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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.

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Poll: should the state pension age be raised to 75?
POLL 19 August 2019 by Graham Martin
10 comments
 
Should Dungavel be closed?
POLL 28 May 2019 by Robert Armour
 
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
 
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
 
Connecting policy, people and the sector
Derek Mitchell tells the story of how the Bank of England's chief economist came to visit a Citizens Advice Bureau in West Lothian
OPINION 29 November 2018 Guest post
 
Closed curtains tell a story of poverty and hopelessness
Rhona Cunningham reflects on what if anything has changed for families over two decades of stalled political progress on overcoming child poverty
OPINION 19 October 2018 Guest post
 
Scotland’s Social Security Agency is already failing minorities
Mark Griffin MSP believes Scotland's flagship Social Security Agency has already failed minorities despite it claiming to be a model of inclusion
OPINION 19 October 2018 by Robert Armour
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

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