Ewan Aitken

Advent season can open doors for others - Ewan Aitken

The problems revolve around the way Fife has been using hotels and B&Bs as temporary accommodation for people who present as homeless. (Pic: Lisa Ferguson)

Homeless risk being 'back on the streets' under emergency council plan

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (Picture: Lucy North-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Budget must slay the real monster, poverty - Ewan Aitken

Ewan Aitken, CEO Cyrenians Scotland

Homelessness is predictable, but not inevitable - Ewan Aitken

The tourist tax is charged on ‘overnight accommodation’ (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Tourist Tax offers great opportunities - Ewan Aitken

Ewan Aitken, CEO Cyrenians Scotland

Like our industrial legacy, people deserve a second chance - Ewan Aitken

We urgently need to bring back integrity, transparency and honesty in our political decision making, says Ewan Aitken

More transparency needed in politics - Ewan Aitken

Election debates need more than soundbites - Ewan Aitken

Ewan Aitken, CEO Cyrenians Scotland

Why, I’d jump off a bridge for Cyrenians - Ewan Aitken

There are strong links between poverty and children not being able to engage in education

Knowing the full story about homelessness - Ewan Aitken

Ewan Aitken, CEO Cyrenians Scotland

Homelessness fight needs to be properly funded - Ewan Aitken

Ewan Aitken, CEO Cyrenians Scotland

Social housing budget cut is a mistake - Ewan Aitken

The ancient ruins of the Greek and Roman city of Cyrene, in Shahhat, Libya

How a heart-shaped seed inspired Cyrenians - Ewan Aitken

Ewan Aitken, CEO Cyrenians Scotland

Council tax freeze doesn’t help those most in need - Ewan Aitken

Poor quality housing is a blight on our society

Painful cuts to new social housing budget - Ewan Aitken

Ewan Aitken, CEO Cyrenians Scotland

There's more to homelessness than no home - Ewan Aitken
The old adage “lies, damn lies and statistics” makes me wary of starting any conversation with numbers, but right now there are three numbers which cause me great concern.
Ewan Aitken

Ewan Aitken, CEO Cyrenians Scotland

We need new land ownership model - Ewan Aitken

Ewan Aitken, CEO Cyrenians Scotland

A cynical political weaponising of the environment - Ewan Aitken

Nobel Peace Prize winner and Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu is an inspiration to deal with homelessness. (Photo: Trevor Samson AFP via Getty Images)

We need a serious homelessness prevention policy - Ewan Aitken

Ewan Aitken
CEO Cyrenians Scotland

The Edinburgh Festivals are at the heart of the city’s economy, but who’s gettin...

One of the biggest steps towards building a new life after abuse is safe, affordable housing, says Ewan Aitken

It's about investing in people and communities, not in property - Ewan Aitken

Blended or hybrid working is part of our new post-Covid world

We're having to rediscover how to feel safe with each other again - Ewan Aitken

Following the 'Golden Rule' is a way to make good decisions in life (Picture: Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images)

Awareness of my mortality helps me to live by 'Golden Rule' – Ewan Aitken

Eighty per cent of 16 and 17-year-old homeless people were asked to leave their family home (Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Appointment of a housing minister provides fresh hope about homelessness

The number of rough-sleepers dropped dramatically during the Covid pandemic (Picture: Bruno Vincent/Getty Images)

Next First Minister must prioritise ending homelessness – Ewan Aitken

A Palestinian girl stands amid the rubble of her destroyed home in Beit Hanoun, Gaza, in May 2021 (Picture: Fatima Shbair/Getty Images)

We can all play a part in ending poverty, homelessness and conflict

The number of people sleeping rough has been growing recently (Picture: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images)

After upsurge in rough sleeping, city needs more affordable homes – Ewan Aitken
Many of you who have been around Edinburgh city centre, and in some of the places further out, will have noticed an upsurge in rough sleeping.
Ewan Aitken

An end to homelessness still seems some distance in the future (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

All I want for Christmas is an end to homelessness – Ewan Aitken

Many homeless people find themselves sleeping on couches or in other short-term forms of accommodation (Picture: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Cost-of-living crisis makes working to prevent homelessness even more vital

Lockdown showed us that, even during the hardest times, there can be hope. PIC: Contribtued.

There is hope and we can achieve big things in a generous city - Ewan Aitken

The Keeping Edinburgh Warm Fund aims to generate £500,000 over the next six months to help over 600 families and individuals across the capital. Photo: Slater King

A little help can go a long way in a generous city - Ewan Aitken

Liz Truss needs to think about the message her policies are sending to the country (Picture: Rob Pinney/Getty Images)

Tories' 'non-budget budget' was immoral at its very core – Ewan Aitken

Granton-based food bank, Empty Kitchens Full Hearts, delivers approximately 1,200 meals every day. Photo: Scott Barron

Edinburgh foodbanks call for help over cost of living

Edinburgh's waste workers clear mountains of rubbish as they return to work following strike action (Picture: Lesley Martin/PA Wire)

Just as Edinburgh bin dispute will end, so too can we end homelessness

Everyone makes mistakes, the important thing is how we react to them - Ewan Aitk...

Extending bus lane hours might not be popular with some but could benefit Edinburgh's transport system (Picture: Steven Scott Taylor)

Boris's resignation wrangles highlight the need for good leadership

Much can be gained from collaborating and learning and listening from people you don't automatically agree with, writes Ewan Aitken. PIC: Pxhere.com.

It is not age that matters, but what you do with what you’ve learned

Hibs' Chris Cadden and Sylvester Jasper helped launch the Cyrenians appeal. Photo: Paul Devlin / SNS Group

Hibs stars help launch homeless appeal

Food banks and other charities, like Cyrenians, which supply food are seeing significant increases in requests for help (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

If government won't act, charities must meet the soaring need for emergency food

The Fareshare Leith depot had its warehouse on Jane Street renovated in 2019, allowing the charity to reach an additional 2000 vulnerable people a week.

Edinburgh food banks prepare for surge in demand

A girl holds her sibling in a temporary shelter for Ukrainian refugees at a school in Przemysl, near the Ukrainian-Polish border (Picture: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP via Getty Images)

Response to Ukraine crisis should change how all refugees are seen – Ewan Aitken

During the height of the Covid pandemic, hundreds of homeless people were put up in hotels (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

Exhibition helps makes sense of world turned upside down by Covid – Ewan Aitken

Robert Burns (1759-1796) pictured in his cottage in around 1786 (Picture: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Why Burns' poem Holy Willie’s Prayer is still relevant today – Ewan Aitken

A member of the public walks past a poster featuring Father Christmas and Wee Jimmy Krankie on Leith Walk

Christmas story inspires hope over adversity - Ewan Aitken

Ewan Aitken is the CEO Cyrenians Scotland. PIC: Contributed.

We can help rewrite stories and create endings of hope - Ewan Aitken

The sight of dolphins jumping from the sea reminded Ewan Aitken of the beauty and fragility of our planet (Picture: Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images)

Why world leaders should take a trip to sacred island of Iona – Ewan Aitken

Growing food with others has a therapeutic quality (Picture: Guillaume Souvant/AFP via Getty Images)

Good mental health is key to tackling homelessness – Ewan Aitken

We must invest in people to help lift the barriers created by poverty, writes Ewan Aitken.

Don't keep people in poverty and blame them for being there - Ewan Aitken

Constructive anger about homelessness can be used to end it for good, says Ewan Aitken (Picture: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

How anger can be force for good – Ewan Aitken

Ewan Aitken, CEO of Cyrenians Scotland.

A little normality tastes nice - but the way we feed our city needs deep change ...

The power of nature to help rejuvenate our well-being means it is important that we all have access to it (Picture: John Devlin)

Why I've never forgotten hillwalking trip with urban teenagers – Ewan Aitken

Working together, government, businesses and charities were able to house hundreds of rough sleepers during the pandemic in a demonstration of how life could be different after the Covid crisis is over (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

There's a big problem with the phrase 'build back better' – Ewan Aitken

Campaigners have long called for action to tackle poverty but it is needed now more than ever (Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Constant pressure of poverty can grind the soul – Ewan Aitken

Scotland players huddle before kick off during the Six Nations international rugby union match between Scotland and Wales at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on February 13, 2021. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Those rugby players were true citizens of Scotland - Ewan Aitken

Treating rough sleepers in a way that makes them feel they matter makes it feel easier for them to 'take the risk’ of engaging with support services (Picture: Steve Riding)

Dignity and respect are vital when helping rough sleepers – Ewan Aitken