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The voice of Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector

Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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.

 
Celtic director Lord Livingston voted in favour of the Tories to cut tax credits, a position fans say is at odds with the club's ethos

 
Iain Duncan Smith says he wants Jobcentre advisers placed in foodbanks to help people get jobs

 
Scotland’s first anti-austerity LGBTI group is now up and running

 
​Defeat in the Lords but Osborne says cuts will happen albeit with concessions

 
​More people seeking advice as energy costs them dear

 
Westminster's human rights record in the spotlight

 
Campaigners gather to discuss the next steps in the war against poverty in Scotland

 
A shocking number of Scots think poverty is caused by laziness, according to new charity research

 
​New research shows young Scots want more done to fight poverty

 
​New warning system to be applied before claimants are sanctioned