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No leadership, no momentum: Scottish Government has failed to act on digital exclusion

NEWS 2 September 2025 by Graham Martin

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Just over one year from the publication of an excoriating report, exactly nothing has changed

https://tfn.scot/news/no-leadership-no-momentun-scottish-government-has-failed-to-act-on-digital-exclusion

Over 100 NGOs call on the government to prevent further UK aid cuts

NEWS 18 September 2024 by Niall Christie

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Funding & Finance

Leaders of the international development, humanitarian and peacebuilding sector have come together

https://tfn.scot/news/over-100-ngos-call-on-the-government-to-prevent-further-uk-aid-cuts

Reporting on Progress Towards Equality of Opportunity for Women and Men Made by Public Authorities in Scotland: Ministerial Priorities for Gender Equality - Tackling Violence Against Women

The research involved: an evidence review of research, statistical data and Scottish Government policy,(carried out in-house by the Scottish Government); a document review covering a sample of 72 public

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/reporting-on-progress-towards-equality-of-opportunity-for-women-and-men-made-by-public-authorities-in-scotland-ministerial-priorities-for-gender-equality-tackling-violence-against-women

Tories treat charities with contempt over Brexit

NEWS 2 November 2017 by Graham Martin

Management

Westminster is treating the third sector with contempt as it plots Brexit, it has been claimed

https://tfn.scot/news/tories-treat-charities-with-contempt-over-brexit

“Morally reprehensible” plans to strip asylum seekers of benefits

NEWS 3 August 2015 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Moves to halt benefits for failed asylum seekers condemned

https://tfn.scot/news/morally-reprehensible-plans-to-strip-asylum-seekers-of-benefits

Union warns of widespread strikes across Scottish third sector

NEWS 31 October 2022 by Niall Christie

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

#RunningCostsCrisis

#CostOfLivingCrisis

"The sector is in crisis with staff leaving in droves in search of employment with better pay and working conditions."

https://tfn.scot/news/union-warns-of-widespread-strikes-across-scottish-third-sector

UK's human rights protections under threat, UN told

NEWS 19 April 2022 by Niall Christie

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

The Scottish Government has been urged to proceed with legislation to incorporate a wider range of human rights treaties into domestic law.

https://tfn.scot/news/uks-human-rights-protections-under-threat-un-told

Scots freed from bedroom tax

NEWS 2 May 2014 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

New powers from Westminister will allow the Scottish Government to create a fund to cover all bedroom tax payments

https://tfn.scot/news/bedroom-tax-cap-to-be-axed

Moves to support care experienced people welcomed

NEWS 4 September 2019 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

The Programme for Government, unveiled this week by the Scottish Government, included a series of measures aimed at helping those who have experienced the care

https://tfn.scot/news/moves-to-support-care-experienced-people-welcomed

Scottish child payment hailed as a “game changer”

NEWS 16 February 2021 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Payment is now being distributed across Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-child-payment-hailed-as-a-game-changer

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No leadership, no momentum: Scottish Government has failed to act on digital exclusion

Over 100 NGOs call on the government to prevent further UK aid cuts

Reporting on Progress Towards Equality of Opportunity for Women and Men Made by Public Authorities in Scotland: Ministerial Priorities for Gender Equality - Tackling Violence Against Women

Tories treat charities with contempt over Brexit

“Morally reprehensible” plans to strip asylum seekers of benefits

Union warns of widespread strikes across Scottish third sector

UK's human rights protections under threat, UN told

Scots freed from bedroom tax

Moves to support care experienced people welcomed

Scottish child payment hailed as a “game changer”

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