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Scotland’s community charities deserve better from government and funders

OPINION 7 November 2025 by Stuart Duffin

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Stuart Duffin makes an impassioned and important call for funding parity for our small charities

https://tfn.scot/opinion/open-letter-scotlands-community-charities-deserve-better-from-government-and-funders

#ChristiePlus10: Building on the momentum of Hard Edges Scotland

OPINION 16 July 2021 by Suzanne Fitzpatrick

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#NeverMoreNeeded

#ChristiePlus10: a series of expert blogs reflecting on ten years since the publication of the Christie Commission.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/christieplus10-building-on-the-momentum-of-hard-edges-scotland

Goodbye to a life less ordinary

OPINION 23 May 2023 by Alan Staff

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Retirment is something to look froward to Alan Staff as he praises the sector and colleagues but laments the perennial lack of funding that underpins the sector

https://tfn.scot/opinion/goodbye-to-a-life-less-ordinary

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector Monday 25 May

NEWS 25 May 2020 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

How the sector is responding to the crisis

https://tfn.scot/news/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector-monday-25-may

Hundreds gather in Edinburgh at Scotland’s biggest ever climate lobby

NEWS 19 September 2025 by Niall Christie

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

First Minister among MSPs meeting Scots to talk about climate change and how to tackle it.

https://tfn.scot/news/hundreds-gather-in-edinburgh-at-scotlands-biggest-ever-climate-lobby

Scottish Government pledges to create new housing agency

NEWS 23 January 2026 by Niall Christie

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First minister made the promise, subject to the outcome of May’s election

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-pledges-to-create-new-housing-agency

A small step can make a big difference

OPINION 18 February 2014 Guest post

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Jobs & Business Glasgow's Clare Ferry outlines just how valuable a board can be to a social enterprise

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-small-step-can-make-a-big-difference

Redefining the war on welfare

OPINION 22 July 2015 by Susan Smith

Social Justice & Poverty

Susan Smith argues the third sector needs to take a new approach to helping society's most marginalised prove their critics wrong

https://tfn.scot/opinion/redefining-the-war-on-welfare

Our duty to look after refugee children serparated from their families

OPINION 15 February 2016 Guest post

Families & Young People

It's our duty to help refugee children

https://tfn.scot/opinion/our-duty-to-look-after-refugee-children-serparated-from-their-families

One year from Indyref: An enduring settlement? I think not

OPINION 18 September 2015 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

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Indyref and its aftermath has provided no enduring settlement

https://tfn.scot/opinion/one-year-from-indyref-an-enduring-settlement-i-think-not

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Scotland’s community charities deserve better from government and funders

#ChristiePlus10: Building on the momentum of Hard Edges Scotland

Goodbye to a life less ordinary

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector Monday 25 May

Hundreds gather in Edinburgh at Scotland’s biggest ever climate lobby

Scottish Government pledges to create new housing agency

A small step can make a big difference

Redefining the war on welfare

Our duty to look after refugee children serparated from their families

One year from Indyref: An enduring settlement? I think not

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