“In years to come, I believe people will be asking how it was that government walked by on the other side when thousands of children were suffering abject deprivation, and failed to support them in their hours of need,” he said.

He described the poverty he had witnessed in his home town of Kirkcaldy, where 70% of children were in poverty in some neighbourhoods, as the worst he had seen in his lifetime.

“In 2010, we were helping 100 children at Christmas [through charity schemes]. Last Christmas, it was 1,800,” he said.

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    5 months ago

    It’s hypocritical, yes, but I’d say we need as many people as possible spreading this message as loudly as possible.

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      5 months ago

      When the messager doesn’t say ‘I advocated for all of this’ then he just needs to shut it