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Revealed: how worry over finances is driving political disaffection in Scotland

NEWS 19 January 2026 by Graham Martin

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Social Justice & Poverty

Study shows that improving people’s living standards is a crucial way to rebuild trust in politics

https://tfn.scot/news/revealed-how-worry-over-finances-is-driving-political-disaffection-in-scotland

Revealed: how the Iran war is impacting the charity sector

NEWS 16 April 2026 by Graham Martin

Management

Environment & International

Funding & Finance

MPs told rising fuel costs are hitting voluntary groups hard

https://tfn.scot/news/revealed-how-the-iran-war-is-impacting-the-charity-sector

"Families abandoned" as dementia care in Scotland fails to meet basic needs

NEWS 23 April 2026 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Health & Social Care

Carers having to “fight for every single thing” from pre-diagnosis to end-of-life

https://tfn.scot/news/families-abandoned-as-dementia-care-in-scotland-fails-to-meet-basic-needs

Stop playing to popular stigmas

OPINION 30 April 2014 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Robert Armour argues that stigmatising the poor has a wide reaching impact on society as a whole

https://tfn.scot/opinion/stop-playing-to-popular-stigmas

£15m underspend on bedroom tax fund

NEWS 6 March 2014 by Paul Cardwell

Regeneration & Housing

Councils are being urged to ensure that £15m of underspent discretionary housing payment funds reach vulnerable tenants by the end of March

https://tfn.scot/news/councils-urged-to-spend-bedroom-tax-help-fund

Ethical finance hub for Scotland

NEWS 11 March 2014 by Rab Armour

Funding & Finance

Europe's first ethical finance hub is set to be opened in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/ethical-finance-hub-for-scotland

Poll: will the general election results make things better or worse for Scotland’s poorest?

POLL 8 May 2015 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

Can the SNP's yellow tsunami save Scotland's poorest from the impact of Westminister's wave of austerity

https://tfn.scot/polls/will-the-general-election-results-make-things-better-or-worse-for-scotlands

Poll: time to bring rail into public ownership?

POLL 18 November 2016 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

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TFN poll: time to bring rail into public ownership?

https://tfn.scot/polls/poll-time-to-bring-rail-into-public-ownership

Charities benefit from teacher’s will

NEWS 22 April 2014 by Rab Armour

Funding & Finance

Former primary teacher leaves cash to cancer and heart disease charites

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-benefit-from-teachers-will

Miller: human rights must be at heart of reform

NEWS 27 October 2014 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Scotland's human rights chief makes case to Smith Commission

https://tfn.scot/news/miller-human-rights-must-be-at-heart-of-reform

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Revealed: how worry over finances is driving political disaffection in Scotland

Revealed: how the Iran war is impacting the charity sector

"Families abandoned" as dementia care in Scotland fails to meet basic needs

Stop playing to popular stigmas

£15m underspend on bedroom tax fund

Ethical finance hub for Scotland

Poll: will the general election results make things better or worse for Scotland’s poorest?

Poll: time to bring rail into public ownership?

Charities benefit from teacher’s will

Miller: human rights must be at heart of reform

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