Day: 23 March 2026

Why Scotland needs Reform

Why Scotland needs Reform

FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Scotland has endured high spending and declining outcomes under successive governments in Holyrood. Despite record government expenditure, hard-working families face rising costs, failing public services and stagnant economic growth. Reform UK offers a bold alternative: a radical overhaul to cut waste, lower taxes, boost private enterprise and restore our healthcare, education and […]

“A swelling movement”: Reform’s Bishopton breakthrough and the media disconnect

“A swelling movement”: Reform’s Bishopton breakthrough and the media disconnect

REFORM’S Scotland conference at Bishopton last Thursday marked another watershed for the party. The party introduced its 73 candidates and unveiled its manifesto for the Holyrood election, becoming the first party to do so, despite all the jeering from opponents that Reform had no policies. With more than 450 members attending, the atmosphere was more […]

Scotland’s working poverty scandal: when a job makes you poorer

Scotland’s working poverty scandal: when a job makes you poorer Foreground image of a piggy bank with a single mother in the background with her baby

THERE IS A PHRASE I hear more and more often on the frontline: “I cannot afford to take a job.” For many people, particularly those who have never had to live close to the edge, that statement can feel difficult to understand. Work is meant to provide security, independence and opportunity. It is meant to […]