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Benefits sanctions might provide a short term fix but they're bad for job seekers and bad for the economy. Read more

More options download full report as a PDF document download full report as a Word document Executive Summary Community Jobs Scotland Background 1. Community Jobs Scotland (CJS) is a Scottish Government funded job creation programme that performs a dual function as: An... Read more

Introduction I would first like to say thank you to Sally, who is here tonight with Jamie and Luke, and to Martin Sime for asking me to give this lecture. I am truly honoured. I deeply respected Stephen Maxwell. He had such integrity and a real and serious concern about... Read more

Channel 4's latest documentary adds to the dangerous anti-benefits rhetoric. Read more

In 2011, over 4000 charities in Scotland were focused on the prevention and relief of poverty and 17% of all charities included this in their list of charitable purposes. Read more

As we move into the festive period, many of us will be reflecting on what this year has meant for us. We may also be looking ahead, planning our resolutions, joining the local gym (again), digging out that diet plan (again) - you know the drill. For many of us in the third sector... Read more

Throughout the rushed passage of the UK Government’s Lobbying Bill (that wonderful piece of legislation that, if enacted in its current form, will stop nearly all campaigning of any kind by anyone within 12 months of any election – so basically all year, every year here in... Read more

In the newly released SCVO report into the future health and confidence of the sector, it’s clear that our sector is viewing 2014 with some pretty mixed feelings. Read more

Zero hours contracts are bad for workers and bad for customers Read more

41% of charities and third sector organisations grew in size in 2013 despite the difficult economic environment – an improvement on 2012 when just 31% of organisations increased in size Over three quarters (77%) of charities and third sector organisations expect demand to... Read more