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The cost of living crisis isn’t back: it never went away

OPINION 3 March 2025 by Derek Mitchell

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Derek Mitchell: further increases in energy prices will be devastating for so many households

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-cost-of-living-crisis-isnt-back-it-never-went-away

Will a shift to prevention heal Scotland’s third sector?

OPINION 6 January 2026 by Sarah Latto

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Health & Social Care

Sarah Latto asks if this is the long-term cure that we need

https://tfn.scot/opinion/will-a-shift-to-prevention-heal-scotlands-third-sector

Multi-year investment is a game-changer – and its timing couldn’t be more welcome

OPINION 23 February 2026 by David Hilferty

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

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David Hilferty welcomes change – but we need more

https://tfn.scot/opinion/multi-year-investment-is-a-game-changer-and-its-timing-couldnt-be-more-welcome

Multi-year funding is a gamechanger for charities like ours

OPINION 30 March 2026 by Tara Smith

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Tara Smith on why multi-year grants are vital for life-changing services

https://tfn.scot/opinion/multi-year-funding-is-a-gamechanger-for-charities-like-ours

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

Cash for third sector jobs programme

NEWS 17 February 2016 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Young people are set to benefit from an additional £6.1 million to help them get into work through a third sector scheme

https://tfn.scot/news/cash-for-third-sector-jobs-scheme

Turning up the volume on kinship care

OPINION 19 May 2014 Guest post

Health & Social Care

Allan Young explains why over 10,000 children in Scotland living in kinship care are being let down by a system which fails to recognise their needs

https://tfn.scot/opinion/turning-up-the-volume-on-kinship-care

Third sector must raise its game and ask big questions on the referendum

OPINION 9 July 2014 by Susan Smith

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Susan Smith believes the third sector has more interesting things to say in the referendum debate than politicians

https://tfn.scot/opinion/why-we-cares-less-about-the-deputy-first-minister

What the public thinks of charities

OPINION 13 March 2014 Guest post

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Dan Corry from New Philanthropy Capital sees public attitudes to charities improving but organisations still need to work together

https://tfn.scot/opinion/what-the-public-thinks-of-charities

60 seconds with Colin MacLean

OPINION 30 April 2014 Guest post

Families & Young People

Colin MacLean explains why Scotland needs the Partnership Commission on Childcare Reform

https://tfn.scot/opinion/60-seconds-with-colin-maclean

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The cost of living crisis isn’t back: it never went away

Will a shift to prevention heal Scotland’s third sector?

Multi-year investment is a game-changer – and its timing couldn’t be more welcome

Multi-year funding is a gamechanger for charities like ours

Just 62 people own the same wealth as 3.6 billion

Cash for third sector jobs programme

Turning up the volume on kinship care

Third sector must raise its game and ask big questions on the referendum

What the public thinks of charities

60 seconds with Colin MacLean

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