THE Scottish government should be taking bolder action to ensure that it does not “accelerate existing inequalities” in its response to the Covid crisis, MSPs were told today. 

Representatives from the Poverty Alliance, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and progressive think-tank Common Weal urged ministers to take “bold” action to support minorities and the working class in Scotland. 

Giving evidence at Holyrood’s Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee, the three groups warned MSPs of the impact the pandemic would have on Scotland’s businesses, workers and the economy.