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Chris Birt

Herald Scotland

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Here's why so many people in Scotland no longer believe politics works

Chris Birt, associate director for Scotland at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, explores how financial pressure is eroding trust in politics — and...

20.01.2026 10

Herald Scotland

Chris Birt

Pledges made, promises broken: Scotland’s child poverty crisis persists

With child poverty still affecting nearly one in four children in Scotland, the next Holyrood parliament must prove it can turn pledges into progress...

07.10.2025 3

Herald Scotland

Chris Birt