AXING the role of minister for older people and equalities left elderly people in Scotland “let down and betrayed,” the charity Age Scotland said today as it called for the position to be restored.The charity’s chief executive Katherine Crawford warned that there was “a growing dissatisfaction among older people about their elected representatives” after a survey for the charity found two-thirds of older people in Scotland were not satisfied with politicians’ actions on issues affecting them, up from 56 per cent in 2023.

AXING the role of minister for older people and equalities left elderly people in Scotland “let down and betrayed,” the charity Age Scotland said today as it called for the position to be restored.

The charity’s chief executive Katherine Crawford warned that there was “a growing dissatisfaction among older people about their elected representatives” after a survey for the charity found two-thirds of older people in Scotland were not satisfied with politicians’ actions on issues affecting them, up from 56 per cent in 2023.

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