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I am now being issued with an 8-week sick line. I am not getting any pay since July 2022 but get a percentage of my pay via a works income protection policy.
I am the minister for sport and I am passionate about physical activity, and we want people to get out and enjoy all that Scotland has to offer in our beautiful outdoor spaces.
These days, a pair of boots, a decent cagoule and so on are very expensive—it costs a good few hundred pounds to get a child kitted out to do such activities—and the fact that centres are now providing that equipment is a big step forward.
What we have seen, in other countries as well as in Scotland, is that when local politicians get involved in participatory budgeting processes, they get out there, meeting voters.
They are really, really nice. […] The universal credit one almost feels like they try everything to not get you to do it. It’s like you are the enemy when you apply for anything.”