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Time to cut the red tape on charity lotteries – and release £125 million to good causes

OPINION 2 April 2019 Guest post

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Tony Vick says we are sitting on a fortune that could be used for good - if restrictions on charity lotteries are eased

https://tfn.scot/opinion/time-to-cut-the-red-tape-on-charity-lotteries-and-release-125-million-to-go

The fight against scams is a fight for all of us

OPINION 7 June 2018 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

Citizens Advice Scotland chief executive Derek Mitchell discusses Scams Awareness Month

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-fight-against-scams-is-a-fight-for-all-of-us

The outlook for women in Scotland

OPINION 7 April 2014 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

Jill Wood discusses Engender's work on gender issues surrounding the referendum and welfare reform

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-outlook-for-women-in-scotland3

Cat and dog home battles on

NEWS 1 April 2020 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

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Edinburgh Cat and Dog Home has pledged to continue supporting animals and staff through the coronavirus crisis as it faces up to a £650,000 loss

https://tfn.scot/news/cat-and-dog-home-battles-on

Charities demand action in face of hothouse Earth disaster

NEWS 7 August 2018 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

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Humanity may have pushed the environment to the threshold of a disastrous “hothouse Earth” scenario say scientists

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-demand-action-in-face-of-hothouse-earth-disaster

A See Me campaign is needed to transform perceptions of homelessness

NEWS 28 February 2019 by Graham Martin

Regeneration & Housing

Homelessness in Scotland needs the equivalent of the See Me campaign – which has been successful in tackling public perception of mental health issues

https://tfn.scot/news/a-see-me-campaign-is-needed-to-transform-perceptions-of-homelessness

Brexit bonfire of our basic rights

NEWS 27 March 2017 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

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Brexit will strip the most vulnerable people in our society of vital rights – and could create more inequality says civil society leaders

https://tfn.scot/news/brexit-bonfire-of-our-basic-rights

Burnt for profits: Scottish countryside set ablaze by grouse shooters

NEWS 18 March 2019 by Graham Martin

Culture & Leisure

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Huge swathes of Scotland’s uplands are being set ablaze to create profits for the shooting industry

https://tfn.scot/news/burnt-for-profits-scottish-countryside-set-ablaze-by-grouse-shooters

Charity: we did not destroy sex abuse files

NEWS 5 June 2017 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

Barnardo's Scotland has robustly denied allegations it destroyed crucial child abuse files

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-we-did-not-destroy-sex-abuse-files

Green groups: fracking in Scotland is not worth it

NEWS 30 June 2014 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

Survey shows there is only a modest amount of exploitable shale gas in Scotland, while green groups say fracking is not worth the environmental cost

https://tfn.scot/news/green-groups-report-shows-fracking-in-scotland-is-not-worth-it

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Time to cut the red tape on charity lotteries – and release £125 million to good causes

The fight against scams is a fight for all of us

The outlook for women in Scotland

Cat and dog home battles on

Charities demand action in face of hothouse Earth disaster

A See Me campaign is needed to transform perceptions of homelessness

Brexit bonfire of our basic rights

Burnt for profits: Scottish countryside set ablaze by grouse shooters

Charity: we did not destroy sex abuse files

Green groups: fracking in Scotland is not worth it

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