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The right to work for learning disabled Scots

OPINION 10 October 2016 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

Maura Lynch explores a new road map for overcoming Scotland's shameful record in finding jobs for adults with learning disabilities

https://tfn.scot/opinion/everyone-has-the-right-to-work-even-learning-disabled-scots

Living in a new procurement landscape

OPINION 24 May 2016 Guest post

Management

Kelly Sleight explains what new procurement laws mean for the third sector

https://tfn.scot/opinion/living-in-a-new-procurement-landscape

Carers are terrified by prospect of EU withdrawal

OPINION 30 June 2016 Guest post

Health & Social Care

Lynn Williams believes carers risk further cuts to benefits and services as a result of the decision to leave the EU

https://tfn.scot/opinion/carers-are-terrified-by-prospect-of-eu-withdrawal

We are in the grip of a housing crisis

OPINION 17 August 2017 Guest post

Regeneration & Housing

Fiona King says a lack of affordable housing, a rise in social sector evictions and the impact of welfare cuts means Scotland is suffering a housing crisis

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-are-in-the-grip-of-a-housing-crisis

Same old same old - Annie Gunner Logan on charity law reform

OPINION 1 March 2019 Guest post

Management

“It’s time for change” says the age-old political mantra, but is that improvement, redesign, reform, transformation - or just a bit of a tinker?

https://tfn.scot/opinion/same-old-same-old-annie-gunner-logan-on-charity-law-reform

Welcome decline in suicides masks concerning male increases

OPINION 28 June 2018 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

James Jopling, Samaritans executive director for Scotland, says while suicide rates have fallen it still remains one of the country's biggest killers

https://tfn.scot/opinion/welcome-decline-in-suicides-masks-concerning-male-increases

Change is a marathon, not a sprint: reflecting on 20 years

OPINION 3 October 2023 by Dr Mhairi Crawford

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

2023 marks several historic milestones that profoundly reshaped the landscape for LGBTQ+ communities

https://tfn.scot/opinion/change-is-a-marathon-not-a-sprint-reflecting-on-20-years

A Scotland free from poverty is possible

OPINION 3 October 2023 by Ruth Boyle

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Funding & Finance

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Ruth Boyle outlines the policy demands of this year's cross-organisation Challenge Poverty Week, and says it's time to build a fairer, greener country

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-scotland-free-from-poverty-is-possible

Educational reform presents major opportunity for equality

OPINION 3 November 2023 by Dr Mhairi Crawford

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Culture & Leisure

Dr Mhairi Crawford says that inclusivity expands beyond the boundaries of a textbook

https://tfn.scot/opinion/educational-reform-presents-major-opportunity-for-equality

Growing the social economy with a new rainbow parliament

OPINION 21 May 2026 by Duncan Thorp

Management

Duncan Thorp on the challenges and opportunities presented by the new parliament

https://tfn.scot/opinion/growing-the-social-economy-with-a-new-rainbow-parliament

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Same old same old - Annie Gunner Logan on charity law reform

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Change is a marathon, not a sprint: reflecting on 20 years

A Scotland free from poverty is possible

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