David Aitchison

Thanks to @elenawhitham.bsky.social for raising this issue in the chamber today. With 40 families of colour being denied the temporary accommodation they are legally entitled to every week, we need action to ensure a safe, secure and affordable home is available to everyone. #HousingEmergency

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3. Elena Whitham asking how the Scottish Government can use our report as a lightning rod to galvanise action across the sector to improve children's experiences of living in TA - which can often be unsafe, unsuitable, and disruptive to their educational and social lives

youtu.be/yV7In0BT3yw

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2. Mark Griffin asking if we'll see a reduction in the number of children living in TA during the next homelessness stats update, expected later this year

youtu.be/7dnTnWamywM

04.03.2025 16:13 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Scottish Parliament today discussed the findings of our new report this week featuring children living in unsafe and unsuitable temporary accommodation (TA) #HousingEmergency

Some highlights:

1. Miles Briggs asking Paul McLennan for his thoughts in relation to our new report

youtu.be/NTKXxAU-RZY

04.03.2025 16:13 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

More children stuck in temporary accommodation in Edinburgh than all of Wales Temporary accommodation is supposed to be used by councils as a last resort when a family declares themselves homeless.

Shelter warns the housing crisis in Scotland is beginning to "spiral out of control"

18.02.2025 14:21 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt

14.02.2025 08:04 — 👍 21631    🔁 6017    💬 526    📌 489

A cunt

Fuck off

13.02.2025 14:20 — 👍 84    🔁 10    💬 13    📌 5

On average, ethnic minority households spend a larger share of their income on housing than White British counterparts.

White British households are more than twice as likely to own their own home than Black African or Arab adults.

Except for Pakistani adults, tenure, age and region explain at least half of the affordability gap, with tenure by far the most important.

A large part of the housing affordability gap faced by ethnic minorities is unexplained. They also suffer a housing quality gap, as they are more likely to live in overcrowded and substandard housing.

How significant are ethnic inequalities in housing affordability?

While Britain is a more plural country now than ever before, significant ethnic inequalities persist, including in housing affordability.

10.02.2025 17:28 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Goodwin spreading misinformation over on the other place again.

Same old debunked rubbish.

Foreign born & British nationals are presented here as two different groups.
Obviously they are not. I am a foreign born British national. So is Boris Johnson.

But it makes a nice dog whistle.

29.01.2025 08:14 — 👍 1160    🔁 301    💬 65    📌 11

Shame that the Gorgie ‘Ultras’ didn’t fancy it today 😘

22.12.2024 18:14 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Labour's eagerness to reduce numbers in the immigration system is dictating priorities.It's illogical to pause people's claims. Stability in Syria is going to take time. Process claims, grant temporary status, let them get on and work out whether they want to return to a different Syria later.

10.12.2024 12:52 — 👍 59    🔁 21    💬 4    📌 0

On this day in 1872, Scotland and England played the world’s first international football match at West of Scotland Cricket Ground in Partick.

The match finished 0-0 and was watched by 4000 people.

The impact of this football match led to the football we consume today.

30.11.2024 09:01 — 👍 152    🔁 54    💬 8    📌 9

A total embarrassment. Likewise certain songs about Celtic in the pub the night before.

If singing about the IRA is how you want to spend your time in a stunning Belgian city, god help you.

30.11.2024 14:59 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

“For far too long, we’ve been suffering the effects of failed, unjust economic policies that leave too many people on low wages, inadequate incomes, and insecure work. And to make matters worse, the public foundations that we all rely on have been stripped of investment... the next Scottish Budget can mark a turning point.” Chloe Campbell, Policy & Parliamentary Officer, The Poverty Alliance

In her new blog, our Chloe Campbell says we can build a fairer, greener Scotland, free from the injustice of poverty - if our political leaders make a fundamental change in the way they look at our society. #ScotBudget
www.povertyalliance.org/blog-msps-ca...

20.11.2024 16:34 — 👍 24    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 3

Scottish rent controls spark tensions as developers demand ‘assurances’ Caps for increases would be tied to inflation under SNP’s new housing bill

Introducing rent controls and investing in the planning system are welcome but more action is needed.

Our co-director @lmacfarlane.bsky.social spoke with @financialtimes.com

“Ultimately there is no way to address Scotland’s housing crisis without scaling up the supply of social housing.”

21.11.2024 10:15 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

One of the biggest shifts in housing policy over the past 50 years: we went from subsiding bricks and mortar, to subsidising landlords

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