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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

Third sector in Scotland calls on Humza Yousaf to swap rhetoric for action

Humza Yousaf
Colleagues across the sector have been urged to seize the moment as Yousaf sets out his agenda. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

Senior figures across civic Scotland have called on Humza Yousaf to bridge the delivery gap between progressive rhetoric and the reality of policy implementation that they say characterised the Sturgeon era.

Speaking exclusively to the Guardian on and off the record, third sector leaders called for the new first minister to move away from headline-grabbing initiatives towards a systemic approach to policymaking on social justice, equality and poverty eradication.

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