Child poverty rates remain at the same high level as they were when the SNP swept to power nearly 16 years ago
Child poverty rates remain at the same high level as they were when the SNP swept to power nearly sixteen years ago.
Sturgeon cited poverty reduction as a key Government policy, but the numbers show tiny reductions in deprivation “The UK Government must act, but the next First Minister must do so too. They should acknowledge that tackling poverty requires greater action to narrow the yawning gap between rich and poor and use all of the powers at their disposal to do more than just tweak tax: instead, they should introduce bold, progressive taxation, including targeting wealth.
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