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It’s time to shift the dial on human rights in Scotland

OPINION 15 September 2026 by Charlie McMillan
Social Justice & Poverty
Charlie McMillan on why Scotland needs strong human rights legislation

https://tfn.scot/opinion/its-time-to-shift-the-dial-on-human-rights-in-scotland

"Everyone affected by self-harm in Scotland can access compassionate, timely support and know they’re not alone”

OPINION 16 September 2026 by Tina Koenig
Families & Young People
Management
Health & Social Care
Tina Koenig on Self-Harm Network Scotland’s latest impact report

https://tfn.scot/opinion/majority-of-referrals-for-self-harm-support-came-from-people-aged-under-30-new-report-shows

Connecting the Programme for Government with real world impact

OPINION 21 September 2026 by Duncan Thorp
Families & Young People
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Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
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Regeneration & Housing
Duncan Thorp on why the new Holyrood agenda must mean positive, practical outcomes in all of Scotland's communities

https://tfn.scot/opinion/connecting-the-programme-for-government-with-real-world-impact

ASH Scotland encourages responses to tobacco and vapes consultation

OPINION 28 September 2026 by Sheila Duffy
Health & Social Care
Sheila Duffy appeals to health supporting individuals and organisations to support proposals to restrict tobacco, vapes and other recreational nicotine products.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/ash-scotland-encourages-responses-to-tobacco-and-vapes-consultation

Celebrating the Enforcement of Rights

OPINION 28 September 2026 by Carole Ewart
Happy International Right to Know Day, celebrated by NGOs globally on 28th September and adopted by UNESCO in 2015 as International Day for Universal Access to Information.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/celebrating-the-enforcement-of-rights

Behind the homelessness figures: long-term rough sleeping is still a challenge for Edinburgh

OPINION 1 October 2026 by Karen Barr
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Karen Barr’s message to the Scottish Parliament

https://tfn.scot/opinion/behind-the-homelessness-figures-long-term-rough-sleeping-is-still-a-challenge-for-edinburgh

Poverty is a policy choice, not an inevitability

OPINION 2 October 2026 by Professor Angela O'Hagan
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Challenge Poverty Week 2026 takes place from Monday, 5 October to Sunday, 11 October

https://tfn.scot/opinion/poverty-is-a-policy-choice-not-an-inevitability

Scotland can't achieve fair work or child poverty ambitions without fair funding for the voluntary sector

OPINION 7 October 2026 by Sheghley Ogilvie
Management
Funding & Finance
Sheghley Ogilvie on Challenge Poverty Week's fair work day

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scotland-cannot-achieve-its-fair-work-or-child-poverty-ambitions-without-fair-funding-for-the-voluntary-sector

From Challenge Poverty Week to challenging poverty in action 

OPINION 12 October 2026 by Emma Jackson
Social Justice & Poverty
Emma Jackson: "we must take the urgency and ambition from a campaign week and use that to transform people's lives"

https://tfn.scot/opinion/from-challenge-poverty-week-to-challenging-poverty-in-action

Tackling digital exclusion changes lives

OPINION 19 October 2026 by Kyle Scott
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Regeneration & Housing
Kyle Scott on Scotland-wide efforts to ensure no one is left behind in an increasingly digital world

https://tfn.scot/opinion/tackling-digital-exclusion-changes-lives

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