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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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The outlook for women in Scotland
Jill Wood discusses Engender's work on gender issues surrounding the referendum and welfare reform
OPINION 7 April 2014 Guest post
 
Why is Employment and Support Allowance so flawed?
Keith Dryburgh argues for a more humane system in assessing people's capability to work
OPINION 7 April 2014 Guest post
 
Your chance to get behind the digital mission
Gareth Wells is looking for local groups to help promote digital skills in their community
OPINION 31 March 2014 Guest post
 
Empowerment and enterprise can solve poverty, not state control
Duncan Thorp believes enterprising local communities can provide social solutions where the public and private sectors have failed.
OPINION 31 March 2014 Guest post
 
Buying a better economy
Ken McIntosh MSP argues why the procurement bill can still ensure the creation of a moral economy for Scotland
OPINION 19 March 2014 Guest post
 
Combatting poverty in Scotland
John Dickie, director of Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland, sets out the principles that will enable Scotland to combat the scourge of poverty
OPINION 13 March 2014 Guest post
 
Government fails to empower disabled people
Tressa Burke, chief executive of Glasgow Disability Alliance, explains why her organisation is objecting to the community empowerment bill
OPINION 5 March 2014 Guest post
 
Compassion deficit in the welfare system
How rewarding can it be to watch a pensioner in tears or to hear your client say that he’s off home to think of ways to kill himself?
OPINION 18 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
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Foodbanks: much more than a hill of beans
Ewan Gurr, Scotland development officer from The Trussell Trust on why even the richest areas now need foodbanks.
OPINION 14 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

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