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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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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
 
Grim sentence: death penalty on the rise
The number of death sentences handed down throughout the globe is on the increase, a new report reveals
NEWS 2 April 2015 by Graham Martin
 
Someone has to sort out the welfare state
Alex Johnstone says the Scottish Conservatives are making tough decisions on welfare to ensure support is there for the people who really need it
OPINION 31 March 2015 Guest post
 
Glasgow community activist wages war against Islamic State
​Islamic scholar and activist calls on Muslim community to deter young people from joining terror group
NEWS 31 March 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Sturgeon: 500 living wage employers within a year
An ambitious new target has been set to massively increase the number of employers paying the living wage
NEWS 30 March 2015 by Graham Martin
 
Poll: Are Scots more socially inclusive and progressive than people in the rest of the UK?
POLL 27 March 2015 by Alex Turnbull
 
Sturgeon: Tougher laws on domestic violence planned
​Scottish Government will consider strengthening domestic violence legislation
NEWS 27 March 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Human rights laws must be upheld warns Miller
Politicians must build on existing human rights legislation not erode it says commissioner
NEWS 27 March 2015 by Robert Armour
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