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Government u-turn on cut to culture funding welcomed

NEWS 22 February 2023 by Niall Christie

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Culture & Leisure

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Proposing the Scottish Government’s budget in Holyrood on Tuesday, Mr Swinney unveiled the u-turn.

https://tfn.scot/news/government-u-turn-on-cut-to-culture-funding-welcomed

Fuel poverty leads to hundreds of winter deaths in Scotland

NEWS 17 October 2017 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

The Existing Homes Alliance has called on the Scottish Government to take further action to improve the energy efficiency of homes to help save lives

https://tfn.scot/news/call-to-ensure-law-will-lead-to-drop-in-unnecessary-winter-deaths

MP calls for charity contracts instead of funding

NEWS 29 January 2018 by Rab Armour

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Former charities minister believes charities have become too political and need reigned-in

https://tfn.scot/news/mp-calls-for-charity-contracts-instead-of-funding

Scotland’s social security system must address women’s rights

NEWS 23 July 2018 by Gareth Jones

Social Justice & Poverty

The Scottish Human Rights Commission wants women's rights to be addressed through new social security legislation

https://tfn.scot/news/social-security-system-presents-opportunities-to-improve-womans-rights

Call for radical social care system upheaval

NEWS 31 August 2020 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Pandemic has exposed fundamental flaws in the system

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-radical-social-care-system-upheaval

Poverty being attacked by all parties as universal credit uplift gains traction

NEWS 17 March 2021 by Rab Armour

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Social Justice & Poverty

https://tfn.scot/news/poverty-being-attacked-by-all-parties-as-universal-credit-uplift-gains-traction

Irish third sector facing crisis due to government funding cuts

NEWS 23 May 2023 by Rab Armour

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Funding & Finance

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Funding and staffing crisis shows no signs of abating

https://tfn.scot/news/irish-third-sector-facing-crisis-due-to-government-funding-cuts

Foster families can cope with new refugees

NEWS 5 May 2016 by Rab Armour

Families & Young People

Fostering charity says foster families will respond to government pledge to take in 3,000 refugee children

https://tfn.scot/news/foster-families-can-cope-with-refugee-influx

Hinkley Point a “colossal” waste of money

NEWS 15 September 2016 by Molly Millar

Environment & International

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Environmental groups have condemned the UK government's decision to go ahead with a new £18 billion nuclear plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset

https://tfn.scot/news/hinkley-point-nuclear-deal-approved

Lobbying Act forces Amnesty to register to campaign

NEWS 10 April 2015 by Paul Cardwell

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Amnesty says it won’t be silenced on human rights and equality just because a new law forces it to register to campaign during the general election

https://tfn.scot/news/lobbying-act-forces-amnesty-to-register-as-non-party-campaigner

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Government u-turn on cut to culture funding welcomed

Fuel poverty leads to hundreds of winter deaths in Scotland

MP calls for charity contracts instead of funding

Scotland’s social security system must address women’s rights

Call for radical social care system upheaval

Poverty being attacked by all parties as universal credit uplift gains traction

Irish third sector facing crisis due to government funding cuts

Foster families can cope with new refugees

Hinkley Point a “colossal” waste of money

Lobbying Act forces Amnesty to register to campaign

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