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Trussell Trust provides one food parcel every two minute in Scotland over past year

NEWS 21 May 2025 by Niall Christie

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

New annual figures show 240,000 emergency provisions provided across the country.

https://tfn.scot/news/trussell-trust-provides-one-food-parcel-every-two-minute-in-scotland-over-past-year

“Grim reality”: NGOs warn of uncertainty and risks attached to aid allocations

NEWS 7 April 2026 by Niall Christie

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

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The news follows drastic cuts to overseas aid budgets by the UK Government in 2025

https://tfn.scot/news/grim-reality-ngos-warn-of-uncertainty-and-risks-attached-to-aid-allocations

Stitched up: fury as Tory toff tells charities to ‘stick to their knitting’

NEWS 4 September 2014 by Graham Martin

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Top Tory condemned for telling charities to 'stick to their knitting'

https://tfn.scot/news/stitched-up-fury-as-tory-toff-tells-charities-to-stick-to-their-knitting

We took the government to court so can you

OPINION 30 March 2017 Guest post

Families & Young People

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Fraser Sutherland says taking the government to court is part of Scotland’s democracy growing up

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-took-the-government-to-court-so-should-you

Third sector must not be silenced in fight against austerity

NEWS 12 August 2014 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

Third sector's voice is crucial in the battle against poverty

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-must-not-be-silenced-in-fight-against-austerity

Covid recovery strategy pledges a fairer, more inclusive approach

OPINION 19 October 2021 by Duncan Thorp

https://tfn.scot/opinion/covid-recovery-strategy-pledges-a-fairer-more-inclusive-approach

Election 2019: the Scottish Labour Party

OPINION 20 November 2019 by Graham Martin

Management

Richard Leonard of Scottish Labour makes his party's pitch to the third sector

https://tfn.scot/opinion/election-2019-the-scottish-labour-party

Did Charity Commission play role in creating gagging clause?

NEWS 7 March 2016 by Rab Armour

Management

Critics round on Charity Commission chair asking him to explain his role in the UK government's recent gagging clause controversy

https://tfn.scot/news/did-charity-commission-play-role-in-creating-gagging-clause

Scotland needs its own Financial Inclusion Strategy

OPINION 15 June 2026 by Sarah-Jayne Dunn

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

Sarah-Jayne Dunn: we have an opportunity to create a focused, meaningful strategy that could really make a difference

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scotland-needs-its-own-financial-inclusion-strategy

Government turning its back on child refugees in Europe

NEWS 28 January 2016 by Susan Smith

Families & Young People

A government announcement to help more child refugees will do nothing for the 26,000 refugee children alone in Europe without their families

https://tfn.scot/news/government-turning-its-back-on-child-refugees-in-europe

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Trussell Trust provides one food parcel every two minute in Scotland over past year

“Grim reality”: NGOs warn of uncertainty and risks attached to aid allocations

Stitched up: fury as Tory toff tells charities to ‘stick to their knitting’

We took the government to court so can you

Third sector must not be silenced in fight against austerity

Covid recovery strategy pledges a fairer, more inclusive approach

Election 2019: the Scottish Labour Party

Did Charity Commission play role in creating gagging clause?

Scotland needs its own Financial Inclusion Strategy

Government turning its back on child refugees in Europe

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