Oxfam is calling on every Scottish MP to back the creation of a strong international Arms Trade Treaty. The aid agency has written to politicians urging them to support a binding global agreement that will cover bullets, as well as bombs. It comes as a new report reveals global sales of ammunition are worth more than $4bn (263KB) and are growing at a faster rate than the trade in guns, yet there is virtually no regulation...

Sir Tom Hunter isn't the only person who passes judgement on people he doesn't know. We all do it occasionally.  But Sir Tom is rich and successful. So people listen when he says the welfare state has created 'pampered, dependent people who expect what others strive and graft hard for'.  But there is a risk here. If we base policies on assumptions, myths and stereotypes, we can end up harming...

Island life is closest to what Scots want for themselves and their families, according to new research by Oxfam Scotland which hopes to influence local decision making across the country. ...

An Oxfam shop will receive a special delivery of stock this week when two local politicians launch a national donations drive.   ...

Some of Scotland's leading writers are holding a special evening of entertainment in Glasgow, raising money to support farms in the developing world as part of Oxfam's Grow campaign. Liz Lochhead, Scotland's Makar, and celebrated author Alasdair Gray are among the distinguished guests who will perform at the Glasgow Art Club on May 18. Douglas Dunn, Aonghas MacNeacail and Bernard MacLaverty are also among those taking...

David Grimason and Mick North make personal plea for action ...