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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.

 
Robert Armour argues that stigmatising the poor has a wide reaching impact on society as a whole

 
Jill Wood discusses Engender's work on gender issues surrounding the referendum and welfare reform

 
Keith Dryburgh argues for a more humane system in assessing people's capability to work

 
Gareth Wells is looking for local groups to help promote digital skills in their community

 
Duncan Thorp believes enterprising local communities can provide social solutions where the public and private sectors have failed.

 
Ken McIntosh MSP argues why the procurement bill can still ensure the creation of a moral economy for 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

 
Tressa Burke, chief executive of Glasgow Disability Alliance, explains why her organisation is objecting to the community empowerment bill

 
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?

 
Ewan Gurr, Scotland development officer from The Trussell Trust on why even the richest areas now need foodbanks.