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Portree on the Isle of Skye
[Markus Bernet]
River Action demands government reins in the private water firm
THE Scottish government has opened a public consultation on proposals to reduce the depopulation of Scotland’s islands.
Ministers are consulting on plans to introduce a £5 million island bonds scheme from next year, with special bonds worth up to £50,000 planned to help tackle the islands’ “population challenges.”
The bonds would be given to young people and families to aid them in moving to or remaining on islands that are facing depopulation.
As Scotland heads to the polls, the main parties offer variations on the same script, says MATT KERR
Plans to delay access to the universal credit health element until age 22 have triggered fierce opposition from disabled people’s groups, who warn it would deepen poverty and entrench discrimination against young disabled people under the guise of ‘encouraging work.’ DYLAN MURPHY reports
