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The YouthLink top job is a revelation and privilege

FEATURE 7 August 2014 by Paul Cardwell

Management

Find out how suduko, the Railway Children and a sherry-aged Speyside malt feature in the life of YouthLink chief executive Jim Sweeney

https://tfn.scot/features/jim-sweeney-of-youthlink-scotland-thinks-the-sector-is-a-powerhouse-for-cha

Making the school run safe

FEATURE 8 October 2014 by Robert Armour

Families & Young People

After his daughter was knocked down outside her primary school, Jake Arnold took his road safety campaign all the way to Holyrood

https://tfn.scot/features/backchat-jake-arnold-keep-cars-clear

Charities back passive smoking target

NEWS 25 March 2014 by Robert Armour

Health & Social Care

Charities have backed a new Scottish campaign that aims to reduce the number of children affected by passive smoking by 50,000

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-back-passive-smoking-target

Benefits system should be overhauled in light of suicide

NEWS 26 March 2014 by Paul Cardwell

Social Justice & Poverty

A Mental Welfare Commission report into a woman who killed herself after losing disability benefit exposes urgent need for reform, says CAS

https://tfn.scot/news/benefits-system-must-be-overhauled

Five times more Scots turn to foodbanks

NEWS 15 April 2014 by Susan Smith

Social Justice & Poverty

The number of Scots seeking help from foodbanks increased by five-fold last year

https://tfn.scot/news/five-times-more-scots-turn-to-foodbanks

We’ll defy welfare reform until the bitter end

FEATURE 15 February 2017 by Robert Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Paul Clarendon, a founder member of the Rural Welfare Campaign, says he'll only stop direct action when the persecution ends

https://tfn.scot/features/well-defy-welfare-reform-until-the-bitter-end

Hate fest furore over Neil Oliver’s role as NTS president

OPINION 9 October 2017 by Susan Smith

Management

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Susan Smith argues the fallout following the appointment of Neil Oliver as NTS president is a worrying sign for Scottish democratic debate

https://tfn.scot/opinion/hate-fest-furore-over-neil-olivers-role-as-nts-president

Online child sexual abuse has more than doubled

NEWS 13 February 2015 by Paul Cardwell

Families & Young People

ChildLine reports dramatic rise in counselling session given to youngsters who have experienced online sexual abuse

https://tfn.scot/news/childline-reports-online-sexual-abuse-has-more-than-doubled-in-last-year

For many families it does not pay to work – new report warns

NEWS 19 February 2015 by Paul Cardwell

Families & Young People

Family and Childcare Trust warns that the rising costs of childcare makes working pointless for many families

https://tfn.scot/news/for-many-families-it-does-not-pay-to-work-new-report-warns

Benefit sanctions are “like domestic abuse”

NEWS 18 March 2015 by Robert Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

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Woman tells a poverty investigation sanctions were humiliating and degrading

https://tfn.scot/news/paisley-woman-sanctions-are-like-domestic-abuse

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The YouthLink top job is a revelation and privilege

Making the school run safe

Charities back passive smoking target

Benefits system should be overhauled in light of suicide

Five times more Scots turn to foodbanks

We’ll defy welfare reform until the bitter end

Hate fest furore over Neil Oliver’s role as NTS president

Online child sexual abuse has more than doubled

For many families it does not pay to work – new report warns

Benefit sanctions are “like domestic abuse”

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