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If Surrey were Syria - Save the Children brings home horrors of war

NEWS 27 August 2015 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

The reality of living in a warzone has been brought home to people living in the UK in a remarkable stunt by a global aid agency

https://tfn.scot/news/horrors-of-the-syrian-civil-war-caught-on-camera-in-the-uk

Action for Sick Children changes its name

OPINION 20 July 2017 Guest post

Health & Social Care

Gwen Garner, Trustee at Children’s Health Scotland, believes the new name best expresses the organisation's remit

https://tfn.scot/opinion/action-for-sick-children-changes-its-name

Men aren’t stepping up to support female victims of domestic abuse

OPINION 2 November 2017 by Alex Turnbull

Management

Marsha Scott expresses irritation at an article that implied women's organisations aren't doing enough to recruit male supporters

https://tfn.scot/opinion/men-arent-stepping-up-to-support-female-victims-of-domestic-abuse

Video blog: Scotland is leading the world in sign language recognition

OPINION 12 February 2018 Guest post

Health & Social Care

Frankie McLean's video blog on what Scots delegates learned at World Federation of the Deaf international conference in Budapest

https://tfn.scot/opinion/video-blog-scotland-is-leading-the-world-in-sign-language-recognition

Age as a hate crime is a good start but older people deserve more

OPINION 12 June 2018 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Lesley Carcary looks at what needs to be done to protect older people ahead of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Friday (15 June)

https://tfn.scot/opinion/age-as-a-hate-crime-is-a-good-start-but-older-people-deserve-more

Childcare costs creating “in-work poverty”

NEWS 1 December 2014 by Rab Armour

Families & Young People

New report finds childcare costs is plunging working families into poverty

https://tfn.scot/news/childcare-costs-creating-in-work-poverty

Civic Scotland demands halt to Universal Credit plans

NEWS 12 January 2015 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Letter from leading organisations wants controversial scheme suspended

https://tfn.scot/news/civic-scotland-demands-halt-to-universal-credit-plans

Research shows worth of games’ volunteers

NEWS 23 January 2015 by Rab Armour

Culture & Leisure

Research shows Clydesiders provided a lasting memory of the Commonwealth Games

https://tfn.scot/news/research-shows-worth-of-games-volunteers

Ebola aid worker attacks “cringeworthy” Band Aid effort

NEWS 9 December 2014 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

Band Aid has come under attack from an aid worker while Bob Geldof urges people to delete it and buy it again

https://tfn.scot/news/ebola-aid-worker-attacks-cringeworthy-band-aid-effort

MSPs urged to uphold human rights legislation

NEWS 11 November 2014 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Human rights commissioner calls on MSPs to protect human rights for Scots

https://tfn.scot/news/msps-urged-to-uphold-human-rights-legislation

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If Surrey were Syria - Save the Children brings home horrors of war

Action for Sick Children changes its name

Men aren’t stepping up to support female victims of domestic abuse

Video blog: Scotland is leading the world in sign language recognition

Age as a hate crime is a good start but older people deserve more

Childcare costs creating “in-work poverty”

Civic Scotland demands halt to Universal Credit plans

Research shows worth of games’ volunteers

Ebola aid worker attacks “cringeworthy” Band Aid effort

MSPs urged to uphold human rights legislation

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