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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

Scotland’s Social Security Agency is already failing minorities

OPINION 19 October 2018 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Mark Griffin MSP believes Scotland's flagship Social Security Agency has already failed minorities despite it claiming to be a model of inclusion

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scotlands-social-security-agency-is-already-failing-minorities

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

Hidden change to benefits could make more people homeless

NEWS 9 June 2016 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

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Charities lobby government to drop hidden changes to housing benefit which vulnerable can't afford

https://tfn.scot/news/hidden-change-to-benefits-could-make-more-people-homeless

Energy efficiency could be a shot in the arm for economy

NEWS 12 September 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Regeneration & Housing

Economists claim extra investment could create up to 9000 jobs around the country and reduce fuel poverty.

https://tfn.scot/news/energy-efficiency-could-be-shot-in-the-arm-for-economy

Call for outright ban on fox hunting ahead of Boxing Day hunts

NEWS 26 December 2016 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Despite being banned loopholes mean hunts still regularly take place

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-outright-ban-on-fox-hunting-ahead-of-boxing-day-hunts

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

Charities can help break down barriers to employment

OPINION 20 November 2024 by Colin Smyth MSP

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Culture & Leisure

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

Colin Smyth MSP highlights how Scotland’s third sector can improve employment prospects for more disabled people

https://tfn.scot/opinion/breaking-down-barriers-to-employment

Public bodies forced to prioritise poverty and equality

NEWS 19 July 2017 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

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New legislation in Scotland will make public bodies consider how the wider public is affected by decision making

https://tfn.scot/news/public-bodies-forced-to-prioritise-poverty-and-equality

Scottish charity gets £5m government cash boost

NEWS 3 March 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Environment & International

1 comment

Mary’s Meals is to benefit from UK government’s Department for International Development match funding programme

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-charity-gets-5m-government-cash-boost

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

Scotland’s Social Security Agency is already failing minorities

Election 2019: Scottish National Party

Hidden change to benefits could make more people homeless

Energy efficiency could be a shot in the arm for economy

Call for outright ban on fox hunting ahead of Boxing Day hunts

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

Charities can help break down barriers to employment

Public bodies forced to prioritise poverty and equality

Scottish charity gets £5m government cash boost

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