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Is it discriminatory to label people as brain damaged?

OPINION 13 August 2018 Guest post

Health & Social Care

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Dan Mushens examines whether it is correct to use the term alcohol related brain damage

https://tfn.scot/opinion/is-it-discriminatory-to-label-people-as-brain-damaged

Festival can help to spark volunteering

OPINION 19 September 2018 Guest post

Management

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George Thomson examines the importance of volunteering as Stirling celebrates the work of volunteers

https://tfn.scot/opinion/festival-can-help-to-spark-volunteering

Children’s charity is still changing lives 60 years after it opened

FEATURE 24 November 2015 by Paul Cardwell

Families & Young People

Action For Children Scotland is celebrating its diamond anniversary

https://tfn.scot/features/childrens-charity-continues-to-sparkle-after-60-years

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector

FEATURE 2 April 2020 by Gareth Jones

Environment & International

News on how Scotland's voluntary sector is responding to the pandemic

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector1

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector, Wednesday 29 April

FEATURE 29 April 2020 by Gareth Jones

Social Justice & Poverty

Scotland's communities respond to the pandemic

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector-wednesday-29-april

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector Friday 8 May

FEATURE 8 May 2020 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

News on how organisations are tackling the pandemic and coping under lockdown

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector-friday-8-may

Demanding recognition: carers’ voices must be heard in the independence debate

OPINION 19 June 2014 Guest post

Health & Social Care

Sandra Webster says that carers must be listened to in the independence debate

https://tfn.scot/opinion/demanding-recognition-carers-voices-must-be-heard-in-the-independence-debat

Incurable illness sufferers devastated by Tory benefits cut

NEWS 25 August 2016 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

People living with an incurable condition could have their lives devastated by losing out on a vital benefits payment

https://tfn.scot/news/incurable-illness-sufferers-devastated-by-tory-benefits-cut

Pressure forces Osborne to scrap tax credit cuts

NEWS 25 November 2015 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Chancellor backs down on plans after being told low income families would desperately struggle

https://tfn.scot/news/pressure-forces-osborne-to-scrap-tax-credit-cuts

Scots penalised in workplace because of their ethnicity

NEWS 28 January 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Culture & Leisure

A damning Scottish Parliament committee report finds Scotland’s ethnic minorities are on average more likely to be unemployed or in low-paid work

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-penalised-in-work-place-because-of-their-ethnicity

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Is it discriminatory to label people as brain damaged?

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Demanding recognition: carers’ voices must be heard in the independence debate

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Pressure forces Osborne to scrap tax credit cuts

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