Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Latte levy could provide massive windfall for charities

NEWS 5 January 2018 by Graham Martin

Management

The introduction of a latte levy has the potential to build on the huge success of the plastic bag charge and raise huge sums for good causes

https://tfn.scot/news/latte-levy-could-provide-massive-windfall-for-charities

Pressure mounts on Scottish social security agency to ban hated disability tests

NEWS 23 January 2018 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

New social security system must prevent disabled going through humiliating medical assessments

https://tfn.scot/news/pressure-mounts-on-scottish-social-security-agency-to-ban-hated-disability

Cancer Research in the hot seat over fat shaming

NEWS 5 March 2018 by Susan Smith

Management

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A wide-ranging debate has broken out over whether the new Cancer Research UK obesity campaign is fat shaming

https://tfn.scot/news/cancer-research-in-the-hot-seat-over-fat-shaming

Climate change will devastate world’s wildlife

NEWS 14 March 2018 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

Half of plant and animal species in the world’s most naturally rich areas could face local extinction by the turn of the century due to climate change

https://tfn.scot/news/climate-change-will-devastate-worlds-wildlife

Project sees schoolchildren tackle homelessness

NEWS 6 November 2017 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

Project wants to highlight the issue to next generation

https://tfn.scot/news/project-sees-schoolchildren-tackle-homelessness

2015: The year for climate action

OPINION 19 January 2015 Guest post

Environment & International

Tom Ballantine on why we should all be connecting with the global climate movement

https://tfn.scot/opinion/2015-the-year-for-climate-action

We must be more than just the frontline

OPINION 27 January 2015 Guest post

Health & Social Care

Calum Irving argues that Scotland will have to invest in third sector support bodies if it is to protect front-line health and care services

https://tfn.scot/opinion/its-all-about-the-frontline-isnt-it

It’s young adult carers’ time to be heard

OPINION 29 January 2015 Guest post

Families & Young People

Paul Traynor of Carers Trust Scotland on how everyone can improve the lives of the thousands of young adult carers in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/its-young-adult-carers-time-to-be-heard

Young people need to take the bull by the horns to end child poverty

OPINION 17 March 2015 Guest post

Families & Young People

Joshua McCormick MSYP met with Tam Baillie, Scotland’s commissioner for children and young people and was left inspired

https://tfn.scot/opinion/young-people-need-to-take-the-bull-by-the-horns-to-end-child-poverty

We know the truth about poverty – it’s not a pretty picture

OPINION 21 March 2019 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

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Jackie Stockdale explains how becoming a member of Poverty Truth Community helped her speak out about how difficult life in poverty actually is

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-know-the-truth-about-poverty

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