Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

2016 set to be hottest year on record, UN says

NEWS 14 November 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Environment & International

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2016 is set to be the hottest year on record, the UN has said.

https://tfn.scot/news/2016-set-to-be-hottest-year-on-record-un-says

Just 62 people own the same wealth as 3.6 billion

NEWS 18 January 2016 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

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How the world's wealth is concentrated in fewer and fewer hands

https://tfn.scot/news/just-62-people-own-the-same-wealth-as-3.6-billion

Attitudes towards LGBT+ people have changed for the better

NEWS 30 September 2016 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

The proportion of people in Scotland who think that same-sex sexual relationships are always or mostly wrong has fallen to 18% - its lowest level ever

https://tfn.scot/news/attitudes-to-lgbt-people-change-for-the-better

One in 10 businesses unable to employ disabled people, report finds

NEWS 9 August 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Health & Social Care

One in 10 companies in the UK say they are unable to employ disabled people, according to a survey of 300 businesses

https://tfn.scot/news/one-in-10-businesses-unable-to-employ-disabled-people-report-finds

Church shelves foodbanks to provide hot meals

NEWS 5 September 2016 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

A newly opened Glasgow church has suspended its foodbank in favour of providing regular community meals

https://tfn.scot/news/church-shelves-foodbanks-to-provide-hot-meals

RNIB Scotland rebels against move to English charity

NEWS 8 July 2015 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

RNIB Scotland staff have put forward an alternative plan to its London office in a bid to prevent staff tranferring to English charity Action for Blind People

https://tfn.scot/news/rnib-scotland-rebels-against-move-to-english-charity