It's #RecoveryMonth and throughout the month we want to celebrate the mums, babies and children we have supported on their recovery journeys. We know with the right support at the right time, families can overcome enormous challenges and build brighter futures together.

This afternoon MSPs at Scot Parl will debate how best to fulfil @johnswinney.bsky.social ambition to “eradicate child poverty”. Read our briefing for MSPs on what The Scottish Government must do to meet that ambition: www.aberlour.org.uk/publications #ProgrammeForGovernment #EndChildPoverty

⁠Miss yesterday's Programme for Government? Find out what the First Minister promised after families and organisations like us campaigned to end child homelessness, and why it's not yet time to celebrate. #HousingEmergency

Thanks to @hollybruce.bsky.social for asking @johnswinney.bsky.social what his promise to “eradicate child poverty” will mean in practice and whether he will go further to put more money in the pockets of families who need it most. Children have spoken. Now we need action. #EndChildPoverty

More than 1 in 5 children in Scotland continue to live in poverty. This is shameful. Today we hope @johnswinney.bsky.social turns welcome words to #EndChildPoverty into clear and targeted actions, with significant investment and a coherent plan. Read more: www.aberlour.org.uk/news-item/fm...

We have joined families, @shelterscotland.bsky.social & partners to call on the First Minister to act now to end the scandal of child homelessness.

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Families with experience of homelessness joined Shelter Scotland, @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & partners to call on John Swinney to put ending child homelessness at the heart of the Programme for Government 10,480 children in temp accommodation cannot be the new normal 🔗 shelterscotland.org/OL-PfG

Too many families living with a disability face financial insecurity, rising costs and a cliff-edge in support as young people move into adulthood. We urge @johnswinney.bsky.social to deliver for children and families in the upcoming Programme for Government. #EndChildPoverty

Thanks to the Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Reform Ivan McKee for visiting the Common Ground Service in Glasgow today, hosted by Barnardo's Scotland. We're delighted to help deliver the service which works with young people, helping to safeguard and respond to those at risk or in distress.

Read our response to the Scottish Parliament's Public Service Reform Committee Pre-Budget scrutiny call for views on public service reform: www.aberlour.org.uk/publications... #EndChildPoverty #KeepThePromise

Recovery is stronger when families can stay together safely. Women in recovery often face unique challenges, yet specialist family-focused support remains limited across Scotland. We urge @johnswinney.bsky.social to deliver for children & families in the upcoming Programme for Government.

Magnificent essay from @willdalrymple.bsky.social applying a historical view and the fate of the East India Company to show us how we can undo the power and influence of Big Tech today. It can be done, we just need the political will to do it. Essential reading. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/o...

Opinion | What It Took to Dismantle the Most Powerful Company in the World

A playbook to curb the growing power of Big Tech.

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We're proud to be at Building Hope: A Home For Every Child, hosted by @shelterscotland.bsky.social & @fifegingerbread.bsky.social, where orgs across Scotland are gathering to demand an end to child homelessness.

We were delighted to welcome Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise @siobhian.bsky.social to our Mother & Child Recovery House. She met those supported by the service, hearing how vital residential recovery is in reducing drug harm, keeping families together and helping #KeepThePromise.

Every family deserves access to support before they reach crisis point. Families tell us they need practical support that is joined up, easy to access & focused on building a better future. We urge @johnswinney.bsky.social to deliver for children and families in the upcoming Programme for Government

We are pleased to see @michaeljmarra.bsky.social call for a cross party approach to #EndChildPoverty. We agree, and that's why in June, along with 20 others, we wrote to MSPs from all parties to call on the Scottish Parliament to establish a Cross-Committee on Ending Child Poverty. Read the letter 👇

Aberlour Children's Charity@aberlourcharity.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Alongside partners we've written to the Education & Gaelic, Equalities & Human Rights and Social Justice Committees to call for a joint Scottish Parliamentary committee on ending child poverty.

For families struggling with the cost of living, delivery matters more than promises. We urge @johnswinney.bsky.social to deliver for children and families in the upcoming Programme for Government. #EndChildPoverty #ScottishChildPayment

if only a certain author had developed an obsessional dislike of carbon emissions

Today, Mamdani is at the vanguard of an army of proud sewer socialists, who say that once you deliver for people in their day-to-day existence, they will trust you and back you when you fight for deep, structural changes: prospect.org/2026/04/10/z... 51/

Getting New York City to Believe in Government - The American Prospect

Maintaining the momentum of Zohran Mamdani’s historically successful election campaign has meant doing the little things right.

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Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.

Great to be at #Govanhill International Festival and Carnival today. A brilliant celebration of community, connection and cultures coming together in Govanhill from across the Southside of Glasgow, Scotland and beyond.

Recently our CEO, Justina Murray, wrote to @andyburnham.bsky.social offering our warmest congratulations on becoming Prime Minister. We hope we can work together to help achieve our shared ambitions to improve the lives of children, young people and families and to end child poverty for good.

The UK was one of the first countries to sign the UN Refugee Convention. They made a promise that people fleeing war and persecution would be protected. To mark this anniversary, we asked Scots about their views on refugees. Here's what we found: https://ow.ly/EvMl50Zttq4

A record number of families are going without the essentials, our research finds. That's 7.4 million households. New PM Andy Burnham has promised to put tackling the cost of living "front and centre" of his government. Bold policy choices are needed to make that happen:

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Football won in the end. Viva Espana! #WorldCupFinal

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ALT: Waving Spain Flag

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This is the worst thing to happen to football since No-Man's Land xmas 1914.

Young people deserve to have their say, no matter where they come from.

Aberlour Children's Charity@aberlourcharity.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Young people supported by our Guardianship Scotland service, delivered in partnership with @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social, shared what it was like to vote for the first time. For many new people making Scotland their home voting is a way to feel part of their community and that they belong. #UNCRC

Young people supported by our Guardianship Scotland service, delivered in partnership with @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social, shared what it was like to vote for the first time. For many new people making Scotland their home voting is a way to feel part of their community and that they belong. #UNCRC

It says much about these divided times that an organisation like the Citizens Advice service, a byword for old-fashioned kindness & decency, has decided it must now fight the far-right in our poorest communities to stop the demonisation tearing society apart My @heraldscotland.bsky.social long read

Citizens Advice Scotland's fury at far-right 'demonisation' in our country's schemes

As extremists target Scotland’s poorest areas, the Citizens Advice service tells our Writer at Large of its plans to tackle demonisation and…

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An important read At OPFS, we see every day how harmful narratives can deepen stigma and distract from the real causes of poverty and inequality.

Neil Mackay@neilmackay.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It says much about these divided times that an organisation like the Citizens Advice service, a byword for old-fashioned kindness & decency, has decided it must now fight the far-right in our poorest communities to stop the demonisation tearing society apart My @heraldscotland.bsky.social long read