Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Connecting policy, people and the sector

OPINION 29 November 2018 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

Derek Mitchell tells the story of how the Bank of England's chief economist came to visit a Citizens Advice Bureau in West Lothian

https://tfn.scot/opinion/connecting-policy-people-and-the-sector

Social Care 2018: ‘Plus ca change’

OPINION 17 December 2018 Guest post

Management

Nigel Henderson looks back at the major issues which have affected the social care sector in 2018

https://tfn.scot/opinion/social-care-2018.-plus-ca-change

Shamima Begum is a brainwashed child - and should be allowed to return

OPINION 19 February 2019 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

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Robina Qureshi says Shamima Begum should be sent back to where she came from - the UK

https://tfn.scot/opinion/shamina-begum-is-a-traumatised-child-and-racists-are-using-her-to-attack-mu

Co-chairs: could two heads be better than one for your charity?

OPINION 5 November 2024 by Helen Kidd

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Culture & Leisure

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

Lawyer Helen Kidd explores the rise of the co-chair

https://tfn.scot/opinion/co-chairs-could-two-heads-be-better-than-one-for-your-charity

More exploitation than empowerment? Council cuts and community control

OPINION 4 March 2025 by Sarah Latto

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Culture & Leisure

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

#CostOfLivingCrisis

In a time of considerable pressure on local authority finances, how do we ensure that community empowerment is truly empowering, and not seen as an easy option to cut services, asks Sarah Latto

https://tfn.scot/opinion/local-authority-budgets-vs-community-empowerment

Housing and health in Glasgow: a journey through film

OPINION 24 March 2025 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

Culture & Leisure

Regeneration & Housing

A recent event celebrated Glasgow's 850th birthday by taking a packed audience on a whistle-stop housing journey, reports Lucinda Broadbent of media co-op

https://tfn.scot/opinion/housing-and-health-in-glasgow-a-journey-through-film

From warm words to transformational action

OPINION 11 May 2026 by Louise Christie

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme is action - Louise Christie outlines why Scotland’s mental health system must move towards transformational change

https://tfn.scot/opinion/from-warm-words-to-transformational-action