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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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DWP forced to reveal details of benefit-related deaths
Information commissioner to force DWP to be transparent about investigation into benefit-related suicides
NEWS 21 April 2015 by Robert Armour
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Kirk demands UK government action on migrants’ plight
Greater protections must be enacted to protect vulnerable migrants says leading church figure
NEWS 21 April 2015 by Robert Armour
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One million people will soon rely on foodbanks
​Political parties seize on figures showing rising numbers dependent on foodbanks across the UK
NEWS 20 April 2015 by Robert Armour
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New Amnesty campaign challenges politicians over Human Rights Act
Nicola Sturgeon among the party leaders featured in campaign ahead of latest TV debate
NEWS 16 April 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
A general election won’t cure poverty
​A different political landscape won't cure poverty argues Peter Schroeder
OPINION 14 April 2015 by TFN
 
MPs have 100 days to start tackling child poverty
​MPs warned child poverty crisis needs to be prioritised
NEWS 14 April 2015 by Robert Armour
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Anti-Trident protesters successfully blockade Faslane
​Well-planned demonstration sees all main entrances to nuclear sub base blocked
NEWS 13 April 2015 by Robert Armour
 
We shouldn’t take literacy for granted
​Shona MacAlpine runs a project bringing literacy to hard-to-reach groups
NEWS 10 April 2015 by TFN
 
One in three Scottish veterans can’t get a job
​Poppyscotland report reveals that veterans are six times more likely to be unemployed than other Scots
NEWS 7 April 2015 by Paul Cardwell
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Scotland can be the fairest nation on earth
Poverty scars our communities, in May we can begin to build the fairest nation on earth, says Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy
OPINION 2 April 2015 by TFN
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