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

NEWS 7 May 2025 by Niall Christie

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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

Parents make audacious bid for community-led school

NEWS 20 February 2015 by Rab Armour

Families & Young People

Parents in Milngavie bid to run their own Catholic school after council announced plans to merge

https://tfn.scot/news/parents-make-audacious-bid-for-community-led-school

Cuts to homeless services could be devastating

NEWS 2 August 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Regeneration & Housing

The quality of accommodation and services for homeless people is already slipping with further cuts on the horizon

https://tfn.scot/news/fears-for-scotlands-homeless-accommodation-and-services

Government told to find out why charities aren’t making best use of technology

NEWS 30 November 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Management

Senior executives from Google and Twitter tell House of Lords committee on charities digital technology is crucial to sector

https://tfn.scot/news/government-told-to-find-out-why-charities-arent-making-best-use-of-technolo

New laws should ensure more female politicians

NEWS 22 March 2018 by Susan Smith

Management

Campaigners have called for a new law to ensure half of all political candidates in Scotland are women

https://tfn.scot/news/new-laws-should-ensure-more-female-politicians

NHS missing mental health targets

NEWS 26 May 2015 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

Charities are calling for speedy improvements to the treatement of vulnerable children and young people struggling with mental health problems

https://tfn.scot/news/nhs-missing-mental-health-targets

Councils have closed a quarter of public toilets

NEWS 4 September 2018 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

South Lanarkshire Council has closed all 19 public toilets it operated in 2010 while other councils have also made dramatic reductions

https://tfn.scot/news/councils-have-closed-a-quarter-of-public-toilets

Health and social care integration is failing and radical change is needed

NEWS 30 October 2018 by Graham Martin

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The leadership of key organisations charged with transforming care in Scotland has been questioned by the country’s third sector

https://tfn.scot/news/health-and-social-care-intergration-is-failing-and-radical-change-is-needed

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

Scottish cities miss air pollution targets by a decade

NEWS 21 July 2014 by Paul Cardwell

Environment & International

UK government faces fines and a health crisis due to failing to meet EU air pollution targets claims campaigners

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-cities-miss-air-pollution-targets-by-a-decade

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

Parents make audacious bid for community-led school

Cuts to homeless services could be devastating

Government told to find out why charities aren’t making best use of technology

New laws should ensure more female politicians

NHS missing mental health targets

Councils have closed a quarter of public toilets

Health and social care integration is failing and radical change is needed

Fight still on to save UK aid department

Scottish cities miss air pollution targets by a decade

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