#CabinetTakeover 2023: Right to Food
Universal free school meals is a policy with the potential to change lives. Improving poverty, health and educational attainment,…
#CabinetTakeover 2023: Climate Crisis
The Cabinet Takeover is a globally unique opportunity, only in Scotland are young people routinely able to meet with…
#CabinetTakeover 2023: Buffer zones
I am very grateful to have gotten the chance to speak to the Scottish Cabinet on the importance of…
Looking back on our time at the UN
By Daisy Stewart Henderson MSYP and Beau Johnston MSYP The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child…
First Minister and Cabinet meet with children and young people
Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYPs) and Children’s Parliament (MCPs) are today meeting with the First Minister and…
Reflections on the First Minister’s Anti-Poverty Summit
Yesterday, I was invited to the First Minister’s Anti-Poverty Summit in Edinburgh. I was so pleased to be invited…
Let’s Talk Transitions
What is a transition? ‘a process of changing from one system, method, etc. to another’ (Transition, 2022) Change is…
#RightToRest: ‘If I were to take a break, I’d worry and feel selfish and guilty.’
Did you know that 1 in 4 young carers we consulted with felt guilty taking a break from their…
Parliament debate an opportunity to put UNCRC Bill back on the agenda while #TeamScotlandUN defend children’s rights in Geneva
“All rights are important, all rights should be law.” – Member of the Children’s Parliament Next month will…
12 ways out of fast fashion
It feels like nowadays, no matter what you do you’re always hurting the planet in some way or another.