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Next steps for mental health care in Scotland

OPINION 31 May 2023 Guest post

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Health & Social Care

Martin Crewe calls for a "massive investment" in whole-family support services across Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/next-steps-for-mental-health-care-in-scotland

Walking Scotland’s rural economy to a healthier future

OPINION 27 March 2025 Guest post

Families & Young People

Management

Environment & International

Culture & Leisure

#Environment

Brendan Paddy highlights the immense financial gains walking brings to Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/walking-scotlands-rural-economy-to-a-healthier-future

From dependency to empowerment

OPINION 14 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull

Health & Social Care

Out of the ashes of the welfare state, a more modern enabling state is emerging, suggests Jenny Brotchie, policy officer at the Carnegie UK Trust.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/from-dependency-to-empowerment

Vote to protect creative community expression

OPINION 8 May 2017 by Alex Turnbull

Culture & Leisure

Jemma Neville explains why the results of the UK general election could have a major impact on voluntary and community arts in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/vote-to-protect-creative-community-expression

The power of bringing people together

OPINION 8 December 2025 by Duncan Thorp

Social Justice & Poverty

Regeneration & Housing

Duncan Thorp on the need for community cohesion

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-power-of-bringing-people-together

An IT worker discovered out what his organisation really does

OPINION 1 September 2017 Guest post

Environment & International

Amjad Shaikh was overwhelmed to discover the impact of People's Postcode Lottery funding in Zanzibar

https://tfn.scot/opinion/peoples-postcode-lottery

We are never more needed - in the fight to forge a better world

OPINION 12 May 2020 by Graham Martin

Regeneration & Housing

No return to normality after Covid - let our voices be heard in the fight for a society based on solidarity, not share price

https://tfn.scot/opinion/civil-society-is-never-more-needed-in-the-fight-to-create-better-world

Non-political? No thanks - let's make more noise

OPINION 18 December 2020 by Graham Martin

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Culture & Leisure

#NeverMoreNeeded

Baroness Stowell agrees with the Mail papers that charities must not challenge power - TFN editor Graham Martin disagrees

https://tfn.scot/opinion/non-political-no-thanks-lets-make-more-noise

Aid sector has no friends in the Tory party - as £4bn worth of deadly cuts prove

OPINION 14 July 2021 by Graham Martin

Management

Environment & International

Graham Martin says that the positive case for aid must be made - and false saviours must be ditched

https://tfn.scot/opinion/aid-sector-has-no-friends-in-the-tory-party-as-4bn-worth-of-deadly-cuts-prove

Living in the past – or flying to the moon?

OPINION 1 October 2021 by Graham Martin

https://tfn.scot/opinion/living-in-the-past-or-flying-to-the-moon

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Next steps for mental health care in Scotland

Walking Scotland’s rural economy to a healthier future

From dependency to empowerment

Vote to protect creative community expression

The power of bringing people together

An IT worker discovered out what his organisation really does

We are never more needed - in the fight to forge a better world

Non-political? No thanks - let's make more noise

Aid sector has no friends in the Tory party - as £4bn worth of deadly cuts prove

Living in the past – or flying to the moon?

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