Tag Archives: poverty
Why are we still using GDP?
For more than 70 years our economic system has been using Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the yardstick measurement of our economy. This yardstick measures only economic activity. It was meant to help reduce poverty using “trickle down” economics. But … Continue reading
‘Normal’ has failed vulnerable people
For the world’s most vulnerable people the last thing they need is to get back to normal. The current pandemic has exposed the fragility of farming and food systems around the world. Farming wasn’t working before now, millions of smallholder … Continue reading
Campaign: Time to stand up for justice
The Traidcraft organisation have started a new campaign arguing that British companies operating in developing countries should be held to account in the UK for any harm they cause to workers or local communities in those countries. You can find … Continue reading
The Humankind Index
I picked up a tweet from Oxfam Scotland about the above index. They have a survey available for people to complete, I’ve already done so. It doesn’t take long. The reason for creating this index and survey is to assess … Continue reading
Scottish economy still leads to poverty and inequality
I’ve just been reading a new report produced by Oxfam in Scotland that suggests that economic policy in Scotland is ‘not fit for purpose’ and does little to help people out of poverty. The report argues that anti-poverty policy in … Continue reading
ScotLibDem answers on Global Poverty
Scottish Liberal Democrats are committed to protecting the Scottish Government’s £9 million international development budget. This saves and changes lives overseas and we are committed to continuing this, which is why Scottish Liberal Democrats MSPs in the Scottish Parliament recently … Continue reading →