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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.

Latest Opinion
 
Many of the problems that people bring to the CAB, particularly debt, spring from, or are exacerbated by, issues with gambling

 
The third sector’s economic contribution and development seems to be too often overlooked

 
Most people want climate action - despite what right wing UK government culture warriors would have us believe

 
Louise Smith tells how new regulations will affect changes to the accountability of Scots charities

 
Steve Plummer gives his view on what he sees as an ominous harbinger in Scottish social care

 
There’s no shame in having debt, and it’s completely understandable to be stressed and anxious about it

 
Anna Byatt on the power of participation

 
Derek Mitchell on how debt touches every aspect of our lives

 
Fiona King argues that the 2024/25 Scottish Budget misses a critical opportunity to make further progress on child poverty

 
We are sending too many to prison and our overcrowded facilities are doing little to help rehabilitate offenders, argues Annie Mauger-Thompson