Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Making FoI matter

OPINION 25 March 2022 by Carole Ewart

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Campaigners hope a new bill will help extend the reach of FoI so that it applies to voluntary sector services

https://tfn.scot/opinion/making-foi-matter

Social Renewal – from Buzzcocks to Oasis

OPINION 25 January 2021 by Anna Fowlie

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#NeverMoreNeeded

Anna Fowlie reflects on her time on the Social Renewal Advisory Board and the If Not Now, When? report

https://tfn.scot/opinion/social-renewal-from-buzzcocks-to-oasis

Esteem for the sector: we need parity, not parroting

OPINION 1 July 2022 by Kirsten Hogg

Management

Kirsten Hogg wonders where the substance is beneath the first minister’s warm words

https://tfn.scot/opinion/esteem-for-the-sector-we-need-parity-not-parroting

Current levels of energy debt are not normal and need action

OPINION 15 July 2024 by Dr Matthew Lee

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Regeneration & Housing

There needs to be a social tariff in the energy market, which provides a discount on bills for people living on low incomes says Dr Matthew Lee

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-current-levels-of-energy-debt-are-not-normal-and-need-action

What Scotland's civil society and young people can teach us about building bridges

OPINION 19 May 2025 by Irene Oldfather

Families & Young People

Environment & International

Dr Irene Oldfather on the work of the Scottish Advisory Forum on Europe (SAFE) to champion youth mobility

https://tfn.scot/opinion/what-scotlands-civil-society-and-young-people-can-teach-us-about-building-bridges

Staying connected: the importance of digital inclusion

OPINION 20 January 2025 by Kyle Scott

Social Justice & Poverty

Culture & Leisure

Health & Social Care

Regeneration & Housing

#Society

#Technology

https://tfn.scot/opinion/staying-connected-the-importance-of-digital-inclusion

“This will be devastating for all of us”: why welfare reforms don’t need to happen

OPINION 26 May 2025 by Emma Jackson

Social Justice & Poverty

Emma Jackson on new benefits proposals

https://tfn.scot/opinion/this-will-be-devastating-for-all-of-us-why-welfare-reforms-dont-need-to-happen

We can all become vulnerable - and public policy must reflect that

OPINION 24 June 2024 by Isabella Williams

Social Justice & Poverty

Any one of us can end up in a vulnerable situation - the new UK government must understand that, says Isabella Williams

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-can-all-become-vulnerable-and-public-policy-must-reflect-that

Charities demand full devolution of welfare

NEWS 15 September 2015 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

Leading charities say full devolution of welfare is the only tangible option to help Scotland's most vulnerable

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-demand-full-devolution-of-welfare

Cross-sector conference takes steps to tackle loneliness and social isolation in the Highlands

OPINION 12 March 2026 by Susan Hunter

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Befriending Networks and Befrienders Highland join forces to host the first Social Isolation and Loneliness in the Highlands Conference

https://tfn.scot/opinion/cross-sector-conference-takes-steps-to-tackle-loneliness-and-social-isolation-in-the-highlands

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Making FoI matter

Social Renewal – from Buzzcocks to Oasis

Esteem for the sector: we need parity, not parroting

Current levels of energy debt are not normal and need action

What Scotland's civil society and young people can teach us about building bridges

Staying connected: the importance of digital inclusion

“This will be devastating for all of us”: why welfare reforms don’t need to happen

We can all become vulnerable - and public policy must reflect that

Charities demand full devolution of welfare

Cross-sector conference takes steps to tackle loneliness and social isolation in the Highlands

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