Month: July 2020

Leith Community Crops in Pots – A Growing Movement

Leith Community Crops in Pots is a charity in Leith, Edinburgh whose aim is to promote responsible global citizenship rather than consumerism through initiatives like Leith Community Croft, the Croft Food Hub, Edible Schoolyards and the Croft Carbon College. When Evie Murray, CEO, realised how invaluable Leith Community Crops in Pots would be in helping the people of Leith during the crisis, … Read more

Blog : Hospitality, Covid-19 and the real Living Wage

By Patrick Harvie MSP When pubs, bars, cafes, restaurants, nightclubs, and hotels were told to shut on 23rd March many workers were thrust into panic. I was inundated with emails from constituents describing desperate situations of financial uncertainty, fear of eviction and, in some cases, redundancy. Many employers, with no prospect of income or reopening … Read more