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Suicide is preventable

OPINION 14 November 2017 Guest post

Health & Social Care

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Professor Rory O'Connor on how the Scottish Government's new suicide strategy can address why more people chose to take their own lives in 2016

https://tfn.scot/opinion/suicide-is-preventable

Social enterprise can take the place of corporate exploitation

OPINION 22 January 2018 by TFN

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Duncan Thorp on how social enterprises can provide the alternative to corporate greed

https://tfn.scot/opinion/social-enterprise-can-take-the-place-of-corporate-exploitation

Scotland’s care system is in crisis – we need to fix it now

OPINION 20 September 2017 Guest post

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Keith Robson on the real gap between our ambition for high-quality care and the reality of high staff turnovers and care packages falling apart

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scotlands-care-sector-is-in-crisis-we-need-to-solve-this-now

Manifestos urge new era of people-centered politics

NEWS 8 April 2015 by Robert Armour

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Leading bodies publish manifestos calling for radical overhaul of political system for one which puts people first

https://tfn.scot/news/manifestos-urge-new-era-of-people-centered-politics

Employability programmes have transformed our communities

OPINION 26 February 2018 by Robert Armour

Health & Social Care

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Ross Ahlfeld argues employability programmes should not just be promoted but protected

https://tfn.scot/opinion/employability-programmes-have-transformed-our-communities

Every trustee has a voice - how you use it matters

OPINION 9 November 2023 by Helen Kidd

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Funding & Finance

Charities need to ensure they have the right expertise at the table, an environment in which trustees can shine - and the training they need to do the job, writes Helen Kidd

https://tfn.scot/opinion/every-trustee-has-a-voice-how-you-use-it-matters

All I want for Christmas is... practical policy implementation

OPINION 7 December 2023 by Duncan Thorp

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Funding & Finance

Apart from familiar seasonal tunes, December is also a good time to reflect on the past year to our successes and challenges and to look forward to January resolutions.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-practical-policy-implementation

A year of change and possibility

OPINION 25 January 2024 by Duncan Thorp

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Duncan Thorp on the year ahead for social enterprises

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-year-of-change-and-possibility

Charities want to remain in the EU

NEWS 3 June 2016 by Paul Cardwell

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Survey of third sector workers finds majority support remaining in the EU

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-want-to-remain-in-the-eu

Politicians argue over third sector role in employability programmes

NEWS 29 March 2018 by Gareth Jones

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Fair Start Scotland is about to be introduced but opposition MSPs and third sector bodies continue to raise questions about how it will function

https://tfn.scot/news/employability-scheme-will-involve-third-sector

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Suicide is preventable

Social enterprise can take the place of corporate exploitation

Scotland’s care system is in crisis – we need to fix it now

Manifestos urge new era of people-centered politics

Employability programmes have transformed our communities

Every trustee has a voice - how you use it matters

All I want for Christmas is... practical policy implementation

A year of change and possibility

Charities want to remain in the EU

Politicians argue over third sector role in employability programmes

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