At Scotland’s major summer music festivals, four in five headliners are men
Only one in eleven major summer festivals analysed by The Ferret has a 50/50 gender split, with representation across all festivals declining at headline level.
Asylum Accommodation
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Concerns raised after refugee family housed in derelict estate
A refugee charity is raising fears about asylum accommodation after a traumatised family was placed in a boarded-up block
Serco asylum evictions legal case not ‘settled,’ says human rights lawyer
A leading human rights law firm has claimed that the legal position on whether Serco can evict asylum seekers in
Serco loses contract to house asylum seekers in Scotland
Multinational provider Serco has lost a contract worth tens of millions a year to house asylum seekers in Scotland. The
The children left destitute on Scotland’s streets
Words by Karin Goodwin, photography by Angela Catlin. SAFE in her baby chair, six-week-old Shasmeen Irshad opens her
Film tells asylum seeker stories of alleged G4S intimidation
A new film The Asylum Market features testimony from asylum seekers, including a victim of human trafficking, alleging intimidation and