Last night, I made a last minute appearance on STV’s Scotland Tonight to discuss the recently published Joseph Rowntree Foundation report, Poverty in Scotland 2025, and the stark realities it exposes about the deepening crisis facing our communities. The discussion centred on how poverty is no longer a fringe issue but a daily lived experience for far too many families, particularly in areas already burdened by long term inequality. I spoke about the human impact behind the statistics, communiti

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