Tag: Scotland

Hate has no home in Scotland Launches

Stuart Mitchell

The Scottish Government has joined with Police Scotland and the Crown Office (COPFS) to launch a new campaign against hate crime. ‘Hate has no home in Scotland’ launches during Hate Crime Awareness Week and will run until 26 November. It aims to increase public understanding of what hate crime is, and how to report it – for those who personally experience it and, importantly, bystanders to hate crimes. More than 5,300 cases of hate crime were reported in Scotland over the past year, with many other incidents going unreported. The…

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Scottish Government seek to tackle the gender gap in business

Stuart Mitchell

New measures to support women in enterprise have been announced by Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. A range of projects will share in £230,000 of funding to tackle the gender gap and help break down some of the barriers which can prevent women achieving equality in business. Speaking at the Business Women Scotland and Women’s Enterprise Scotland Collaborative Business Awards, the First Minister said: “These awards are a fantastic way of recognising and celebrating the great work being done by business women in Scotland. I want to congratulate every woman…

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European Success for Nil by Mouth

Stuart Mitchell

Anti-sectarianism charity, Nil by Mouth, has been chosen to spearhead a European initiative to promote equality through football across Scotland. The charity will receive £3,600 of funding to organise the ‘Kiss Bigotry Goodbye’ tour in schools, football clubs and community projects across Scotland as part of the ‘Football People‘ campaign which runs across Europe from the 5th-19th October. ‘Football People’ is organised by Football Against Racism Europe (FARE) to promote diversity and inclusion as well as challenge prejudice in the game and this year will see more than 100,000 people take part…

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