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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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Fury as PIP assessors rake in millions of public cash
Private companies undertaking PIP assessments received millions more than originally estimated
NEWS 20 April 2017 by Robert Armour
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The third sector vision must stand out in the distorted politics of the age
​Graham Martin says the third sector must get in gear fast and use the general election to expound its ideas for a better world
OPINION 19 April 2017 by Graham Martin
 
MSPs debate LGBT education in Scots schools
​Inclusive education campaign is gaining momentum
NEWS 19 April 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Revealed: the first group to be charged under the government’s hated Lobbying Act
The campaigning group failed to register with the Electoral Commission
NEWS 19 April 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Charities bid to eradicate rough sleeping in Glasgow
A successful approach towards eradicating rough sleeping on the streets of Glasgow has been awarded a grant of over £400,000 to maintain its work
NEWS 18 April 2017 by Graham Martin
 
General election: Speak out now to beat hatred and division
Scotland’s third sector must be at the forefront of ensuring progressive ideas win over hatred and division in snap General Election campaign
NEWS 18 April 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Bid to strip “violent” Buckfast of charity status
Monks who make the infamous tipple should not enjoy charity status
NEWS 11 April 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Campaigners call for PIP to be scrapped and DLA reintroduced
Petition wants the controversial system to be halted to be replaced with the old one
NEWS 11 April 2017 by Robert Armour
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Obama to attend charity dinner in Edinburgh next month
​Leading charity pulls off another major coup enticing Obama to the capital
NEWS 7 April 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Let’s rescue our rights from the depths of Brexit
Mhairi Snowden says civil society should be very concerned about the impact of Brexit on our human rights
OPINION 6 April 2017 Guest post
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