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Poverty in families with children now lower in Scotland than England, new study shows

An authoritative new report has found that poverty among families with children is lower in Scotland than it is in England. The study by the Social Metrics Commission (SMC) released this month found that 26% of couples with children are in poverty in England, while in Scotland the figure is 23%. In England, more than half of lone parents, 54%, are in poverty whereas in Scotland it is 48%.

Believe in Scotland welcomes Scottish Government mitigation of Labour's heartless Winter Fuel Payment cut.

Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp the founder of the Believe in Scotland campaign and Wellbeing Pension Campaign has welcomed what he called “A victory for pensioner wellbeing and common sense”.

The UK Government's cut to the Winter Fuel Payment (WFP) is the single largest attack on pensioner wellbeing in living memory.

Believe in Scotland launch hard hitting new billboard campaign

Following Believe in Scotland’s highly successful Crowdfunder which raised £100,000 we have launched a new billboard campaign that aims to generate 250,000 views. The campaign will also be matched with an online and social media campaign aiming for a similar reach over the next two weeks.

Gulf opening up in water bills between England and Scotland.

Water bills in England look set to rise - by more than 50% in some areas - as debt-laden private water firms struggle to avoid bankruptcy. England is the only country in the developed world to have fully privatised its water. Scotland did not go down that road and as a result, Scottish waterways are much cleaner than in England and water bills are lower.

Smash and grab budget takes Scotland's resources without giving back

The UK Chancellor has delivered a devastating budget that will do little to boost Scotland’s economy. She pushed up the tax take on the oil and gas sector to new heights. This will threaten both future investment and the thousands of jobs that depend on oil in Scotland. But, despite all the talk of a ‘just transition’, Scotland has missed out yet again on funding for carbon capture and there was no mention of Grangemouth, Scotland’s only oil refinery which is set to close next year.

Independence Campaign Review (Believe in Scotland 2024)

Believe in Scotland in a nutshell - We campaign for Scottish independence.

We are a collaborative movement of 142 local and national independence campaign groups. A fully democratic campaign with 33 elected members to our National Campaign Steering Group truly representative of the grassroots Scottish independence movement.

What makes us different is that we are 100% non-party political and focussed on reaching outside of the social media Yes bubble, reaching the undecided with positive messages on independence.

Our Goal is to make Scotland become an independent nation. We believe that independence is the only way to make Scotland a fairer, greener, wealthier, healthier, happier and more successful country.

Our Mission is to help the grassroots movement professionalise, to educate and engage, raise funds, and access materials that will help them reach both undecided and open minded No voters.

Here are just a few of the highlights of Believe in Scotland’s independence campaigning and educational activities in the last twelve months.

Five ways Westminster's NHS privatisation plans will hurt Scotland's health service

Private health providers are bidding for a bigger share of the NHS in England - and health secretary Wes Streeting has said “Labour will be holding the door open” to more private involvement. There was a significant increase in NHS funding in the next budget - but it is an open question how much of that money will end up as profit for private businesses?

A wish for Scotland - this is what the independence movement truly hopes for

On Wednesday the 18th of September the Believe in Scotland family marked the date of the tenth anniversary of indyref with our Billboard campaign, Still Yes poster campaign and a series of events put on by local groups across Scotland along with our midweek rally at Holyrood - A successful day of activity which overall sent a clear message of both hope and defiance, challenging the unionist narrative that independence was dead for the next ten years.

UK damages the life chances of young Scots with youth visa block

Keir Starmer claims he wants to ‘reset the relationship’ with Europe but yesterday’s trip to Brussels turned out to be just another disappointing “mood music” meeting. The slogan ‘make Brexit work’ is meaningless because of the UK’s red lines.