by Scott Macdonald There were 1,187 Scottish drug-related deaths in 2018 – a grisly rise of 27% over 2017’s figures. It is the highest since records began in 1996. Since the 2008 financial crisis the number of drug-related deaths has doubled. The data breakdown is a depressing read. Opiates – heroin, methadone and some prescribed […]
by Natalie Reid Every August, Edinburgh hosts one of most well known festivals in the world. The streets are swollen with people, and pop up bars, and shows. But the harder you look, the more it all seems to blend into one; masses of overpriced comedy shows, expensive gin bars, all catering to a now […]
by Colin Fox A shocking analysis from the TUC – using data from from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has found that workers in Britain, virtually alone across 35 OECD nations, have seen average wages plunge in value since 2007. Only workers in the crisis hit economies of Greece and Portugal have also […]
by Gerry McCartney and Wendy Macdonald At its annual conference in Edinburgh last month the SSP decided to campaign for the introduction of a Citizen’s Income (CI) and to do the necessary background research on the right value of the CI and the best way of administering it. What is a Citizen’s Income? A CI […]