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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

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

Child mental health targets missed by half of Scotland’s health boards

NEWS 6 December 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Health & Social Care

Half of Scotland’s health boards failed to meet waiting time targets for child mental health treatment, it has emerged

https://tfn.scot/news/child-mental-health-targets-missed-by-half-of-scotlands-health-boards

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

General election: Speak out now to beat hatred and division

NEWS 18 April 2017 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

Scotland’s third sector must be at the forefront of ensuring progressive ideas win over hatred and division in snap General Election campaign

https://tfn.scot/news/use-election-to-beat-hatred-and-division

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

Liberal Democrats are creating opportunity for all

OPINION 31 March 2015 Guest post

Management

Michael Moore says the Liberal Democrats will spend less than Labour and cut less than the Conservatives to create the best future for everyone

https://tfn.scot/opinion/liberal-democrats-are-creating-opportunity-for-all

Backing Scotland’s international development sector

OPINION 20 July 2015 Guest post

Health & Social Care

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Humza Yousaf MSP announces the opening of the International Development Small Grant Scheme 2016

https://tfn.scot/opinion/developing-scotlands-ngo-sector

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

Remembering the week everyone hated us

OPINION 28 May 2024 by Derek Mitchell

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

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

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Scottish Government doubles Malawi emergency funding

Child mental health targets missed by half of Scotland’s health boards

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

General election: Speak out now to beat hatred and division

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

Liberal Democrats are creating opportunity for all

Backing Scotland’s international development sector

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