Reservoir Frogs: could prescribing nature support healthy lives?
The skies are grey and foreboding at Edinburgh’s Portobello beach but for the nine regulars from The Ripple…
Homeless crisis sparks call for Scotland to declare ‘national housing emergency’
Charities have called on the Scottish Government to declare a national housing emergency, claiming Scotland’s homeless system is at breaking point.
Patients raise concerns about medical group as health board steps-up oversight
Patients at a practice run by GP chain Alba Medical Group say long patient lists and overstretched doctors mean they have been unable to make appointments.
