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Third sector responds to UK budget as chancellor pledges to increase spending

NEWS 27 October 2021 by Rab Armour

Management

Sunak pledges a "new economy"

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-responds-to-uk-budget-as-chancellor-pledges-to-increase-spending

Mixed response to budget plans

NEWS 7 February 2020 by Gareth Jones

Regeneration & Housing

Voluntary sector organisations are split over the Scottish Government's draft budget

https://tfn.scot/news/mixed-response-to-budget-plans

New report calls for urgent action to tackle loneliness

NEWS 15 October 2020 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

#NeverMoreNeeded

A national campaign has said more must be done to help those facing isolation this winter

https://tfn.scot/news/new-report-calls-for-urgent-action-to-tackle-loneliness

Child maintenance bill must be amended or domestic abuse victims will suffer

NEWS 27 February 2023 by Rab Armour

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Broad coalition of charities have hit out

https://tfn.scot/news/child-maintenance-bill-must-be-amended-or-domestic-abuse-victims-will-suffer

Scotland told to show climate leadership after COP28

NEWS 13 December 2023 by Niall Christie

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

The climate talks failed to reach an agreement on urgently phasing out fossil fuels.

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-told-to-show-climate-leadership-after-cop28

Scottish Government in row over National Care Service contracts

NEWS 22 February 2022 by Niall Christie

Management

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

2 comments

Ministers are under pressure to end the involvement of multinational consultants in setting up the public service

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-in-row-over-national-care-service-contracts

Suspension of the Scottish Government’s national frameworks for the Supply of Electricity and Supply of Natural Gas - Letter to the Minister

Paul Bradley

26 January 2023

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Policy

Other Regulation

written to Ivan McKee MSP, Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise, to urge the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/56929/2023/01/26/suspension-of-the-scottish-governments-national-frameworks-for-the-supply-of-electricity-and-supply-of-natural-gas-letter-to-the-minister

Should single mums have to pay to track down absent dads?

POLL 5 February 2016 by Alex Turnbull

Families & Young People

5 comments

The government run Child Maintenance Service charges £20 and a 4% collection fee to single mums to track down absent dads - is this fair?

https://tfn.scot/polls/should-single-mums-have-to-pay-to-track-down-absent-dads

Will abortion pill lead to more terminations?

POLL 27 October 2017 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

1 comment

Pro-life campaigners say move is promoting the easy option for women

https://tfn.scot/polls/will-abortion-pill-lead-to-more-terminations

Is universal credit an unmitigated disaster?

POLL 10 July 2018 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

This week leading housing bodies joined to condemn the "flawed" universal credit roll out. Is it a disaster?

https://tfn.scot/polls/is-universal-credit-an-unmitigated-disaster

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Third sector responds to UK budget as chancellor pledges to increase spending

Mixed response to budget plans

New report calls for urgent action to tackle loneliness

Child maintenance bill must be amended or domestic abuse victims will suffer

Scotland told to show climate leadership after COP28

Scottish Government in row over National Care Service contracts

Suspension of the Scottish Government’s national frameworks for the Supply of Electricity and Supply of Natural Gas - Letter to the Minister

Should single mums have to pay to track down absent dads?

Will abortion pill lead to more terminations?

Is universal credit an unmitigated disaster?

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