Rebecca McCurdy

Peter Capaldi this week called @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social's piece on child poverty 'one of the most moving, if I may say, that I have read about this issue'.

Read it HERE: www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...

Vote for it to win a Making a Difference award at the link in the comments below 👇

Peter Capaldi says The Herald reporter @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social's story is the most moving article he’s read on child poverty, and until 5pm you can vote for the campaign to win an award

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The Thick of It and Doctor Who star said: "Your article is one of the most moving that I have read about this issue so I think people should definitely vote for it"

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'John Swinney had the Holyrood election on his mind when he pledged walk-in GP appointments at SNP conference. But will it be a gift for his opponents?' || @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social

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Increased defence spending has led to a "myth" about job boosts, while turbocharging the "existential threat" of climate change, experts have told The Herald

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'Good people cross the sea to be here, be active in the community, live our lives, work and study and do normal activities'

A resident at a Glasgow homeless shelter speaks to @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social

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'I spent the night to understand what it is like for asylum seekers, refugees and immigrants who have turned to the city for help'

@rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social spends a night in a Glasgow homeless shelter

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'I will never understand the conditions in his home country that have made him so terrified, but his pain radiates from his body, and I believe him'

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EXCLUSIVE

A third of Scottish Labour MPs now back rebel amendment against welfare reforms 👇

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'What if, behind the scenes, there is another figure being primed for leadership? I put it to you that there is' 👀

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STV's Hamilton by-election debate made me uncomfortable. Were there any winners? By-election candidates took part in a live debate on STV on Monday night. It was an uncomfortable watch. Who were the winners and losers?

@rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social is essentially right about this, there were no winners from this "debate" and only losers - the constituents voting on Thursday. Nobody willing to defend their record or, in Lambie's case, even their party's stated positions.

Hunger has a devastating impact on children's ability to focus & concentrate in addition to the impacts of stigma and shame.

Tackling food hunger in schools remains a key campaign priority for NASUWT.

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Sign the Petition Isla's Law: End Dangerous Delays in Paediatric Care

Isla's Law, a petition demanding 'dangerous delays' to paediatric care are urgently reviewed, has been launched.

Petition here: www.change.org/p/isla-s-law...

Isla Sneddon, 17, died in March after a six month battle with cancer.

Her referral had been downgraded from urgent because of her age despite complaining of painful breast lumps from aged 14.

Story @heraldscotland.bsky.social.

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'We are at risk of making the lives of trans people almost unlivable'

Nicola Sturgeon has refused to apologise to gender critics.

Full story from @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social: heraldscotland.com/news/25140280.

EXCLUSIVE: SNP accused of 'stitch up' as candidate removed from ballot👇

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The Herald, backed by 23 leading charities, has urged Sir Keir Starmer to scrap the two-child benefit cap

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Hugely proud of this front page. The child poverty series becomes more than a series today as we call on
@johnswinney.bsky.social to increase the Scottish Child Payment, giving a voice to the children in hardship. 23 charities join with us. It's time for action.

📢 John Swinney urged to act on child poverty.

Fife Gingerbread joins @heraldscotland + 23 charities calling to raise the Scottish Child Payment to £40.

💬 Our CEO: “Brave, decisive leadership is needed to change the future for children in poverty.”

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Speaking about rising child poverty, an emotional John Swinney tells The Herald that "I do find it difficult to handle" 👇

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𝘝𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘖: 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵

My brilliant colleague @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social is leading a series on child poverty for @heraldscotland.bsky.social and you should definitely check it out.

'I know how lucky I am to have escaped a cycle that can feel impossible to break away from. But there is always a feeling of wondering when the penny will drop.'

A powerful piece of writing from our own @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social

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New figures reveal the scale of 'very deep' child poverty in Scotland Research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has revealed more children are in very deep poverty than they were a decade ago.

New figures reveal 80,000 children in Scotland are living in very deep poverty — the highest level in a generation. Story by @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2511535...

Here's a look at what we've been covering on day four of our in-depth series on Scotland's prisons. 👇

How the Lilias Centre has helped one prisoner turn things around.

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The Lilias Centre is hailed as a game changer for rehabilitating female prisoners. But if it's so successful, why are there empty beds?

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'This prison is the best thing to ever happen to me'

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"After spending the day behind the scenes of a women's prison hailed as 'game changing', I am left wondering how successful it is"

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Scottish ministers accused of lacking leadership on alcohol rehab in prison A leading charity has warned the Scottish Government lacks leadership amid the significant scale of problematic alcohol use in prison.

Day 3 in our series investigating what's going on in Scotland's prisons also sees @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social probe what rehab is on offer to prisoners and where it falls short.
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A preview of The Herald's new in-depth series on the overcrowding crisis in Scotland's prisons.

Find out more HERE: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2504560...

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SNP minister labelled 'national embarrassment' as child poverty targets missed The interim target to reduce the number of children in poverty to under 18 was missed, with SNP ministers told the statistic is a "national…

SNP ministers have missed the interim target to reduce relative child poverty to 18%.

It casts more doubt on whether the Scottish Government's 2030 target of 10% will be met.

Story @heraldscotland.bsky.social.

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