Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Wildlife groups: shooting industry must be regulated

NEWS 26 May 2017 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

Wildlife conservation groups want a “progressive partnership” with the shooting community, to develop a licensing scheme for gamebird hunting

https://tfn.scot/news/wildlife-groups-shooting-industry-must-be-regulated

Tackling inequality should be central to recovery, report recommends

NEWS 21 January 2021 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

#NeverMoreNeeded

The Social Renewal Advisory Board has said creating a minimum income guarantee and helping those most affected by Covid-19 will result in a fairer Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/tackling-inequality-should-be-central-to-recovery-report-recommends

Coalition calls for sweeping changes to mental health and wellbeing

NEWS 23 February 2021 by Gareth Jones

Management

Health & Social Care

#NeverMoreNeeded

Scotland’s Mental Health Partnership has published its manifesto Promote, Prevent, Provide

https://tfn.scot/news/coalition-calls-for-sweeping-changes-to-mental-health-and-wellbeing

Thousands plunged into fuel poverty as energy prices rise

NEWS 1 April 2022 by Niall Christie

Social Justice & Poverty

Regeneration & Housing

More than 8 in 10 people in Scotland are worried about the impact of rising bills.

https://tfn.scot/news/thousands-plunged-into-fuel-poverty-as-energy-prices-rise

Shelter Scotland calls for “immediate intervention” against council

NEWS 12 December 2024 by Niall Christie

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Regeneration & Housing

#Society

#Politics

Councillors in Edinburgh voted to strip homeless households of human rights.

https://tfn.scot/news/shelter-scotland-calls-for-immediate-intervention-against-council

The referendum: which way for social justice in Scotland?

OPINION 12 September 2014 Guest post

Management

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Maggie Kelly of Third Sector Yes is a writer and policy and campaigns advisor having worked in the third sector in Scotland and London for 20 years

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-referendum-which-way-for-social-justice-in-scotland

Is the grass always greener?

FEATURE 1 February 2023 by Niall Christie

Environment & International

Niall Christie takes a deep dive into greenwashing, and asks whether charities are unwittingly getting caught up in schemes which allow big business planet polluters to cover up their dirty deeds

https://tfn.scot/features/is-the-grass-always-greener