[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f10b3rz2z388kj":3,"$f7z2sxk9lrl8o":16},{"id":4,"blog_author_id":5,"blog_category_id":5,"is_featured":6,"title":7,"slug":8,"content":9,"content_overview":10,"published_at":11,"seo_title":7,"seo_description":12,"image":13,"created_at":14,"updated_at":15},"01m5yr36vzgnkxw06xbrd8qvy9","1",false,"We can change Scotland's story on alcohol","we-can-change-scotlands-story-on-alcohol","\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\">\u003Cspan style=\"mso-special-character: footnote;\">\u003C!-- [if !supportFootnotes]-->\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justina Murray, Chief Executive, Aberlour Children’s Charity\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This week we have seen further evidence of Scotland’s toxic relationship with alcohol, with the publication of the latest alcohol-specific death figures.\u003Ca href=\"#_edn1\">[1]\u003C\u002Fa> In 2025, 1,152 people in Scotland died through alcohol.\u003Ca href=\"#_edn2\">[2]\u003C\u002Fa> This may be 3% lower than the previous year, but it remains 13% up on pre-pandemic levels. Alarmingly, death rates for women are rising (3% up).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The human toll of this loss is traumatic for families and communities. So, so many lives lost. And this sits alongside the everyday harms felt by those concerned about their own drinking, and those desperately worried about keeping their loved ones alive. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The story of alcohol in Scotland today is that we have a higher rate of alcohol deaths than England and Wales. We buy more alcohol per adult than England and Wales. Almost 1 in 5 of us drink enough to harm our health and to be classed as hazardous, harmful or dependent drinkers. More of us are diagnosed with chronic liver disease each year. We don’t really think about alcohol being linked to over 200 health conditions or causing 7 different types of cancer. In a country where we routinely hear, “There is no money”, alcohol harm is estimated to cost us up to £10 billion a year.\u003Ca href=\"#_edn3\">[3]\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is little sign of any shift in Scotland’s entrenched ‘Alcohol Everywhere’ culture. Just this week (only a day after the alcohol death figures were released), a hospitality chain in Edinburgh asked for licensing permission for unaccompanied 12-15 year olds to be in their pubs until 8pm, describing these as “family-friendly” and “accessible” environments for young people.\u003Ca href=\"#_edn4\">[4]\u003C\u002Fa> And earlier this month we saw the First Minister raising a glass of whisky on the front cover of the SNP conference handbook, of all of the images which could have been used under the banner ‘Choose Scotland’.\u003Ca href=\"#_edn5\">[5]\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what is the story for the children and families we support? I joined Aberlour last year - our 150th birthday year. Perhaps due to that timing, or certainly encouraged by it, I often reflect on the organisation’s long history and deep legacy, including what might be the same or different now compared to the early days of the Aberlour orphanage. This grew to care for up to 600 children at any one time, all in one place. Nowadays our models of care have radically altered, with our remodelled Sycamore children’s houses providing safe and loving family-sized homes in the community for 3 or 4 children at a time, alongside a broad continuum of services to support babies, children, young people and families facing disadvantage and adversity, from early help to the most intensive support. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite all these changes, that thread of alcohol harm in families - and the havoc this creates in every respect - runs through every chapter of our 150 years. This harm impacts the lives of children and families across every one of our services today, just as it shaped the story for so many children arriving at the original Aberlour orphanage.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But we are also working alongside families to change Scotland’s story on alcohol. There is quite rightly a call for better prevention and early support for families, but how we respond in a crisis speaks volumes. We offer a range of specialist services for pregnant and new mums and their babies where there is harm through alcohol and other substances. This includes our residential Mother and Child Recovery Houses, alongside community-based perinatal and intensive perinatal services. The impact of these services is mind-blowing, with 65-70% of mums staying safely with their babies, when previously their children were at extremely high risk of going into care - with all the accompanying human and financial cost of this. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These services provide concrete and costed evidence that with the right approach and investment, we can write a whole new chapter alongside children and families. This support offers a blueprint for whole family recovery, helps us #KeepThePromise (not just say it), delivers effective child protection, and models outcomes-focused Public Service Reform. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s time for a different story on alcohol harm in Scotland, let’s turn the page. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"mso-element: endnote-list;\">\u003C!-- [if !supportEndnotes]-->\u003Cbr clear=\"all\">\u003Chr align=\"left\" size=\"1\" width=\"33%\">\u003C!--[endif]-->\n\u003Cdiv id=\"edn1\" style=\"mso-element: endnote;\">\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\">\u003Ca style=\"mso-endnote-id: edn1;\" title=\"\" href=\"#_ednref1\" name=\"_edn1\">\u003Cspan style=\"mso-special-character: footnote;\">\u003C!-- [if !supportFootnotes]-->\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">[1]\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C!--[endif]-->\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nrscotland.gov.uk\u002Fpublications\u002Falcohol-specific-deaths-2025\">https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nrscotland.gov.uk\u002Fpublications\u002Falcohol-specific-deaths-2025\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv id=\"edn2\" style=\"mso-element: endnote;\">\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\">\u003Ca style=\"mso-endnote-id: edn2;\" title=\"\" href=\"#_ednref2\" name=\"_edn2\">\u003Cspan style=\"mso-special-character: footnote;\">\u003C!-- [if !supportFootnotes]-->\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">[2]\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C!--[endif]-->\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">Note that alcohol-specific deaths only include those specifically caused by alcohol, such as alcoholic liver disease, alcohol poisoning.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv id=\"edn3\" style=\"mso-element: endnote;\">\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\">\u003Ca style=\"mso-endnote-id: edn3;\" title=\"\" href=\"#_ednref3\" name=\"_edn3\">\u003Cspan style=\"mso-special-character: footnote;\">\u003C!-- [if !supportFootnotes]-->\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">[3]\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C!--[endif]-->\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">You can find lots of useful information and statistics at Alcohol Focus Scotland on Scotland’s relationship with alcohol and alcohol harm, including a great series of monthly blogs by Chief Exec Carolyn Lochhead, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk\u002F\">https:\u002F\u002Fwww.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk\u002F\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv id=\"edn4\" style=\"mso-element: endnote;\">\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\">\u003Ca style=\"mso-endnote-id: edn4;\" title=\"\" href=\"#_ednref4\" name=\"_edn4\">\u003Cspan style=\"mso-special-character: footnote;\">\u003C!-- [if !supportFootnotes]-->\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">[4]\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C!--[endif]-->\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.co.uk\u002Fnews\u002Farticles\u002Fcm62yj7nqj77o\">https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.co.uk\u002Fnews\u002Farticles\u002Fcm62yj7nqj77o\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv id=\"edn5\" style=\"mso-element: endnote;\">\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\">\u003Ca style=\"mso-endnote-id: edn5;\" title=\"\" href=\"#_ednref5\" name=\"_edn5\">\u003Cspan style=\"mso-special-character: footnote;\">\u003C!-- [if !supportFootnotes]-->\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">[5]\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C!--[endif]-->\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fs3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Fwww.snp.org\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FSNP-Handbook-26-online-5-public.pdf\">https:\u002F\u002Fs3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Fwww.snp.org\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FSNP-Handbook-26-online-5-public.pdf\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"mso-element: endnote-list;\">\n\u003Cdiv id=\"edn5\" style=\"mso-element: endnote;\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>",null,"2026-10-29T00:00:00.000000Z","This week we have seen further evidence of Scotland’s toxic relationship with alcohol, with the publication of the latest alcohol-specific death figures.","media\u002F1301_transform.webp","2026-10-27T13:16:48.000000Z","2026-10-30T08:58:49.000000Z",{"id":17,"blog_author_id":18,"blog_category_id":19,"is_featured":6,"title":20,"slug":21,"content":22,"content_overview":10,"published_at":23,"seo_title":24,"seo_description":25,"image":26,"created_at":27,"updated_at":27,"next":28,"prev":29},"01kexz0dppj8kbqf6qg93946br","9cdbdd6d-4900-4646-a012-d3e67a5ee788","2","Aberlour's response to the Scottish Budget","aberlours-response-to-the-scottish-budget-2026","\u003Cp>Ahead of the Scottish Budget \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aberlour.org.uk\u002Fnews-item\u002Fblog-we-can-beat-child-poverty-but-we-have-no-time-to-waste\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">we urged\u003C\u002Fa> the First Minister and his Government to accelerate efforts to tackle child poverty. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So we welcome many of the new commitments which will help reduce the impact of poverty for some of Scotland’s most disadvantaged children and families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given families with young babies are often at increased risk of poverty, we are pleased to see an increase in the Scottish Child Payment to £40 per week for families with a child under 1 year old. However it is disappointing, and a bit baffling, that this vital measure won’t be introduced until 2027\u002F28, and it is still some way off meeting our call to increase the rate to £40 for all ages of children.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However this one change will make a difference to around 12,000 children, helping to reduce child poverty and providing much needed financial support for families at the earliest and most crucial stage of their child’s life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We are also encouraged by the announcement of a £50 million whole family support package, helping parents to get into and stay in work. Creating routes out of poverty for good for families must be our ultimate goal, so any investment to support parents into secure, meaningful fair work is welcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Food insecurity is a symptom of poverty, and too often children arrive at school hungry and unable to learn. The announcement of universal free breakfast clubs for all primary school children will help tackle this hidden school hunger, and support children to be ready to learn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We know our drugs deaths crisis is far from over, and we need greater efforts to reduce drugs harm for women and their children. So we welcome the commitment to protect funding to deliver the Scottish Government’s Alcohol and Drugs Strategic Plan, and to intensify preventative spend across services, including for families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, the measures announced in the Scottish Budget will make some progress in tackling child poverty and supporting children and families who experience the most significant disadvantage. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Scottish Government’s upcoming Child Poverty Plan should provide more detail on how these commitments will be taken forward. However, there is still so much more that must be done, and the current pace does not reflect the urgency of the situation for families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We must increase the incomes of more families over the next Scottish Parliament through equalizing the value of the Scottish Child Payment for all low income families. We need more targeted investment and action to support children and familied in disabled households, as well as single parent families, who are at higher risk of poverty and disadvantage. We need clear action to tackle the public debt crisis that continues to trap families in poverty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We asked that the First Minister used this Scottish Budget go further and faster to tackle child poverty. This is a step in the right direction, but there is so much more to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Justina Murray\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Aberlour CEO\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>","2026-01-14T00:00:00.000000Z","Aberlour's response to the Scottish Budget 2026","Read Aberlour CEO, Justina Murray's response to the Scottish Government Budget announced on Tuesday 13th January 2026.","media\u002FJustina - serious.jpg","2026-01-14T09:57:20.000000Z",{"id":17,"blog_author_id":18,"blog_category_id":19,"is_featured":6,"title":20,"slug":21,"content":22,"content_overview":10,"published_at":23,"seo_title":24,"seo_description":25,"image":26,"created_at":27,"updated_at":27},{"id":30,"blog_author_id":18,"blog_category_id":5,"is_featured":6,"title":31,"slug":32,"content":33,"content_overview":10,"published_at":34,"seo_title":35,"seo_description":36,"image":26,"created_at":37,"updated_at":38},"01kes6bhwkf3nbhkkmw9afj532","Blog: We can beat child poverty, but we have no time to waste","blog-we-can-beat-child-poverty-but-we-have-no-time-to-waste","\u003Cp>This week’s Scottish Budget couldn’t come at a more pivotal time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After more than a decade of rising child poverty, 2025 finally saw a slight reduction in the number of children growing up in poverty in Scotland.\u003Cbr>Scotland is the only part of the UK where this is true. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is important to acknowledge and welcome the political choices that have been made here to make that happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, more than one in five children are still in living in poverty. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is unacceptable in a country as wealthy as ours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More targeted and urgent action is essential in Scotland if we are to meet our legally-binding child poverty targets by 2030. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These are statutory targets the Scottish Government must meet by prioritising policy decisions and action to significantly reduce levels of child poverty in Scotland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clear sign that so much more needs to be done is the ongoing, active demand for \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aberlour.org.uk\u002Fget-help\u002Furgent-assistance-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aberlour’s Urgent Assistance Fund\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our fund provides small, emergency cash grants to families to help with essentials. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the past five years, the Fund has distributed £2.8 million in grants. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whilst it would be lovely to think this is being used for some treats and luxuries for hard-pressed families, the reality is that the most common requests are for food, children’s clothing, bedding and help with the cost of heating and lighting – the absolute basics. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grants have been paid to families living in every single one of Scotland’s local authority areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This shows family poverty reaches across urban, rural and island communities, not just the big cities. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many who apply for this crisis cash support are in work, again illustrating that it is fair work which will make the difference, not just any work. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With nearly a quarter of a million children in Scotland growing up in poverty it’s clear that this is an emergency sabotaging the health, education and futures of thousands of young people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Polling conducted last month by NFP Research has shown that the majority of Scots back increasing financial support and debt relief for families on the lowest incomes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than 60% of Scots would like to see the Scottish Government increase support for the poorest families. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While nearly 7 in 10 agreed families’ low income is damaging children’s education and ability to participate in school activities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When asked 80% also support expanding free school meals to reach more children with 71% urging the Scottish Government to clear all school meal debt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people of Scotland recognise the damage that poverty does to the lives of children and families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Scottish Government must listen to what Scotland’s children and families are telling them about what will make the biggest difference in their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Aberlour, our children, young people and families are clear that they want our politicians to do more to end poverty. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They tell us there should be more financial support for families, as cost of living pressures bite ever harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They tell us there should be more practical help and support for families in their communities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They tell us that they feel there should be much more that they can get from their education to set them up for the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This week our families want the First Minister to show he is listening, and that he is true to his word that ending child poverty is his Government’s number one priority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap between good intentions and impactful change, between policy and practice, must be closed to lift families out of poverty and, most importantly, keep them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It requires accelerating efforts to tackle child poverty through building on what we know works and where investment can make the biggest difference for families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This means using the Budget to set out clear and concrete plans to lift families out of poverty for good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This includes practical action to help and support families living with a disability, single parent families and young parents, amongst others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Social security has a crucial role to play, and putting more money in families’ pockets through increasing the Scottish Child Payment to £40 this year is key.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Parents also need help into fair work, including accessible childcare and employability support for those furthest from the labour market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Affordable and suitable housing for families is crucial to address the housing emergency that contributes to and exacerbates child poverty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And tackling the public debt crisis facing low income families will help prevent unsustainable debt that too often traps families in poverty in a never-ending cycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Scottish Parliament elections now imminent, we need to see all our politicians (who say they are committed to ending child poverty) pull in the same direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scotland’s children can’t wait any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We have no time to waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Justina Murray\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Aberlour CEO\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>This article was written for the Scottish Sun and published on Tuesday 13th January 2026.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>","2026-01-13T00:00:00.000000Z","We can beat child poverty, but we have no time to waste","In her latest blog, Aberlour CEO, Justina Murray, ahead of the Scottish Government Budget explains what the First Minister must do to accelerate efforts to tackle child poverty in Scotland.","2026-01-12T13:29:33.000000Z","2026-01-12T13:31:06.000000Z"]