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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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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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People’s Assembly to unite Scots against austerity
Assembly hits out against austerity agenda
NEWS 5 October 2014 by Robert Armour
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
Tory benefits freeze plan will increase poverty
Charities working with people in poverty say Conservative plans to freeze benefits will have far reaching negative impacts
NEWS 29 September 2014 by Susan Smith
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