Scotsman Comment Poverty indicates failure of political leadership

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A stark report today on the scourge of poverty in Scotland should set alarm bells ringing at both Holyrood and Westminster. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) warns that half a million Scots – one tenth of the population – are in “very deep poverty”, with women and ethnic minorities disproportionately at risk.

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