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The toughest job in politics?

FEATURE 2 February 2017 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

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Robert Armour met Scotland’s welfare minister Jeane Freeman to find out how she aims to create a fairer benefits system for Scots during a period of austerity

https://tfn.scot/features/the-toughest-job-in-politics

Scottish Government doubles Malawi emergency funding

NEWS 10 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Environment & International

Emergency Scottish Government funding to help people affected by chronic food shortages in Malawi has been doubled

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-doubles-malawi-emergency-funding

Refugees blocked from reuniting with families in UK, charity says

NEWS 12 September 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Social Justice & Poverty

Refugees are being denied the chance to reunite with their families after arriving in the UK, a charity has claimed

https://tfn.scot/news/refugees-blocked-from-reuniting-with-families-in-uk-charity-says

Call for urgent action as report shows one in seven children is obese

NEWS 20 September 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Health & Social Care

The Scottish Health Survey revealed 15% of children were obese and 13% were overweight

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-urgent-action-as-report-shows-one-in-seven-children-is-obese

Funding fears grip charities in 2018

NEWS 12 December 2017 by Susan Smith

Management

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Losing funding is the biggest risk facing UK charities in 2018

https://tfn.scot/news/funding-fears-grip-charities-in-2018

Mountain hare numbers fall by a “catastrophic” 90%

NEWS 26 August 2019 by Gavin Stuart

Environment & International

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RSPB Scotland is calling for an immediate ban on culling in the wake of a new report.

https://tfn.scot/news/mountain-hare-numbers-fall-by-a-catastrophic-90

No deal Brexit could have a dire impact on the elderly

NEWS 5 September 2019 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

A charity has made dire warnings about the effects of a no deal Brexit on older people

https://tfn.scot/news/no-deal-brexit-could-have-a-dire-impact-on-the-elderly

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

Climate change brings catastrophe across the world

NEWS 24 July 2018 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

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Global climate change is responsible for simultaneous disasters happening across the world, campaigners claim

https://tfn.scot/news/climate-change-brings-catastrophe-across-the-world

Coul Links granted reprieve - for now

NEWS 31 July 2018 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

A precious, developer threatened habitat has been granted a stay of execution

https://tfn.scot/news/coul-links-granted-reprieve-for-now

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The toughest job in politics?

Scottish Government doubles Malawi emergency funding

Refugees blocked from reuniting with families in UK, charity says

Call for urgent action as report shows one in seven children is obese

Funding fears grip charities in 2018

Mountain hare numbers fall by a “catastrophic” 90%

No deal Brexit could have a dire impact on the elderly

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

Climate change brings catastrophe across the world

Coul Links granted reprieve - for now

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