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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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More Scots children in poverty due to benefit cuts
Deputy First Minister tells charity conference the number of children living in poverty will increase by 100,000 by 2020
NEWS 13 October 2014 by Paul Cardwell
 
Capital protest against workfare planned
Protesters to picket LearnDirect office
NEWS 7 October 2014 by Robert Armour
 
Foodbank’s fury at snub by pro-indy rally
Foodbank claims it was cold shouldered by George Square rally
NEWS 7 October 2014 by Alex Turnbull
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SNP vows: we won’t be forced to scrap human rights
Politicians and civil society organisations roundly condemn Tory plans to scrap human rights
NEWS 5 October 2014 by Robert Armour
 
People’s Assembly to unite Scots against austerity
Assembly hits out against austerity agenda
NEWS 5 October 2014 by Robert Armour
 
Victory for consumers as regulator reigns in Wonga
Campaigners welcome notorious payday lender forced to write off £220m-worth of debt
NEWS 3 October 2014 by Robert Armour
 
Commission applauds u-turn on armed police
SHRC applauds Police Scotland u-turn
NEWS 3 October 2014 by Robert Armour
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Poor Scots plunged into debt misery to pay utility bills
Poor Scots using credit to pay utility bills
NEWS 3 October 2014 by Graham Martin
 
Some food for thought
Graham Martin examines the motives behind a rise in donations to foodbanks since the referendum
OPINION 2 October 2014 by Graham Martin
 
Tory benefits smartcard plan will stigmatise the poor
Anger as IDS proposes benefits smartcard
NEWS 30 September 2014 by Graham Martin
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