Social Affairs Correspondent
Isla Mackechnie
Isla Mackechnie covers social affairs: housing, child poverty, local government and the public services people actually queue for. She spent six years in the third sector in Glasgow before joining the Review.
Beat — Housing, poverty, local government, public health · 22 articles
Scottish Government announces new child poverty funding and first-time buyer support
Society · 18 August 2026
Scotland bans disposable barbecues amid wildfire risk warnings
Society · 16 August 2026
Amber heat alerts issued as England and Wales record driest July on record
Society · 5 August 2026
Government launches Community Wealth Index to measure local prosperity gaps
Society · 31 July 2026
Ofcom gains sweeping powers to fine and block social media platforms under Online Safety Act
Society · 26 July 2026
Scottish social care providers warn of untenable staffing crisis as councils face rising costs
Society · 25 July 2026
Scottish Power to pay £20 million redress for overcharging 1.2 million households
Society · 14 July 2026
Highland mudslides cut off remote communities as government pledges emergency support
Society · 11 July 2026
Scottish Government unveils £500m climate resilience fund for flood-hit communities
Society · 8 July 2026
Aberdeenshire parents launch campaign over secondary teacher shortages
Society · 6 July 2026
Scottish councils deploy gritters as record June heatwave hits 30C
Society · 4 July 2026
Universal free school meals to reach all Scottish primary pupils by 2029
Society · 1 July 2026
Scottish Government Abandons Universal Free School Meals Pledge
Society · 1 July 2026
Scottish Government pauses XL bully ban after UK exemption scheme extension
Society · 28 June 2026
Fire at Glasgow's Kitty's nightclub injures eight and closes city centre streets
Society · 27 June 2026
Scottish government unveils £300m national care service plan amid warnings over funding gap
Society · 25 June 2026
Inverness Caledonian Thistle terminate Aaron Doran's contract while awaiting knee surgery
Society · 24 June 2026
Scottish defence solicitors vote to boycott police station duty scheme over legal aid dispute
Society · 18 June 2026
Police Scotland apologises after officers wrongly arrest 13-year-old autistic girl in Glasgow
Society · 13 June 2026
Paisley man dies after street attack as police charge murder suspect
Society · 11 June 2026
Food insecurity surges to 14.1 million across UK as child hunger deepens
Society · 8 June 2026
Dundee launches UK-first council-led gambling harm prevention programme
Society · 4 June 2026