Jenny Bloomfield

Increases in the living wage would have more of an impact if more employers were committed to paying it. Our sector has a role to play in leading the living wage revolution. Read more

Yesterday we showed that politics is not just for politicians. Let us carry that momentum forward. Read more

Watching Monty Python's Life of Brian the other day got me thinking. With many charities having similar aims and reasons to exist, isn't it a bit daft, (especially with cash hard to come by) to have both the equivalent of the People's Front of Judea and the Judean People's Front... Read more

How could a consultation about improving voter participation have got it so wrong? Read more

Our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to the consultation, and would like to contribute the following. Introduction SCVO begins its response to this consultation by expressing disappointment at the questions being raised in the consultation document. Given that... Read more

New Procurement Act has long way to go to deliver real change Read more

Introduction This paper is the second in a series that looks to promote conversation about some of the big issues in the run-up to and period after the 2014 Scottish Referendum, amplifying the voice and ideas of the third sector and the people it supports. The Scottish Council... Read more

If we put people at the heart of the economy, growth will follow #economyforall Read more

Is Holyrood functioning well? Yesterday’s Procurement Reform Bill session would suggest not, but changes are afoot. Read more

Benefits sanctions might provide a short term fix but they're bad for job seekers and bad for the economy. Read more