CPAG in Scotland press releases

Recent press releases

• Scotland's MPs urged to 'uphold six vital welfare amendments' 1.02.12
• IFS child poverty forecast "devastating" say Scottish campaigners 11.10.11
• MSPs must act to limit damage of UK welfare reforms, say coalition of charities, unions and faith groups 4.10.11
• Charities, unions and faith groups call for welfare debate based on ‘respect not myths’ 13.06.11
• Slight fall in Scottish child poverty welcome but urgent action now needed if 2020 targets to be met 12.05.11
• FM and party leaders to sign anti-stigma commitment as shocking ‘state of the nation’ poverty report launched 17.03.11
• "Millions risk being worse off" say Scottish welfare campaigners as reform bill published 17.02.11
• More needed to deliver on promised action to end child poverty in Scotland, say campaigners 02.02.11
• Spending Review “profoundly unfair” on Scotland’s families, say child poverty campaigners 20.10.10
• New poverty stats stark reminder of need for action, say child poverty campaigners 19.08.10
• ‘Free lunch lottery’ as Scotland’s children go back to school 16.08.10
• Spending choices must be judged for impact on poorest, say campaigners (29.07.10)
• “Time to deliver”: child poverty campaigners respond to Scottish Government school meals statistics (29.06.10)
• Budget fails Scotland’s families, say child poverty campaigners (22.06.10)
• Campaigners respond with concern to latest welfare proposals (27.05.10)
• Cost key factor, say school meals campaigners as “draconian” regulations blamed for drop in take up (17.05.10)
• Parties challenged on welfare reform – it is time for a system which lifts people out of poverty and treats them with dignity (30.03.10)
• Budget fails Scotland’s poorest children (24.03.10)
• “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)
• Archived press releases

Recent media coverage

• A poor outcome for our children (12.10.11)
• Cuts may put fight against child poverty back 10 years (12.10.11)
• John Dickie: Holyrood must have the muscle to protect our vulnerable people (04.10.11)
• Marchers protest in Glasgow over public sector cuts (01.10.11)
• Poorest hit worst by rise in prices Herald Scotland (14.06.11)
• Revealed: poor women 15 times more prone to suicide than the rich Herald Scotland (13.03.11)
• Government fails to serve up free school meals for all Times Online (04.04.10)
• Just one council out of 32 will deliver on free meals pledge Scotsman (03.04.10)
• Mixed response to budget measures The Herald (24.03.10)
• 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)
• 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
jdickie@cpagscotland.org.uk