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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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Scotland first country to sign up to poverty and inequality goals
​Charities have praised Scotland's approach to the new United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
NEWS 23 July 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
Trussell Trust defends inviting Tory to open foodbank
​Charity says it "welcomes his willingness to participate in the launch"
NEWS 23 July 2015 by Robert Armour
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Irony overload as Tory MP opens a foodbank
​Campaigner slams charities for inviting Scotland's only Tory MP to open a foodbank
NEWS 22 July 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Fear charities won’t be able to meet demand created by welfare cuts
Society's most vulnerable could slip through the net due to charities workloads being increased as a result of welfare cuts blasts SCVO
NEWS 22 July 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
LGBT inequality rife in Scotland
Vast majority of LGBT Scots suffer daily inequality because of their sexuality
NEWS 21 July 2015 by Robert Armour
 
DWP staff walk out over Universal Credit “disaster”
Union says staff are suffering oppressive conditions delivering Tory benefit changes
NEWS 20 July 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Every can helps as Tesco collects 3.6 million meals for foodbank
In Scotland 541,000 donations were made at 53 stores
NEWS 20 July 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
Living wage is good for ethics - and for business
Scotland’s social enterprises are being encouraged to sign up to the pledge to pay their employees the living wage
NEWS 20 July 2015 by Graham Martin
 
Scots ministers go to London demanding full welfare powers
​Smith Commission proposals must be implemented in full says delegation
NEWS 20 July 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Protesters storm workfare offices
​Anti-workfare campaigners occupy offices of a government workfare contractor
NEWS 20 July 2015 by Robert Armour
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