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Philip Whyte

@Philip_Whyte

Passionate about education, child poverty and social justice | Partial to good music, geekery and ellipses...

Edinburgh, via Ireland Katılım Mart 2010
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IPPR Scotland
IPPR Scotland@IPPRScotland·
.@Philip_Whyte made his final TV appearance on @itvnews, on his final day as director of IPPR Scotland. Fittingly, the discussion centered on tackling child poverty, a cause he dedicated himself to during his time here. The full video can be viewed here: itv.com/watch/news/cat…
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Carla Cebula
Carla Cebula@CarlaOnion·
New poverty stats were out this morning and show… -very little change in levels of poverty in Scotland -we are almost certain to miss the Interim Scottish Child Poverty Targets This thread will cover some of the key takeaways from today’s release 🧵
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IPPR Scotland
IPPR Scotland@IPPRScotland·
Child poverty statistics released today show that 260,000 children, the equivalent of over 11,000 primary school classes, were trapped in poverty in Scotland in 2022-23. These figures must be a wakeup call says @Philip_Whyte Read our full response here: ippr.org/media-office/n…
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IPPR Scotland
IPPR Scotland@IPPRScotland·
For @BBCRadioScot, @Philip_Whyte speaks about the need to devolve employment support to Scottish Parliament. Here's a small byte ⤵️
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Save the Children Scotland
Save the Children Scotland@SaveChildrenSCO·
Insightful report @IPPRScotland💡 ❌People risk being trapped in poverty due to the absence of secure & well-paid work. ✅Boosting fair working conditions benefits individuals & the economy. 🟢Recommendations focus on existing schemes, identifying areas of improvement. 👇
IPPR Scotland@IPPRScotland

📢📢NEW REPORT📢📢 At a time when more than a quarter of a million unemployed people in Scotland are looking for work, our new report by @Philip_Whyte finds that full devolution of employment support can tackle child poverty and boost economy. Read here: ippr.org/articles/worki…

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IPPR Scotland
IPPR Scotland@IPPRScotland·
📢📢NEW REPORT📢📢 At a time when more than a quarter of a million unemployed people in Scotland are looking for work, our new report by @Philip_Whyte finds that full devolution of employment support can tackle child poverty and boost economy. Read here: ippr.org/articles/worki…
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IPPR Scotland
IPPR Scotland@IPPRScotland·
"Hunt’s tax giveaway primarily benefits the richest in Scotland and threatens public services." Read our full analysis of how the 'slash-and-crash' spring budget affects Scottish people. ippr.org/media-office/i…
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IPPR Scotland
IPPR Scotland@IPPRScotland·
Ahead of parliament vote on Scottish budget tomorrow, we urge you to read our latest blog by @sukhadatatke on the need to boost social housing in the face of the homelessness crisis - the Scottish government has planned massive cuts to affordable housing. ippr.org/articles/socia…
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IPPR Scotland
IPPR Scotland@IPPRScotland·
We are delighted to do a fringe event at the #ScotLab24 this weekend, discussing how poverty can be tackled through fair work and employment opportunities. Come by if you're around! Speakers include @PFOKane, @Laura_FifeG and @Philip_Whyte
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Philip Whyte@Philip_Whyte·
After an incredible time leading @IPPRScotland, I'll sadly be saying farewell to it soon. It's an amazing job with a fantastic team, and I'm really proud of the work we've done to push for progressive policy change - but happily, now you can come do it! ippr.org/jobs/director-…
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CPAG in Scotland
CPAG in Scotland@CPAGScotland·
Ahead of today's @ScotParl budget debate a reminder different choices can and must be made. @IPPRScotland show that the £140m to fund Council Tax freeze if spent on Scottish Child Payment could lift 10,000 children out of poverty ippr.org/media-office/1…👇
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IPPR Scotland
IPPR Scotland@IPPRScotland·
And if the £140 million to fund the Council Tax freeze had instead been diverted to Scottish Child Payment, 10,000 more children could have been lifted out of poverty, reducing the relative child poverty rate by an extra percentage point.
The Poverty Alliance@PovertyAlliance

But MSPs in @scotparl should rall read the @IPPRScotland briefing on the council tax freeze. It is not a cost of living measure. It benefits wealthiest households the most and the resulting cuts impact all of us - but especially those on low incomes. ippr.org/media-office/1….

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The Poverty Alliance
The Poverty Alliance@PovertyAlliance·
The @scotgov Council Tax freeze will hurt people on low incomes. 💔The wealthiest households get the biggest benefit. 💔The resulting damage to our local services affect all of us, but especially those who need them most. It's far past time for a progressive replacement.
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Finance and Public Admn Committee@SP_FinancePAC

NEW REPORT: We've published our report on the Scottish Budget 2024-25. Read the report and its conclusions👇 ow.ly/nbhl50Qwa4T

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IPPR Scotland
IPPR Scotland@IPPRScotland·
Sobering news from the 2024 Scottish Homelessness Monitor: homelessness set to soar by a third over the next 2 years. @scotgov must act urgently to live up to its ambition of an equal+fair Scotland. Having a safe, warm and secure place to call home is utterly important. (1/n) 🧵
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The Herald Politics Team
The Herald Politics Team@HeraldPols·
The Scottish Government “would have lifted 10,000 more children out of poverty” if they had used the money set aside for the council tax freeze to hike the Scottish Child Payment instead. dlvr.it/T0P2vs 👇 Full story
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