The swinging cuts included implementing emergency spending controls across the public sector, ending the ScotRail Peak Fares pilot, and following in the UK Government’s footsteps by means testing Winter Fuel Payment. 

Action on fairer funding is crucial

Historic Environment Scotland has released a set of reports providing insights into the historic environment sector.

An international human rights charity has told John Swinney his government “can do more” to hold Israel accountable for its occupation of Palestinian Territories. 

The cash will help 35 groups develop new projects

She was formerly head of campaigns and communications with Oxfam Scotland

Huge effort from 4,000 participants

Accounts show that the trust’s income was £2.7m and its spending was £4.6m in 2023

"There needs to be an urgent and radical rethink about the way the third sector is funded and the Scottish Government’s relationship with them"

A new report sharply exposes the challenges facing the sector - and chimes alarmingly with new Scottish data