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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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Macaroni pie man says back foodbanks instead
Campaigner behind petition to save iconic Scots pie says foodbanks are more important
NEWS 26 June 2015 by Robert Armour
 
People in poverty would fill Hampden 18 times
The number of people living in poverty in Scotland would fill Hampden Park multiple times, say campaigners
NEWS 26 June 2015 by Graham Martin
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New powers for Scotland: charities asked for input
Charities will play a crucial role in developing Scotland’s new powers, social justice secretary Alex Neil has pledged
NEWS 24 June 2015 by Graham Martin
 
It’s getting harder to say goodbye as funeral costs rise
​Advice charity reveals huge disparity in funeral costs across 32 council areas
NEWS 24 June 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Call for evidence into work-related inequality
​Committee to examine persistent inequality faced by ethnic minority Scots
NEWS 23 June 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Expert will hold Scottish Government to account on poverty
A Save The Children trustee will advise the Scottish Government on poverty and inequality
NEWS 23 June 2015 by Graham Martin
 
Figures prove Work Programme isn’t working says SCVO
​Work Programme should be ditched as data shows it is consitently failing to find long-term jobs for the unemployed
NEWS 23 June 2015 by Robert Armour
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Tory minister denies sanctions force people to foodbanks
Priti Patel says there is no evidence linking sanctions to increased foodbank dependency
NEWS 23 June 2015 by Robert Armour
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Campaigners vow to fight austerity at every turn
Thousands rally against savage Tory cuts agenda in UK's major cities over the weekend
NEWS 22 June 2015 by Robert Armour
 
A new idea for a fairer Scotland
The people of Scotland will tell the government how to tackle social injustice in the 21st century
NEWS 19 June 2015 by Graham Martin
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