Just published, using a survey of 2 321 Scots, over 16 years of age and 6 focus groups, The Diffley Partnership attempted to measure attitudes to wealth inequality and support for redistributive policies. First (above) on views of how wealth comes about, a majority of nearly two in three (63%) selected that most individuals are wealthy because of luck or the circumstances they were born into, while over one in three (37%) selected that most individuals are wealthy because of their own hard work. Page 12. Second on views of how current levels of wealth inequality are good for or … Continue reading Latest research – 90% of Scots think current levels of wealth inequality are harmful to Scottish society and the rich should pay more tax

Thanks again to Dottie for alerting me to this: From the Guardian two days ago: London has England’s highest levels of child poverty, data shows – About 38% of children in London live in relative poverty, compared with 29% in England as a whole. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/26/child-poverty-london-housing-crisis The equivalent figure for Glasgow, which has the highest level in Scotland, is 26%. https://cciglasgow.org/reports/child-poverty-report-25.pdf Child poverty in London is thus 46% more common than in Glasgow. Why is there such a difference between these two cities? The Scottish Child Payment (now up to £27.15/week per eligible child) has visibly reduced measured poverty in DWP … Continue reading Latest figures reveal that child poverty in London at shocking 38% is massive 46% more common than in Glasgow

From STV News today: Wind power hits new record as gas squeezed to tiny share of generation. Wind energy across Great Britain hit a new record on Wednesday, producing enough electricity for more than 23 million homes across the country. Solar and wind also combined to squeeze more expensive gas-fired generation to just 2.3% of the power mix, figures from the National Energy System Operator (Neso) show. The record comes as the Government announced a £64 million grant to back the development of Port Talbot, in Wales, as the first port in the Celtic Sea to support floating offshore wind … Continue reading ‘Wind energy across Great Britain hit a new record on Wednesday, producing enough electricity for more than 23 million homes’ but between 57% and 72% of that is generated in Scotland alone for only 8% of the population