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

Exclusive: End headline-grabbing policymaking on social justice, equality and poverty eradication, say charities

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