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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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Protestors to face Steve Bannon
The visit of the former Trump aide to Edinburgh will be attended by hundreds of protestors
NEWS 14 November 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Climate crisis activists willing to do jail time
Direct action events planned to rewire public perception of climate change
NEWS 12 November 2018 by Robert Armour
 
McVey forced to make more Universal Credit concessions
UK government being forced into making considerable chanmges to the flawed system
NEWS 6 November 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Universal Credit sees foodbank use soar by 162%
Universal Credit has been blamed for an increase in in people needing help from foodbanks
NEWS 6 November 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Foodbanks could be “swamped” by Universal Credit chaos
A foodbank provider is worried about its services being swamped by desperate people who have been moved onto Universal Credit
NEWS 30 October 2018 by Graham Martin
 
More Scots forced to ask for emergency handouts
Emergency handouts are becoming relied upon by low-income Scots
NEWS 30 October 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Rape crisis funding boost
The Scottish Government has allocated £1.5 million to centres across the country, with the money being used to provide support to victims quickly
NEWS 29 October 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Team-up will provide underwear for the homeless
New partnership to provide underwear for the homeless
NEWS 23 October 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Closed curtains tell a story of poverty and hopelessness
Rhona Cunningham reflects on what if anything has changed for families over two decades of stalled political progress on overcoming child poverty
OPINION 19 October 2018 Guest post
 
Scotland’s Social Security Agency is already failing minorities
Mark Griffin MSP believes Scotland's flagship Social Security Agency has already failed minorities despite it claiming to be a model of inclusion
OPINION 19 October 2018 by Robert Armour
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