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Poverty must be the key issue of the general election

NEWS 19 November 2019 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

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Poverty must be put at the heart of the UK general election battle, charity campaigners have said

https://tfn.scot/news/poverty-must-be-the-key-issue-of-the-general-election

Putting communities at the heart of decision making

NEWS 13 August 2015 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

A national third sector organisation is leading calls for the redesign of community planning in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/putting-communities-at-the-heart-of-decision-making

Laid bare: the reality of every day hunger

NEWS 27 October 2017 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

The real stories of those living with the brutal reality of every day hunger form the basis of a bombshell new report

https://tfn.scot/news/laid-bare-the-reality-of-every-day-hunger

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

Saved: closure-threatened charity weathers storm

NEWS 15 March 2019 by Graham Martin

Management

An embattled charity has weathered a perfect storm of cuts – and lived to fight another day

https://tfn.scot/news/saved-closure-threatened-chaity-weathers-storm

Epilepsy discriminated by unfair PIP assessments

NEWS 15 August 2019 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

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People with epilepsy are being treated unfairly when it comes to assessing their disability

https://tfn.scot/news/epilepsy-discriminated-by-unfair-pip-assessements

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

Claims DWP assessors ask: “Why haven’t you killed yourself?”

NEWS 2 March 2017 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

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Mentally ill claimants complain they are being asked to justify why they are are still alive

https://tfn.scot/news/claims-dwp-assessors-ask-why-havent-you-killed-yourself

Dredgers destroy protected marine area

NEWS 6 February 2018 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

Scottish environmental campaigners have uncovered evidence of devastating illegal scallop dredging in a protected area of sea

https://tfn.scot/news/dredgers-destroy-protected-marine-area

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Poverty must be the key issue of the general election

Putting communities at the heart of decision making

Laid bare: the reality of every day hunger

Scotland’s gender pay gap investigated as progress stalls

Scots activists condemn suppression of NGOs in Turkey

Saved: closure-threatened charity weathers storm

Epilepsy discriminated by unfair PIP assessments

Scotland in child obesity emergency slams UK’s top teacher

Claims DWP assessors ask: “Why haven’t you killed yourself?”

Dredgers destroy protected marine area

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