Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Scotland in child obesity emergency slams UK’s top teacher

NEWS 4 November 2015 by Paul Cardwell

Health & Social Care

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The UK's most popular teacher says schools and politicians have to tackle problem of overweight pupils

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-in-child-obesity-emergency

Scotland’s gender pay gap investigated as progress stalls

NEWS 17 February 2017 by Susan Smith

Social Justice & Poverty

MSPs are to explore why it looks set to be more than 50 years before women in Scotland can expect equal pay to men

https://tfn.scot/news/scotlands-gender-pay-gap-investigated-as-progress-stalls

Scots activists condemn suppression of NGOs in Turkey

NEWS 14 November 2016 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

Scottish activists have condemned the suppression of civil society groups in Turkey

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-activists-condemn-suppression-of-ngos-in-turkey

Scots want a nation powered by green energy only

NEWS 5 September 2016 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

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The majority of Scots think the country could and should become Europe’s first fully renewable nation

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-want-a-fully-reneweable-powered-country

Scots worried about their income

NEWS 30 April 2020 by Gareth Jones

Social Justice & Poverty

Almost half of Scots are worried about their finances as a result of the coronavirus pandemic

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-worried-about-their-income

Families need urgent help at the Scottish Budget

NEWS 29 November 2018 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Cash must be put into the pockets of struggling families at the forthcoming Scottish Budget, a children’s charity has said

https://tfn.scot/news/families-need-urgent-help-at-the-scottish-budget

Charities put the record straight on Universal Credit ‘support’

NEWS 8 November 2018 by Graham Martin

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Charities have hit out after Tory work and pensions secretary Esther McVey claimed they have backed the government over Universal Credit

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-put-the-record-straight-on-universal-credit-support

Reduce speed limits to make roads safer for cyclists

NEWS 12 November 2018 by Robert Armour

Culture & Leisure

Country's cycling network needs to be safer to encourage more to get on their bike

https://tfn.scot/news/reduce-speed-limits-to-make-roads-safer-for-cyclists

Charities savage Tory two-child benefits cap

NEWS 21 January 2019 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Charities say benefits cap creates a morally unacceptable two-tier system

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-savage-tory-two-child-benefits-cap

Charity fights for pensioners’ right to free TV licence

NEWS 7 February 2019 by Robert Armour

Health & Social Care

Warning that moves to charge over 75s would criminalise them for non-payment if they couldn't afford a TV licence

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-fights-for-pensioners-right-to-free-tv-licence

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