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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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Scottish Government won’t halt hated disability assessments
Despite new welfare powers the DWP will continue to assess disabled people in Scotland
NEWS 22 February 2017 by Robert Armour
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Multi-million pledge to help third sector transform lives
First Minister confirms funding of third sector jobs programme
NEWS 22 February 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Secular society challenges Sunday swimming ban
​Council challenged over shutting public pool on the Sabbath
NEWS 21 February 2017 by Robert Armour
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Bedroom tax: Westminster warned against cutting benefits
Scottish Government seeks "cast iron" commitments from Westminster benefits won't be clawed back
NEWS 20 February 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Scotland’s gender pay gap investigated as progress stalls
MSPs are to explore why it looks set to be more than 50 years before women in Scotland can expect equal pay to men
NEWS 17 February 2017 by Susan Smith
 
Resistance is fertile: take back our world from corporate power
Campaigners working from the grassroots up have the power to change the world, major conference hears
NEWS 17 February 2017 by Graham Martin
 
We’ll defy welfare reform until the bitter end
Paul Clarendon, a founder member of the Rural Welfare Campaign, says he'll only stop direct action when the persecution ends
FEATURE 15 February 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Popular Glasgow social lender to open in Edinburgh
After a decade in Glasgow, Scotcash will soon operate in Edinburgh after being awarded a £300,000 grant
NEWS 15 February 2017 by Paul Cardwell
 
Brexit expert tells charities to get more involved in debate
It is imperative the sector explores what the impact will be says Professor Alan Miller, former chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission
NEWS 13 February 2017 by Paul Cardwell
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Profits from Edinburgh gin firm start improving lives
NEWS 13 February 2017 by Robert Armour
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