Progress on poverty nowhere near enough, says charity

Progress on child poverty in Scotland is "nowhere near enough", a charity has said, as thousands marched through Edinburgh to demand action.

- by Stuart Reid

People taking part in the Scotland Demands Better March in Edinburgh on Saturday

(Picture: Neil Pooran/PA Wire)

The Scotland Demands Better demonstration was organised by trade unions and charities to push for more action on poverty ahead of the UK Budget and next year's Scottish Parliament elections.

They called for improvements in social security, better jobs and more investment in areas like housing and transport.

Crowds gathered outside Holyrood on Saturday morning, holding placards and signs as they marched through the city towards a rally at the Meadows.