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What’s the score and would you credit it?

OPINION 17 August 2026 by Jemiel Benison
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
Jemiel Benison: reforms should lead to better consumer outcomes

https://tfn.scot/opinion/whats-the-score-and-would-you-credit-it

You said, we listened: making learning work for Scotland’s voluntary sector

OPINION 21 August 2026 by Latrissa Steinke
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Latrissa Steinke on SCVO’s new learning and development offer

https://tfn.scot/opinion/you-said-we-listened-making-learning-work-for-scotlands-voluntary-sector

Towards disability-inclusive climate emergency planning 

OPINION 24 August 2026 by Dr Sarah Bell, Dr Pauline Nolan and Dr Shivali Fifeld
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Dr Sarah Bell, Dr Pauline Nolan and Dr Shivali Fifeld on the outcomes of a roundtable on disability inclusive climate planning

https://tfn.scot/opinion/towards-disability-inclusive-climate-emergency-planning

From whole family support to systems change  

OPINION 24 August 2026 by Emma Jackson
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Emma Jackson: the school holidays maybe be over but for some families the struggle goes on

https://tfn.scot/opinion/from-whole-family-support-to-systems-change

Going upstream to allow young people to thrive

OPINION 26 August 2026 by Lorraine Gillies
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
Planet Youth’s Lorraine Gillies asks what our children and teenagers need as they grow up

https://tfn.scot/opinion/going-upstream

Scotland needs an economy designed around what really matters

OPINION 31 August 2026 by Lisa Hough-Stewart
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Lisa Hough-Stewart on the wellbeing economy and a bold new strategy for change

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scotland-needs-an-economy-designed-around-what-really-matters

How can we make public service reform work for Scotland’s social care sector? 

OPINION 1 September 2026 by Rachel Cackett
Management
Health & Social Care
The Scottish Government must act now, says Rachel Cackett

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-can-we-make-public-service-reform-work-for-scotlands-social-care-sector

If human rights are for all, why aren't they protected for everyone?

OPINION 3 September 2026 by Annamaria De Felice
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Annamaria De Felice on the launch of Rights Here. Rights Now.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/if-human-rights-are-for-everyone-why-arent-they-protected-for-everyone

Reimagining Scotland's creative spaces

OPINION 9 September 2026 by Loa Pour Mirza
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Loa Pour Mirza invites readers to a day-long celebration of wellbeing for racialised communities in Scotland's creative sector

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-by-and-for-space

Circular communities making more possible

OPINION 11 September 2026 by Elaine Ritchie
Management
Environment & International
Elaine Ritchie: join the Circular Communities Scotland Network at our 2026 annual conference

https://tfn.scot/opinion/making-more-possible

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