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Volunteers or climate change ‘revolutionaries’?

OPINION 11 September 2023 by Sarah Latto

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Environment & International

Sarah Latto wonders whether it is time to rethink ‘volunteering’ and consider how we can best utilise people’s time to bring about real and lasting change

https://tfn.scot/opinion/volunteers-or-climate-change-revolutionaries

A human rights approach to social security

OPINION 9 December 2022 by Ben Macpherson

Social Justice & Poverty

Ben Macpherson MSP says Holyrood takes a person-centred approach to accessing benefits

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-human-rights-approach-to-social-security

Bid to beat the bookies and stop lottery bets

NEWS 5 May 2017 by Graham Martin

Culture & Leisure

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Moves are being made to stop bookies harming good causes by offering bets on lottery results

https://tfn.scot/news/bid-to-beat-the-bookies-and-close-lottery-betting-loop-hole

Renewables could meet half of Scotland’s energy needs by 2030, report finds

NEWS 10 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Environment & International

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Half of Scotland’s energy could come from renewable sources by 2030, according to fresh analysis

https://tfn.scot/news/renewables-could-meet-half-of-scotlands-energy-needs-by-2030-report-finds

Arthritis forcing thousands of Scots to give up work

NEWS 17 October 2018 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Versus Arthritis has said more needs to be done to help the 1.5 million people in Scotland who suffer with the condition

https://tfn.scot/news/arthritis-forcing-thousands-of-scots-to-give-up-work

Dementia failings prevent free care

NEWS 23 January 2019 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

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The complex needs associated with advanced dementia have not been fully understood or recognised, experts have said

https://tfn.scot/news/dementia-failings-prevent-free-care

Revealed: Scotland’s most polluted streets

NEWS 22 January 2018 by Rab Armour

Environment & International

Slight improvement on previous year but levels still dangerous

https://tfn.scot/news/revealed-scotlands-most-polluted-streets1

Housing crisis: one in every 200 are now homeless

NEWS 8 November 2017 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

Charity used official government and FoI data to estimate 307,000 people sleeping rough or living in inadequate housing

https://tfn.scot/news/housing-crisis-one-in-every-200-are-now-homeless

Campaign to put an end to nuisance calls

NEWS 11 September 2017 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

Third sector bodies have come together to launch a week of action against nuisance called, backed by a new Scottish Government fund

https://tfn.scot/news/campaign-to-put-an-end-to-nuisance-calls

Huge rise in children contemplating suicide

NEWS 8 September 2016 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

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A charity helpline has recorded a worrying spike in children thinking about suicide

https://tfn.scot/news/huge-rise-in-children-contemplating-suicide

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Volunteers or climate change ‘revolutionaries’?

A human rights approach to social security

Bid to beat the bookies and stop lottery bets

Renewables could meet half of Scotland’s energy needs by 2030, report finds

Arthritis forcing thousands of Scots to give up work

Dementia failings prevent free care

Revealed: Scotland’s most polluted streets

Housing crisis: one in every 200 are now homeless

Campaign to put an end to nuisance calls

Huge rise in children contemplating suicide

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