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A record number of women have been voted into the House of Commons: but how can we ensure gender equality remains a priority?

OPINION 8 August 2024 by Judith Davey-Cole and Margaret Casely-Hayford

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"Build the policy infrastructure and support that women in leadership need, then we can truly bring equal representation of women’s views and priorities to our democracy"

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-record-number-of-women-have-just-been-voted-into-the-house-of-commons-how-can-we-ensure-gender-equality-remains-a-priority

What’s behind the missing million voters?

OPINION 30 July 2014 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

Willie Sullivan says people chose not to vote not because they think life is fine but because they lack faith in the power of the ballot box

https://tfn.scot/opinion/whats-behind-the-missing-million-voters

News in brief: what’s been going on across Scotland’s third sector 24 August 2018

LIST 24 August 2018 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

A selection of stories from communities and voluntary organisations across Scotland

https://tfn.scot/lists/news-in-brief-whats-been-going-on-across-scotlands-third-sector-24-july-201

Social enterprises are leading the way in building a fairer Scotland

NEWS 19 January 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Management

Major new report highlights social enterprises as a model for private sector to learn from

https://tfn.scot/news/social-enterprises-are-leading-the-way-in-building-a-fairer-scotland

Social care “postcode lottery”

NEWS 24 January 2020 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

A charity has called for charges for non-residential social care for people with Parkinson’s and other long term conditions to be scrapped

https://tfn.scot/news/social-care-postcode-lottery

Four in five Scots trust charities

NEWS 17 February 2016 by Paul Cardwell

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A major survey of public attitudes to charity has found that Scots have more faith in charities than people in the rest of the UK do

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-trust-charities-more-than-the-english-and-welsh

Give councils powers to house asylum seekers, charities say

NEWS 10 February 2022 by Niall Christie

Social Justice & Poverty

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"There needs to be certain funding in place, direct funding from the Home Office, on a partnership basis.”

https://tfn.scot/news/give-councils-powers-to-house-asylum-seekers-charities-say

One million children struggling to cover school food costs in the UK

NEWS 23 October 2020 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

Stark warning as pandemic tightens grip on economy

https://tfn.scot/news/one-million-children-struggling-to-cover-school-food-costs-in-the-uk

Young people lacking vital support as access to services worsen

NEWS 14 December 2021 by Rab Armour

Campaigners warn young people can't get access to facilities

https://tfn.scot/news/young-people-lacking-vital-support-as-access-to-services-worsen

LGBT bullying in schools is rife

NEWS 23 February 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Families & Young People

Scotland's politicians need to take action to tackle the serious problem of LGBT bullying in schools

https://tfn.scot/news/teachers-need-to-teach-about-lgbt-issues-in-schools-say-charities

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A record number of women have been voted into the House of Commons: but how can we ensure gender equality remains a priority?

What’s behind the missing million voters?

News in brief: what’s been going on across Scotland’s third sector 24 August 2018

Social enterprises are leading the way in building a fairer Scotland

Social care “postcode lottery”

Four in five Scots trust charities

Give councils powers to house asylum seekers, charities say

One million children struggling to cover school food costs in the UK

Young people lacking vital support as access to services worsen

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