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Charities in cut-throat competition with each other

NEWS 3 October 2016 by Susan Smith

Families & Young People

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Charities say rivalry and competition are preventing them from working together

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-in-cut-throat-competition-with-each-other

Charities welcome minimum alcohol prices ruling

NEWS 21 October 2016 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

Charities have welcomed a legal ruling backing the minimum pricing of alcohol

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-welcome-minimum-alcohol-prices-ruling

Lottery accused of “disempowering” Scots community

NEWS 27 October 2017 by Rab Armour

Management

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Community believes funder is deliberately wanting it to fail

https://tfn.scot/news/lottery-accused-of-disempowering-scots-community

Mid-career MOT call as workers cannot afford retirement

NEWS 27 October 2017 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Age Scotland has found that almost half of workers will not be able to afford to stop working at state pension age

https://tfn.scot/news/mid-career-mot-call-as-workers-cannot-afford-retirement

Campaigners demand UK government ends “cruel” benefits’ freeze

NEWS 21 November 2017 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Groups and MSPs demand changes to welfare system punishing most vulnerable

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-demand-uk-government-ends-cruel-benefits-freeze

Scottish charity test is being abused by tax dodgers

NEWS 14 January 2015 by Paul Cardwell

Management

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Public petitions committee to ask government if it plans to review Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-charity-test-is-being-abused-by-tax-dodgers

Scottish councils join condemnation of universal credit

NEWS 2 October 2017 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Pressure mounts of UK government to halt controversial roll-out

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-councils-join-condemnation-of-universal-credit

Scottish Parliament to discuss stripping private schools of charitable status

NEWS 28 October 2014 by Paul Cardwell

Management

Tax benefits to private schools are “inappropriate” and “unjust” claims campaigner

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-parliament-to-discuss-stripping-private-schools-of-charitable-stat

Welfare reforms hit poorer areas five times as hard

NEWS 23 June 2014 by Paul Cardwell

Social Justice & Poverty

Glasgow is second only to Birmingham in table of places most adversely affected by welfare reforms

https://tfn.scot/news/welfare-reforms-hit-poorer-areas-five-times-as-hard

Fresh calls for lottery reform to raise an extra £125m

NEWS 15 March 2019 by Susan Smith

Management

Former Tory minister Priti Patel has joined the call for new rules to help society lotteries grow and raise far more for charities

https://tfn.scot/news/fresh-calls-for-lottery-reform-to-raise-125m

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Charities in cut-throat competition with each other

Charities welcome minimum alcohol prices ruling

Lottery accused of “disempowering” Scots community

Mid-career MOT call as workers cannot afford retirement

Campaigners demand UK government ends “cruel” benefits’ freeze

Scottish charity test is being abused by tax dodgers

Scottish councils join condemnation of universal credit

Scottish Parliament to discuss stripping private schools of charitable status

Welfare reforms hit poorer areas five times as hard

Fresh calls for lottery reform to raise an extra £125m

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