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Major health charity calls for budget action to put charities on a sustainable footing

NEWS 10 February 2026 by Graham Martin

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Health & Social Care

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The ALLIANCE has issued a briefing to MSPs outlining deep concerns about the growing financial crisis facing the third sector

https://tfn.scot/news/major-health-charity-calls-for-budget-action-to-put-charities-on-a-sustainable-footing

Campaigners welcome period poverty U-turn

NEWS 20 February 2020 by Gavin Stuart

Health & Social Care

The Scottish Government is to support a bill making sanitary products free for all.

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-welcome-period-poverty-u-turn

Outrage after “shocking” delay to Low Emissions Zone plans

NEWS 26 August 2020 by Gavin Stuart

Environment & International

Campaigners say 18-month delay poses risk to public health

https://tfn.scot/news/outrage-after-shocking-delay-to-low-emissions-zone-plans

Plans to improve voluntary sector funding welcomed

NEWS 12 November 2019 by Gareth Jones

Management

Moves to ensure greater stability for voluntary sector funding have been welcomed

https://tfn.scot/news/plans-to-improve-voluntary-sector-funding-welcomed

120 Scots organisations urge PM to save international development

NEWS 14 July 2020 by Rab Armour

Environment & International

Organisations want UK government pledge

https://tfn.scot/news/120-scots-organisations-urge-pm-to-save-international-development

Election 2019: Scottish National Party

OPINION 20 November 2019 Guest post

Management

Ian Blackford of the SNP makes his party's pitch to the third sector

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

Scottish charities to be hit by new employer tax

OPINION 11 January 2016 Guest post

Management

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Ruchir Shah explains how voluntary organisations that employ staff will be affected by the new Apprenticeship Levy

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scottish-charities-to-be-hit-by-new-employer-tax

Communities join to oppose spectre of gasification

NEWS 23 February 2015 by Rab Armour

Environment & International

Community groups and environmentalists want fracking moratorium extended

https://tfn.scot/news/communities-join-to-oppose-specter-of-gasification

This government cares not one jot for the ordinary people of this country

OPINION 19 January 2017 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

Maggie Lennon says those who voted for Brexit now appear to have been turkeys voting for their own early Christmas

https://tfn.scot/opinion/this-government-cares-not-one-jot-for-the-ordinary-people-of-this-country

Compassion, not cost-cutting, should be at the heart of welfare reform

OPINION 7 July 2025 by Erica Young

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Erica Young on the government’s proposed social security changes

https://tfn.scot/opinion/compassion-not-cost-cutting-should-be-at-the-heart-of-welfare-reform

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Major health charity calls for budget action to put charities on a sustainable footing

Campaigners welcome period poverty U-turn

Outrage after “shocking” delay to Low Emissions Zone plans

Plans to improve voluntary sector funding welcomed

120 Scots organisations urge PM to save international development

Election 2019: Scottish National Party

Scottish charities to be hit by new employer tax

Communities join to oppose spectre of gasification

This government cares not one jot for the ordinary people of this country

Compassion, not cost-cutting, should be at the heart of welfare reform

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