Roz Foyer: Last News

Humza Yousaf’s council tax freeze will only save low income Scots 53p a week during the cost of living crisis.

Scotland’s most senior trade unionist has said it is “dangerous” for pro-UK parties to block all routes to independence.

Anas Sarwar has promised a Labour government "will deliver the greatest transfer of wealth and power into the hands of working people”

Wealthy Lanarkshire residents are facing council tax hikes of 22.5 per cent as part of a desperate bid to boost town hall finances.

Inflation continues to hit ordinary Scots hard with the cost of food and fuel remaining "eye-wateringly high". The rate at which prices rise on average remained 8.7 per cent in May, the same as the previous month.

Hundreds of anti-racism supporters turned up in Erskine at the weekend to decry the way asylum seekers being housed there have been treated by far-right extremist groups seeking to have them removed.

A higher percentage of workers in Scotland are now relying on zero hours contracts than any other UK nation.

The country's leading trade union body has blasted the Scottish Government’s energy strategy on moving to a future beyond oil and gas.

Trade unions have criticised Humza Yousaf after he signalled a u-turn on extending universal free school meals.

Scotland’s most senior trade union leader has warned First Minister Humza Yousaf to ditch the slogans and make changes to the lives of ordinary working people.

Campaigners and Scots politicians have demanded Tory Chancellor Jeremy Hunt ditch plans for over £30bn of public spending cuts.

The £693 rise in energy bills this April will be a “hammer blow” for Scottish households, consumer campaigners and politicians have warned.

Covid-19 in work and died as a result. To mark International Workers' Memorial Day public buildings, including the SSE Hydro and Edinburgh Castle, will be lit up purple and the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) and Scottish Hazards have written to councils to urge them to do the same.

Roz Foyer said the “likely” election of a majority of pro-indy MSPs made the case for another vote “unanswerable”, but insisted multiple options could be offered.She said further devolution could give MSPs the power to set a higher minimum wage and use inheritance tax to cut inequality.The SNP Government is demanding a second referendum, but the pro-UK parties have refused.However, a growing number of voices believe Scots should be offered a variety of options in a referendum, rather than a straight Yes/No vote on independence.A new paper, Scotland United, contains a series of articles making the case for a three option referendum.One plan explored in the paper is for an initial question on the ballot asking if the powers of self-Government

Carillion went bust.Thousands of workers lost their jobs overnight and 30,000 small businesses lost £2billion in bills that were never paid.The collapse cost the taxpayer £2.6billion to make good on the company pensions deficit.Despite all of this, every worker lost 10 per cent of their pension value overnight.Nearly three years on, no one has been held to account for the catastrophe.