CPAG in Scotland press releases

Recent press releases

• “Snitching is not the answer” coalition calls for a stop to culture of blaming the unemployed (09.02.10)
• Church, unions and campaigners united in “deep concern” over school lunches (06.01.10)
• Campaigners "dismayed" at backtracking on free school meals roll out (11.12.09)
• “Bolder redistribution needed to help poorest families” says CPAG in Scotland in response to PBR (09.12.09)
• Campaigners welcome school meals boost as pupils return to school across Scotland (17.08.09)
• Child Poverty Bill means Scottish and UK government co-operation to end child poverty "no longer optional", say campaigners (12.06.09)
• Children's lives being "damaged, diminished and cut short” say campaigners as Child Poverty report published (29.05.09)
• Latest child poverty stats “deplorable”, say Scottish campaigners (07.05.09)
• Budget a “huge disappointment” say child poverty campaigners (22.04.09)
• Child poverty manifesto launched on 10th anniversary of Blair pledge (18.03.09)
• Scottish parents 'penalised' by UK Welfare reforms (24.02.09)
• Campaigners welcome Child Poverty Bill, but condemn welfare reforms as “punitive and undignified” (03.12.08)
• Proposed Welfare Reform Bill “punitive and undignified” says Scottish campaign coalition (03.12.08)
• Councils reassure campaigners on free school meals (12.11.08)
• “Re-think welfare reforms in face of jobless rise” demand campaigners (12.11.08)
• “Child poverty remains absolute scandal” say campaigners despite report showing Scottish child poverty rates amongst lowest in UK (10.11.08)
• Children’s charities call on Holyrood Committee to back free school meals roll out (05.11.08)
• Majority of councils welcome free school meals for all P1 to P3 (29.10.08)
• Campaigners call for council leaders reassurance on free school meals (24.10.08)
• Children's coalition welcomes support for fuel poor families (23.10.08)
• Child and family wellbeing must be at heart of free school meal debate, say campaigners (18.10.08)
• Campaigners welcome roll out of free school meals (02.10.08)
• WHO report provides "brutal example" of Scotland's child poverty shame (28.08.08)
• "Roll out free school meals" say campaigners as Scotland's children go back to school (19.08.08)
• Archived press releases

Recent media coverage

• Plans to extend free meals 'must go on' BBC (06.01.10)
• More children are to receive free dinners The Herald (14.05.09)
• Welfare Reform Bill half-baked, SNP says (03.12.08)
• Third of Scots 'breadline poor' (01.12.08)
• Q and A: John Dickie about the report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation that found progress on child poverty in Scotland had stalled for three years (10.11.08)
• 250,000 children still trapped in poverty despite three-year battle (09.11.08)
• No U-turn over school meals (29.10.08)
• Campaigners call for reassurance on school meals (28.10.08)
• Promise sought on free meals (27.10.08)
• Free meals plea to city council (25.10.08)
• Briefing: School meals (19.10.08)
• Free school dinners founders over money (02.10.08)
• Thousands of extra pupils to get free – and healthy – school meals (02.10.08)
• Children across Scotland to get free school meals (02.10.08)
• Calton: 28 years later (31.08.08)
• Men in Glasgow's east end have life expectancy of 54 (29.08.08)
• East Ayrshire pupils now have to pay for school meals (29.08.08)
• Plea to bring back free school meals (21.08.08)
• 210,000 Scots children still live in poverty (11.06.08)
• The bottom line: £2.8bn a year (11.06.08)
• Anger as more young and old live in poverty (11.06.08)
• Child poverty in Scotland ‘may cost £1.75billion’ every year (22.04.08)
• Warning over £1.75bn cost of child poverty (05.04.08)
• Benefits 'should tackle poverty' (04.02.08)
• Free school meals should be extended to all (16.01.08)
• Past media coverage

For further information about CPAG in Scotland please contact:
John Dickie, Head of CPAG in Scotland
Ladywell
94 Duke Street
Glasgow, G4 0UW

Tel: 0141 552 3303
Fax: 0141 552 4404
email:jdickie@cpagscotland.org.uk