Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Tobacco companies should pay for stop smoking adverts

NEWS 30 June 2015 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

Anti-smoking charity ASH Scotland wants tobacco companies to pay for stop-smoking adverts in light of a sharp drop in people attempting to quit

https://tfn.scot/news/tobacco-companies-should-pay-for-stop-smoking-adverts

Improving transparency in partnership

Jason Henderson

19 December 2023

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Policy

FOI

Earlier this year, SCVO responded to the Scottish Government’s consultation on access to information,We do, however, welcome the Scottish Government’s recent decision to park its own legislative proposals

https://scvo.scot/p/87650/2023/12/19/improving-transparency-in-partnership

Private firms barred from benefits assessments

NEWS 27 April 2017 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

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Profit-raking private firms will have no place in Scotland’s new social security system

https://tfn.scot/news/private-firms-barred-from-benefits-assessments

Surplus food or the right to food?

OPINION 15 July 2015 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

Graham Riches warns the UK is treading a dangerous path following in the footsteps of the North American foodbank culture

https://tfn.scot/opinion/surplus-food-or-the-right-to-food

Food crisis is far from over, study warns

NEWS 9 June 2020 by Gareth Jones

Social Justice & Poverty

The food insecurity crisis sparked by Covid-19 is set to enter a new phase, the Poverty and Inequality Commission has said

https://tfn.scot/news/food-crisis-is-far-from-over-study-warns

Cover blown: spycops “infiltrated Scottish charities”

NEWS 21 February 2018 by Graham Martin

Management

1 comment

Campaigners say the third sector will have been infiltrated by political police

https://tfn.scot/news/uncovered-did-spycops-infiltrate-charities

No response from Scottish Labour MPs to questions over planned National Insurance hit

NEWS 4 December 2024 by Niall Christie

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Culture & Leisure

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

#NIHike

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TFN contacted all MPs in Scotland to ask their thoughts on the NI hike looming over the sector.

https://tfn.scot/news/no-response-from-scottish-labour-mps-to-questions-over-planned-national-insurance-hit

“Transformative reparations by public bodies” needed to address Tinker Experiment human rights abuses

NEWS 30 January 2026 by Niall Christie

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Regeneration & Housing

Call for financial compensation, cultural investment and further truth recovery following 15-year battle for justice by victims

https://tfn.scot/news/transformative-reparations-by-public-bodies-needed-to-address-tinker-experiment-human-rights-abuses

When power turns legal: how do we stop SLAPPs?

OPINION 24 October 2025 by Ahsan Mustafa

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Regeneration & Housing

1 comment

Ahsan Mustafa examines how SLAPPs threaten charity journalism and accountability

https://tfn.scot/opinion/when-power-turns-legal

Charities celebrate Scottish Government climate pledge

NEWS 7 December 2015 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

2 comments

A commitment by the Scottish Government to double the country’s Climate Justice Fund has been welcomed by charities and NGOs

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-celebrate-scottish-government-climate-pledge

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Tobacco companies should pay for stop smoking adverts

Improving transparency in partnership

Private firms barred from benefits assessments

Surplus food or the right to food?

Food crisis is far from over, study warns

Cover blown: spycops “infiltrated Scottish charities”

No response from Scottish Labour MPs to questions over planned National Insurance hit

“Transformative reparations by public bodies” needed to address Tinker Experiment human rights abuses

When power turns legal: how do we stop SLAPPs?

Charities celebrate Scottish Government climate pledge

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