Protest outside Scottish parliament over Children and Young People Bill, 21st June 2014:Daily Record Scottish Kinship Care Alliance protest against Children and Young People Act at Holyrood
Protest outside Scottish parliament during debate of Children and Young People Bill, 19th February 2014: BBC news, the Evening Times before and after the demo, Edinburgh Evening News
The Guardian, March 5th 2014 – Vulnerable children and their carers are being let down by Scotland’s politicians, by Alliance Chair Anne Swartz.
Coverage of protest at Scottish Parliament, Septmember 25th 2013:
Evening Times – Kinship Carers hit out over new Bill
The Herald – Kinship Carers demand more funding to support children in their care
The Herald – Kinship Carers are finding it hard to pay bills
The Scotsman – SNP Kinship Care plans come under fire
The Edinburgh Evening Times – Martin Johnstone: Kinship Carers want justice
Church of Scotland – Church backs Kinship Carers National Day of Action
The Herald – Martin Johnstone – Agenda: The generation that would be lost without the love of kinship carers
Coverage from the SKCA launch, April 15th 2013:
STV film the event
The Herald – Kinship carers in fight for greater support
The Evening Times – We need more help to care for our own flesh and blood
The Scotsman – Glasgow child carers campaign launched
STV – New support group launched to help kinship carers in Scotland (at 13.10 minutes into the news programme)
The Herald, Kinship carers deserve to get a better deal
Holyrood Magazine – Talking point: Kinship Care
Lennox Herald – Dumbarton grandmother campaigns for better deal for kinship carers
Third Force News – Greater rights for kinship carers demanded
Alloa Advertiser – National Kinship Alliance launched
Local News Glasgow – The ties that bind an Alliance
Dunbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter – Raising awareness of Kinship carers
Dumfries and Galloway Standard – Kinship carer ready to fight
The Daily Record, June 22 2012, Craig McQueen Carers tell of the challenges, sacrifices & rewards that come with looking after relatives’ children
The Herald. 27th April 2012. Jennifer Cunningham. Carers call for more support
Local News Glasgow, April 27, 2012, Grace Franklin, Protesters target Maryhill Burgh Halls opening
