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Derek Mitchell

Herald Scotland

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Are you worried debt this winter? OK, let's chat

Watching the meter tick  Second guessing every flick  Of the light switch  It’s no way to live    The pressure to count every penny just...

08.12.2024 7

Herald Scotland

Derek Mitchell

How can we unlock the £23 billion of unclaimed support?

I like to think I’m a fairly well-balanced person. Usually I can see the bright side of life and very little fazes me. However, I’m going to write...

23.11.2024 10

Herald Scotland

Derek Mitchell

The third sector is crying out for a new funding model

The Scottish Parliament has been holding an inquiry about how to fund the essential work of the third sector. A chance to finally tackle some...

17.08.2024 5

Herald Scotland

Derek Mitchell

Honey bees vote to decide on nest sites – why we should listen

When people think of honey bees, they often think of classic wooden hives, in which beekeepers are having to breed more and more bees just to keep...

01.07.2024 4

The Conversation

Derek Mitchell

Some people thought lockdown would change the way we work. They were wrong.

Regular readers of this column will know we often talk about how the CAB network is embracing new technologies to improve and extend our service...

08.06.2024 8

Herald Scotland

Derek Mitchell

Remembering the week everyone hated us

Just over five years ago I was having crisis management meetings with our communications team. CAS was experiencing our first ever twitter pile-on! ...

25.05.2024 10

Herald Scotland

Derek Mitchell

A proposal with disastrous consequences for advice

In this column Citizens Advice Scotland spokespeople often outline the exhausting demand our network is under. Amid the fall-out of the pandemic and...

04.05.2024 10

Herald Scotland

Derek Mitchell

Agenda: The lady, and the dog, that I can’t get out of my mind

About five years ago I was out visiting one of our CABs. There was a lady in for a money advice appointment, which she kindly let me sit in and...

17.02.2024 10

Herald Scotland

Derek Mitchell

Agenda: Scotland’s Bard said it best (as usual)

I’m an Ayrshireman, so I’m biased, but Burns gave us some cracking lines didn’t he? Like “Facts are chiels that winna ding, and downa be...

27.01.2024 7

Herald Scotland

Derek Mitchell

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