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Making the third sector a living wage champion

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Poll: Should we give money to beggars?

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Radical indy conference to put people power on the agenda

Major conference hears why another Scotland is possible

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Women are not for sale – women campaign against prostitution

Lorna Kettles says members of the Scottish Women's Convention are united against the criminalisation of prostitution

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A long way to go before British Sign Language is fully recognised

Aidan McCorry says that the response to the passing of the British Sign Language Act has been encouraging but not enough has changed

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