Lynn Williams

SCVO is delighted to support this motion and the work of Amnesty International in its campaign. As we watch the plight of many thousands of refugees across Europe, never has the debate about maintaining the Human Rights Act been so current or so important. Scotland has once again... Read more

There are no guarantees that Scotland would create a more compassionate and caring benefits system says Lynn; we will need to fight for a different approach. Read more

Lynn reflects on the Welfare Reform Bill as UK Government announces £20 billion further cuts Read more

Introduction Sadly, SCVO and other third sector organisations find themselves having to brief MPs on further, devastating changes to tax and benefits which will serve to push more people into poverty. Rather than achieving the goal of making work pay, the reforms outlined by the... Read more

As I watched #budget2015 unfold in a BBC studio just along the road from some of the most deprived areas in Scotland, I found little comfort for those families who, apparently, don’t work hard enough or who are “dependent” on welfare in the Chancellor’s view. Overuse of the... Read more

Lynn critiques the planned social security cuts and calls on activists to stand tall and fight back Read more

It's time for those most affected by benefit reforms and austerity measures to have their say Read more

Carers Week hides the challenges facing social care and unpaid carers and its legacy must be a review of a fractured care system. Read more

Yet ideologically driven policy and blaming the poor are the marks of the first Queen’s Speech from this majority Conservative Government. Read more

The reappointment of Mr Duncan Smith to "finish the job he started" has sounded the death knell for even the most basic of social security safety nets. Lynn reflects on the vital need for civil society to stand up and challenge what is to come. Read more