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SNP disability regulations underwhelming and unambitious

OPINION 27 January 2022 by Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP

Social Justice & Poverty

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Plans for Scotland’s replacement for Personal Independence Payment do not go far enough

https://tfn.scot/opinion/snp-disability-regulations-underwhelming-and-unambitious

Windfarm cash cut is a huge step backwards

NEWS 18 June 2015 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

A controversial decision to axe key funding for onshore windfarms has been slammed as a huge backward step by a leading environmental group

https://tfn.scot/news/windfarm-cash-cut-is-a-huge-step-backwards

Welfare cuts will make 1,000 vulnerable young Scots homeless

NEWS 28 July 2015 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

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Warnings made that an extra 1,000 young Scots will be made homeless if Tories' housing benefit cap is enforced

https://tfn.scot/news/welfare-cuts-will-make-1000-vulnerable-young-scots-homeless

Plans to remove rate relief for private schools progress

NEWS 26 June 2018 by Gareth Jones

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The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on its plans to make private schools pay extra taxes, sparking calls to examine charity status

https://tfn.scot/news/plans-to-remove-rate-relief-for-private-schools-progress

Starmer slashes foreign aid to pay for defence budget uplift

NEWS 25 February 2025 by Niall Christie

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The Labour Prime Minister announced overseas spending will reduce from 0.5% of GDP to 0.3%.

https://tfn.scot/news/starmer-slashes-foreign-aid-to-pay-for-defence-budget-uplift

Charities welcome six-month eviction ban

NEWS 25 March 2020 by Gavin Stuart

Regeneration & Housing

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Social and private sector tenants have been given protection during the Covid-19 crisis.

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-welcome-six-month-eviction-ban

Coronavirus self-isolators should be given “rent holidays”

NEWS 16 March 2020 by Gavin Stuart

Regeneration & Housing

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Living Rent also demanded a pause on evictions during the coronavirus outbreak.

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-self-isolators-to-be-given-rent-holidays

Charity calls for transport policy transformation

NEWS 5 February 2020 by Gavin Stuart

Environment & International

Friends of the Earth Scotland urges ministers to cut spending on roads.

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-calls-for-transport-policy-transformation

Cash boost not enough childminders warn

NEWS 10 September 2020 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

The way childminding is being funded is of deep concern

https://tfn.scot/news/cash-boost-not-enough-childminders-warn

Apprenticeship Levy cash will support skills, training and employment

OPINION 23 May 2017 Guest post

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Jamie Hepburn MSP outlines how the Scottish Government plans to spend its share of the Apprenticeship Levy

https://tfn.scot/opinion/apprenticeship-levy-cash-will-support-skills-training-and-employment

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SNP disability regulations underwhelming and unambitious

Windfarm cash cut is a huge step backwards

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Plans to remove rate relief for private schools progress

Starmer slashes foreign aid to pay for defence budget uplift

Charities welcome six-month eviction ban

Coronavirus self-isolators should be given “rent holidays”

Charity calls for transport policy transformation

Cash boost not enough childminders warn

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