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Criminalising emotional neglect could see disabled parents lose children

NEWS 31 May 2018 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Campaigners have highlighted the importance of providing support for parents with learning disabilities before making emotional neglect a crime

https://tfn.scot/news/criminalising-emotional-neglect-could-see-disabled-parents-lose-children

Plans to remove rate relief for private schools progress

NEWS 26 June 2018 by Gareth Jones

Management

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

Food poverty is a national emergency - governments must act now

NEWS 14 June 2022 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

The crisis is acute – but the response from those in power has been lacking

https://tfn.scot/news/food-poverty-is-a-national-emergency-governments-must-act-now

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

Tories set to press ahead with devastating cuts to international aid

NEWS 8 June 2021 by Graham Martin

Management

Environment & International

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Commons rebellion stymied by the speaker

https://tfn.scot/news/tories-set-to-press-ahead-with-devastating-cuts-to-international-aid

Cuts to international aid will prove fatal as MPs vote to slash budget

NEWS 14 July 2021 by Rab Armour

Management

Environment & International

Huge backlash from the international aid sector

https://tfn.scot/news/cuts-to-international-aid-will-prove-fatal-as-mps-vote-to-slash-budget

Leading climate scientist demands government rejects new oil field

NEWS 14 July 2021 by Rab Armour

Environment & International

Cambo field has potential to extract 800 million barrels of oil

https://tfn.scot/news/leading-climate-scientist-demands-government-rejects-new-oil-field

“No soft-landing”: devastating effect of overseas aid cut yet to be felt, government warned

NEWS 7 May 2025 by Niall Christie

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

Former CEO of Save the Children has hit out at Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to slash development budgets

https://tfn.scot/news/no-soft-landing-devastating-effect-of-overseas-aid-cut-yet-to-be-felt-government-warned

Fight still on to save UK aid department

NEWS 10 June 2020 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

Charities and MPs say DfID must be saved - but Tory threat remains

https://tfn.scot/news/fight-still-on-to-save-uk-aid-department

Concerns over advocacy reforms

NEWS 10 March 2020 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

The Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance has said it has significant concerns over tendering for the new social security system

https://tfn.scot/news/concerns-over-advocacy-reforms

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Criminalising emotional neglect could see disabled parents lose children

Plans to remove rate relief for private schools progress

Food poverty is a national emergency - governments must act now

Windfarm cash cut is a huge step backwards

Tories set to press ahead with devastating cuts to international aid

Cuts to international aid will prove fatal as MPs vote to slash budget

Leading climate scientist demands government rejects new oil field

“No soft-landing”: devastating effect of overseas aid cut yet to be felt, government warned

Fight still on to save UK aid department

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