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December 20, 2020

Scottish government appoints dedicated Minister for Drug Policy

Angela Constance will work across government to improve outcomes for people whose lives are affected by drugs.
October 27, 2020

New report warns post-pandemic stimulus packages may widen global inequalities

A new report from the Christian Aid warns that post-Covid stimulus packages could push poorer countries to turn to fossil fuels.
September 29, 2020

Rebuilding a fairer Scotland after COVID-19

The Scottish Government is seeking ideas to drive a fairer recovery in the wake of COVID-19.
September 15, 2020

Plan for public service jobs to cut post COVID-19 unemployment, says TUC

The TUC identifies 600,000 existing public service vacancies and staffing gaps that government could unlock quickly to cut unemployment.
August 4, 2020

£1 billion loss to local economies if COVID-19 grant schemes closed

Local economies in England risk missing out on more than £1 billion in emergency COVID-19 funding if the Government goes ahead with plans to close business support schemes this month, new analysis by the Local Government Association shows.
July 18, 2020

Children's Commissioner calls on government to make early years provision central after lockdown

A new report looks at the provision of early years services for children across the country, alongside a warning that many nurseries are at risk of closure, hitting the life chances of some of the most vulnerable children and holding back the economic recovery following lockdown.
July 1, 2020

A green recovery could create a 1.8 million ‘jobs revolution’

The economic upheaval caused by the pandemic will be dwarfed by impacts of the climate emergency, unless government action is taken right now, says Greenpeace UK.
May 22, 2020

UN chief calls for solidarity to preserve Africa’s hard-won progress

The coronavirus pandemic threatens the hard-earned gains Africans have made throughout the continent, said the UN chief, urging the world to stand in solidarity with the country's people, “now, and for recovering better.”
May 22, 2020

UK can afford to keep fighting the COVID-19 crisis, say economists

The government can afford to invest in a broad-based recovery stimulus, according to economists in a discussion paper for the IPPR think. tank.
May 21, 2020

TUC publishes plan for a better recovery based on good jobs

TUc analysis shows that the fastest recoveries from economic crises in UK history were based on investment for growth, not cuts to services, deregulation and tax breaks for millionaires and bosses.