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I’m exhausted fighting for the right to claim disability benefits

OPINION 30 January 2018 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

Peter Shawglen of Disabled People Against Cuts is campaigning to end hated DWP medical assessments of disabled people

https://tfn.scot/opinion/im-exhausted-fighting-for-the-right-to-claim-disability-benefits

Call for action as the number of young women suffering domestic abuse rises

NEWS 29 November 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Families & Young People

Charities launch campaign after figures show a rise 8.9% in reported incidents of domestic abuse where the victim is a woman under the age of 30

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-action-as-the-number-of-young-women-being-abused-rises

Charity tells Police Scotland to get its priorities right over young people

NEWS 25 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Families & Young People

Members of the Young Scot Police Scotland Youth Advisory Panel have secured five pledges from the force as to how it will work with children and young people

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-tells-police-to-get-its-priorities-right

Director of RSPB Scotland to step down

NEWS 19 October 2016 by Molly Millar

Environment & International

RSPB Director Stuart Housden will retire from the charity next year

https://tfn.scot/news/director-of-rspb-scotland-to-step-down

Scottish mums’ campaign for cancer drug wins victory

NEWS 10 April 2017 by Paul Cardwell

Health & Social Care

The Scottish Medicines Consortium agreed to license a life-extending cancer drug after bowing to the pressure from a group of mums with breastcancer

https://tfn.scot/news/life-extending-cancer-drug-made-available-on-nhs-in-scotland

Brexit exodus could devastate third sector

NEWS 24 October 2017 by Gareth Jones

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Many organisations are fearing an exodus of staff when Brexit arrives

https://tfn.scot/news/campaign-launched-to-support-eu-third-sector-workers

Scots want climate change action

NEWS 1 April 2019 by Gareth Jones

Environment & International

A survey has shown 70% of people would support taking greater action to tackle climate change

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-want-climate-change-action

Women benefit from Living Wage expansion

NEWS 8 March 2019 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Women in part-time work are most likely to benefit from a pay increase to the real Living Wage

https://tfn.scot/news/women-benefit-from-living-wage-expansion

Killing fields: the link between wildlife crime and the grouse shooting industry

NEWS 14 December 2018 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

A new report has nailed the link between the persecution of birds of prey and grouse moor management

https://tfn.scot/news/killing-fields-the-link-between-wildlife-crime-and-the-grouse-shooting-indu

Environment charities find strength in unity

NEWS 21 November 2018 by Graham Martin

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Charities and NGOs are increasingly campaigning together to battle threats to the environment

https://tfn.scot/news/environment-charities-find-strength-in-unity

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