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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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Why victims need to know more about their rights
Kate Wallace launches Victims Awareness Week, with a call for more to be done to ensure communication with victims is clear
OPINION 17 February 2020 Guest post
 
Formal consultation seeking people’s views on mental health law launched
John Scott QC gives an update on a review of mental health law in Scotland
OPINION 12 February 2020 Guest post
 
A world to win - and everything to lose
Graham Martin on why the third sector should engage with the Extinction Rebellion movement
OPINION 1 November 2019 by Graham Martin
2 comments
 
Poll: should the state pension age be raised to 75?
POLL 19 August 2019 by Graham Martin
10 comments
 
Just one week left to have your say
​Shirley-Anne Somerville wants the public's views on disability assistance benefits
OPINION 28 May 2019 Guest post
 
Should Dungavel be closed?
POLL 28 May 2019 by Robert Armour
 
We know the truth about poverty – it’s not a pretty picture
Jackie Stockdale explains how becoming a member of Poverty Truth Community helped her speak out about how difficult life in poverty actually is
OPINION 21 March 2019 Guest post
2 comments
 
Shamima Begum is a brainwashed child - and should be allowed to return
Robina Qureshi says Shamima Begum should be sent back to where she came from - the UK
OPINION 19 February 2019 Guest post
15 comments
 
Should the five day working week become four?
POLL 10 January 2019 by Robert Armour
1 comment
 
Could it be Universal Credit rather than Brexit that finishes off the Tories?
Graham Martin argues that the Brexit obsessed Tories could be blind-sighted by Universal Credit
OPINION 7 January 2019 by Graham Martin
2 comments
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

This year’s Guide takes a look at how the sector is progressing in inclusion, diversity, equality and environmentalism - what more can be done to further these aims, featuring a wealth of expert opinion, advice and reflection.

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