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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

Make a big difference

OPINION 3 October 2017 by TFN

Funding & Finance

John James says small charities should not shy away from investing for social good

https://tfn.scot/opinion/make-a-big-difference

A fresh start for fundraising as scandal is put to rest

OPINION 19 January 2016 by Susan Smith

Funding & Finance

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Susan Smith says the FRSB's final report into the circumstances of Olive Cooke's death is as uninspiring as the regulator has been

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-fresh-start-from-fundraising-as-scandal-is-put-to-rest

Councils taxing disabled into poverty

NEWS 16 February 2015 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

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A coalition of Scottish disability charities is calling for an end to council care charges that they say are forcing disabled into poverty

https://tfn.scot/news/councils-taxing-disabled-into-poverty

Protesters demand NHS be saved from privatisation

NEWS 19 February 2015 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

Protesters believe trade agreement threatens future of NHS

https://tfn.scot/news/protesters-demand-nhs-be-saved-from-privatisation

Private schools and councils are simply not charities

OPINION 23 August 2017 by Susan Smith

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Susan Smith believes the time has come to remove charitable status from private schools and council run bodies

https://tfn.scot/opinion/private-schools-and-councils-are-simply-not-charities

Disabled workers must be paid equally

OPINION 5 September 2018 by Gareth Jones

Management

Bill Scott discusses the suggestion that disabled people should be paid lower than the minimum wage

https://tfn.scot/opinion/disabled-workers-must-be-paid-properly

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

Keep calm! New fundraising regulation is an opportunity, not a threat

OPINION 5 December 2016 Guest post

Management

New fundraising rules are an opportunity not a threat says Stephanie Fraser of Bobath Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/keep-calm-new-fundraising-regulation-is-an-opportunity-not-a-threat

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

Make a big difference

A fresh start for fundraising as scandal is put to rest

Councils taxing disabled into poverty

Protesters demand NHS be saved from privatisation

Private schools and councils are simply not charities

Disabled workers must be paid equally

We must be more than just the frontline

It’s young adult carers’ time to be heard

Keep calm! New fundraising regulation is an opportunity, not a threat

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