News April 2026
29 April 2026
Glasgow City Council Criticised over major increases in burial charges and new levy on lairs renewal
The Glasgow Evening Times reports that Glasgow Central Mosque has criticised Glasgow City Council over major increases in burial charges and the introduction of a new levy on lairs, warning that the changes could place serious financial pressure on grieving families.
24 April 2026
What Does the UK Government Want Palestinian Refugees to Do. Send Shrouds for Their Children?
Comment by Robina Qureshi regarding the "bureaucratic trap" that is blocking the families of recognised Palestinian refugees in the UK from ever leaving Gaza
24 April 2026
Scotland’s Highest Civil Court intervenes to stop Home Office extinguishing Gaza family’s hopes of being reunited
The Court of Session has intervened to stop the Home Office extinguishing a Gaza family reunion claim after a Palestinian mother and child were approved in principle to join their refugee husband and father in the UK, but trapped by impossible biometric rules. Lord Braid ordered the Home Office to preserve the original applications, extend time, and prevent the family from losing their place under harsher new immigration rules. It is an important legal development that could affect other Palestinian families caught in the same bureaucratic trap.
17 April 2026
Safe Deposits grant strengthens our migrant rights work in Govanhill, preventing homelessness and supporting Roma communities
Positive Action in Housing is delighted to announce that we have received a grant of £22,335 from the Safe Deposits Scotland Charitable Trust towards our Migrant Rights Project.
5 April 2026
Blaming refugees will not provide a single new home, but a specific, costed strategy will
In the run up to the Scottish elections, Reform UK is again falsely blaming refugees for Glasgow’s housing crisis.