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Hands holding champagne glasses. Text reads: 'Billionaire fortunes are increasing by $2.7 billion daily'

3 Feb 2023

Acceleration of wealth at the top is sign of economic sickness
Fists raised at a protest. Text reads: 'Fight inequality. Tax the rich'

16 Jan 2023

Richest 1% grab nearly twice as much new wealth as rest of the world put together

10 Jan 2023

Reaction to publication of draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan

15 Dec 2022

Reaction to Scottish Budget 23/24
A sunset over Edinburgh. Text reads 'It's time to use and reform Scotland's devolved taxes to reduce and prevent poverty, invest in care and tackle the climate crisis.'

8 Dec 2022

Campaigners call on the Scottish Government to use devolved tax levers to minimise the damage of inflation

7 Dec 2022

Reaction to Climate Change Committee analysis of Scottish Government Progress
Scottish Parliament building with blue sky

6 Dec 2022

Cost of living crisis is symptom of growing inequality

8 Nov 2022

Reaction to First Minister’s £5M Loss and Damage announcement at COP27

7 Nov 2022

Billionaires responsible for a million times more greenhouse gases than the average person
Seinab is helped by a Cash Transfer Programme and distribution in Badana, Kenya.

4 Nov 2022

Time to make the top polluters pay
Safia is part of a cash transfer programme in Kenya. Photo: Loliwe Phiri/Oxfam

28 Oct 2022

A World in Crisis: Event Marks 5 Years of Scotland’s Humanitarian Emergency Fund

13 Oct 2022

Scotland’s paid and unpaid carers have been undervalued and overlooked for far too long