Lynn Williams

Lynn reflects on the fact that disability and caring have rarely featured in #GE2015 and the continued stigmatisation of people in poverty. Read more

Introduction SCVO welcomes the opportunity to submit this briefing on the Carers (Scotland) Bill. At a time when carers and their families face a “double whammy” of service and welfare cuts, there are too many people facing crisis situations. Recognising the wider context We... Read more

SCVO has pored over the main party manifestos in Scotland to save you time. Lynn blogs on manifesto madness and the fact that people remain cynical - at best - about election promises. Read more

Policy and passion must be the mantra for the leadership debate tonight. Read more

In good faith, we hope to see opportunities to create a more empowering approach to social security, post Smith Read more

A new report from SCVO highlights the human cost of welfare reform - and it is a price too high to pay. Read more

Lynn argues that Government needs to face up to its failure to tackle inequality, both at Holyrood and at Westminster. Read more

Lynn blogs in advance of the Tackling Inequality event at this week’s SCVO Third Sector summit on the opportunities for change Read more

The two main parties in Scotland are likely to undergo some real changes as new leaders settle in and seek to make their mark. The choices they make will have a profound effect on people’s lives and that makes me think about my own future, and the challenges that unpaid carers... Read more

Hopefully tonight's Benefits Britain programme will expose the major problems around Universal Credit rather than taking another cheap shot at claimants. Read more