When I was still in high school I went into the girls toilets one morning before classes started. I could hear this girl crying from one of the cubicles. When I asked her what was wrong she said to me “I just started my period. I don’t know what to do!” I asked her what she meant and she said “My mum can’t afford them. She said if this ever happened I have to go home right away” When I gave her one of the pads from my bag she literally hugged me so tight. she was sobbing while saying to me "Now I can stay at school thank you" That hit me so hard. I gave her my lunch money so she could buy her own. My cheese toastie means nothing to me at this point if I can give this one girl something she needs. Sanitary Products are not a luxury item. Period poverty is real. I’m so proud of my wee country right now.💙
This needs to be International, starting YESTERDAY.
Why is this only Scotland?!? Like kudos to them for being the only country that respects the female body
The problem about this is that Scotland can’t afford to sustain this, they have some of the lowest taxes in the UK and only about 5 million people. The free uni and other cheaper products they have is because they borrow a lot of money from england.
@why-do-I-even-try-miffy Absolutely utter bollocks. Stop spreading misinformation. Scotland is a net contributor to the UK treasury year after year.
Don’t know where you’re pulling ‘cheaper products’ from but free tuition is paid for by the people of Scotland in tax revenue.
Lowest rates for those most vulnerable. Scotland operates as progressive rate of tax, those that can afford to pay more in tax, pay more in tax. What’s the point in taxing those who struggle to pay the most into the ground? This is basic common sense shit.
The fact you see it as ‘borrow money from England’ goes to show you know absolutely fuck all about how the UK is run. Please educate yourself for the good of those around you.
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