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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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Stalking register may not help victims
Leading anti-stalking campaigner argues that a stalking register may be going too far
NEWS 22 July 2014 by Third Force News Guest
 
Play your part in the war on Wonga, urges credit union
​New campaign hopes to boost credit union use
NEWS 21 July 2014 by Graham Martin
 
Reid Foundation marred by internal wrangling
Founding members of thinktank set up in memory of trade union leader Jimmy Reid fight over its future
NEWS 21 July 2014 by Third Force News Guest
 
We must all fight to keep the Human Rights Act
Carole Ewart, coordinator of Human Rights Consortium Scotland, believes it is our duty to protect UK human rights laws
OPINION 18 July 2014 Guest post
 
Welfare fund failing the poorest
Figures reveal huge disparity in Scottish Welfare Fund awards depending on where applicants live
NEWS 16 July 2014 by Robert Armour
 
Campaigners welcome moves to cap payday loans
New proposals from industry body says payday loans should be capped
NEWS 15 July 2014 by Robert Armour
 
Vigilante removes homeless spikes
Vigilante removes homeless spikes in St Vincent St Glasgow
NEWS 10 July 2014 by Robert Armour
 
Tax-avoiding celebs drive up taxes for the poor
Christian Aid says those taking part in the Liberty tax scheme are morally wrong
NEWS 10 July 2014 by Paul Cardwell
 
Gilmore forces DWP to publish full ESA figures
UK Statistics Authority pledges to publish full figures for work capability assessments
NEWS 9 July 2014 by Robert Armour
 
Volunteering or voluntold?
Calum Irving explains why volunteering bodies across Scotland are rejecting the government's Community Work Placem
OPINION 8 July 2014 Guest post
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