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Charities call for junk food promotion ban to go ahead

NEWS 12 August 2021 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

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The Scottish Government has been urged to press ahead with a bill to ban multi-buy offers on junk food

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-call-for-junk-food-promotion-ban-to-go-ahead

Charities call for urgent financial boost for struggling families

NEWS 18 August 2021 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

#NeverMoreNeeded

A coalition of 120 organisations has urged for the Scottish Child Payment to be doubled to £20 a week

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-call-for-urgent-financial-boost-for-struggling-families

Remembrance Sunday events cancelled due to Covid-19

NEWS 30 October 2020 by Gareth Jones

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Environment & International

Services planned in Edinburgh will not take place this year, organisers have confirmed

https://tfn.scot/news/remembrance-sunday-events-cancelled-due-to-covid-19

Scottish budget offers “sticking plasters” for social problems

NEWS 19 December 2023 by Niall Christie

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#RunningCostsCrisis

#CostOfLivingCrisis

Campaigners and charities from across the third sector have hit out at the “short-term budget sticking plasters” offered by the Scottish Government.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-budget-offers-sticking-plasters-for-social-problems

You can't have a right without a remedy

OPINION 31 August 2023 by Emma Hutton

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Emma Hutton welcomes the new Scottish Human Rights Bill - but wonders if it goes far enough

https://tfn.scot/opinion/on-the-right-path

A new politics, a new democracy and a new Scotland

OPINION 19 September 2014 Guest post

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Don't let the referendum momentum slide

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-new-politics-a-new-democracy-and-a-new-scotland

Could having the CEO on the board strengthen your charity?

OPINION 6 February 2025 by Helen Kidd

Families & Young People

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Social Justice & Poverty

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Money is tight. Charities are continually grappling with how best to tackle those challenges. And some are considering the structure of their board. Lawyer Helen Kidd explores the issue.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/could-having-the-ceo-on-the-board-strengthen-your-charity

Exclusive: damning report reveals charity was a “failed organisation”

NEWS 23 December 2015 by Rab Armour

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TFN exclusively reveals contents of damning report into Voluntary Sector Gateway West Lothian

https://tfn.scot/news/exclusive-damning-report-reveals-charity-was-a-failed-organisation

New figures show 200,000 Scots relied on food banks last year

NEWS 27 April 2022 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Cost-of-living crisis could be here to stay

https://tfn.scot/news/new-figures-show-200000-scots-relied-on-food-banks-last-year

Campaigners hail victory as two-child cap is scrapped

NEWS 27 November 2025 by Rab Armour

Families & Young People

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Health & Social Care

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#RunningCostsCrisis

#CostOfLivingCrisis

#Society

#Politics

Groups now urge cash freed up to be spent supporting struggling families

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-hail-costly-victory-as-two-child-cap-gets-scrapped

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Charities call for urgent financial boost for struggling families

Remembrance Sunday events cancelled due to Covid-19

Scottish budget offers “sticking plasters” for social problems

You can't have a right without a remedy

A new politics, a new democracy and a new Scotland

Could having the CEO on the board strengthen your charity?

Exclusive: damning report reveals charity was a “failed organisation”

New figures show 200,000 Scots relied on food banks last year

Campaigners hail victory as two-child cap is scrapped

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