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A short-term effect?

OPINION 1 September 2021 by Graham Martin

Graham Martin on the Programme for Government

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-short-term-effect

Time for Citizens Advice Scotland’s board to resign?

OPINION 23 February 2016 by Rab Armour

Management

How do you sack a board not fit for purpose? With great difficulty, says Robert Armour. And not before major reputation damage has been committed

https://tfn.scot/opinion/citizens-advice-scotlands-board-should-resign

Employment charity faces closure

NEWS 12 December 2019 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

A move has been made to save Real Jobs Falkirk after it lost its £48,000 worth of core funding

https://tfn.scot/news/employment-charity-faces-closure

The importance of getting social security right

OPINION 14 July 2025 by Jonathan Boyd

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Regeneration & Housing

Jonathan Boyd on making sure free, confidential and impartial advice is accessible to everyone

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-importance-of-getting-social-security-right

Remembering the week everyone hated us

OPINION 28 May 2024 by Derek Mitchell

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Culture & Leisure

Regeneration & Housing

CAS chief executive Derek Mitchell on being at the heart of a Twitter storm

https://tfn.scot/opinion/remembering-the-week-everyone-hated-us

New neurological strategy welcomed

NEWS 19 December 2019 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

The Scottish Government's first ever Framework for Action to improve care and support for people with neurological conditions like Parkinson’s

https://tfn.scot/news/new-neurological-strategy-welcomed

Brexit and climate change threaten our environment - we need urgent green laws

NEWS 13 November 2018 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

A coalition of leading environmental charities have launched an urgent campaign to call for call for Scotland to have its own environment act

https://tfn.scot/news/brexit-and-climate-change-threaten-our-environment-we-need-urgent-green-law

Homelessness stalks Scotland’s streets - and radical action is needed to end it

NEWS 3 April 2017 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

Charities are calling for emergency action to be taken to end the “human tragedy” of homelessness which is once again stalking Scotland’s streets

https://tfn.scot/news/homelessness-stalks-scotlands-streets-and-radical-action-is-needed-to-end-i

Exploitation, misery and death – how the asylum process crushes refugees

NEWS 25 May 2017 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

Destitution is built into the asylum process – and drives exploitation, ill health, misery and death

https://tfn.scot/news/exploitation-misery-and-death-how-the-asylum-process-crushes-refugees

Children in crisis: Scots kids spent one million days in temp lodgings last year

NEWS 6 February 2017 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

Charity warns children's health is being affected because of homelessness

https://tfn.scot/news/children-in-crisis-scots-kids-spent-one-million-days-in-temp-lodgings-last

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Remembering the week everyone hated us

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Brexit and climate change threaten our environment - we need urgent green laws

Homelessness stalks Scotland’s streets - and radical action is needed to end it

Exploitation, misery and death – how the asylum process crushes refugees

Children in crisis: Scots kids spent one million days in temp lodgings last year

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