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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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Nuke protestors plan Trident break-ins and blockades
Week of action planned against Trident
NEWS 29 June 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Tory welfare cuts herald a future of misery
Women, disabled people and the young are being savaged by damaging UK government welfare cuts
NEWS 29 June 2017 by Graham Martin
 
MSPs back call for LGBT education in all Scots schools
​Campaign gathers support from cross-party group of MSPs
NEWS 28 June 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Week of action demands end to disability benefit cuts
NEWS 27 June 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Charities unite to beat the need for foodbanks
Major Scottish charities are combining in a project to help people in deprived communities combat food insecurity
NEWS 22 June 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Fairer welfare system means no private sector in disability assessments
As Scotland's social security bill is published, the social security minister confirms no private contractors will take part in disability benefit assessments
OPINION 21 June 2017 Guest post
 
Hopes punitive welfare cuts will end as Scots social security system is introduced
First payments from new agency will be made in 2018
NEWS 21 June 2017 by Robert Armour
 
DWP suspends rules for Grenfell Tower residents
Those who miss appointments won't be sanctioned
NEWS 20 June 2017 by Robert Armour
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Scots charity blocked from helping Grenfell victims
A Scottish charity has offered to come to the aid of people made homeless by the Grenfell Tower disaster
NEWS 20 June 2017 by Graham Martin
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Scots stand with refugees across the world
Scots have marked World Refugee Day by forming a giant human chain in Glasgow city centre
NEWS 20 June 2017 by Graham Martin
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