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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 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 Ewan Aitken

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 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 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 Ewan Aitken

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 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

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

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 Ewan Aitken

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

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 Ewan Aitken

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 Ewan Aitken

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

Hibs stars help launch homeless appeal Ian Swanson

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 Ewan Aitken

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.

Politics Edinburgh food banks prepare for surge in demand Neil Johnstone

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 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 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 Ewan Aikten

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

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

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

Ewan Aitken, CEO of Cyrenians Scotland.

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

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 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 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 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 Ewan Aitken

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

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

Christmas this year has felt very strange

A little light in the darkness - Ewan Aitken Ewan Aitken

This Christmas is going to be one of tough choices for all of us, almost life and death ones, says Ewan Aitken (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

We must face up to tough choices and our own human frailty – Ewan Aitken Ewan Aitken

Boris Johnson's reported remark that devolution had been a 'disaster' was disappointing on so many levels, says fellow Conservative John McLellan (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Devolution has been a 'disaster' for Scottish Labour – John McLellan John McLellan

A volunteer loads bags of meals into a car

Opinion Unlike some MPs, we must show compassion and respect in the battle against pover... Ewan Aitken

Professor Alison Phipps is co-hosting the ‘Peace-making in a world of conflict’ event (Picture: John Devlin)

How Palestinians’ experience of conflict can help Scottish families –Ewan Aitken Ewan Aitken

Ewan Aitken is the CEO Cyrenians Scotland

I found a source of hope amid Covid – Ewan Aitken Ewan Aitken

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