First Minister, Alex Salmond, announced at this week’s Gathering event continued commitment from Scottish Government for Community Jobs Scotland (CJS) - managed by SCVO. The additional &po…
A quick way to house the young homeless
Scottish Review, by Ian Begg
20.2.14
Kenneth Roy's piece about homelessness among young people (29 January) hits hard. I have been aware of this serious problem…
West Lothian communities win landmark £13m deal after tough talks with wind-farm developers
Herald Scotland, By Rob Edwards
16.02.14
Local communities have won a record-breaking £13 mill…
The Whale Pod : New Creative Hub Seeks Entrepreneurs
Whale Arts
18.02.14
An exciting new incubator unit for new-start and micro creative enterprises has been established at WHALE Arts in partnership w…
50 voices: what does social enterprise mean to you? Theo Paphitis
The Guardian
20.02.14
Theo Paphitis:
To my mind you can have businesses that are a social enterprise and you can have businesses that …
Owen Jones: My latest battle to stop the demonising of people on benefits
The Independent, By Owen Jones
18.02.2014
Another Monday, another rowdy TV ‘discussion’ in the wake of Benefits St…
Changin Scotland: March 28th-30th
Gerry Hassan
12.02.14
A weekend of politics, culture and ideas …. And fun! at The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool
WHO HAS POWER IN MODERN SCOTLAND?
In association wit…
SCOTTISH GREENS LAUNCH LOCAL DEMOCRACY REPORT
Scottish Greens
13.02.14
The Scottish Greens have today published a set of ideas for revitalising local government and local democracy.
The party, which h…
Memo to George Osborne: England's bullying of Scots will drive us into the Yes camp
The Observer, By Kevin McKenna
16.02.14
The Observer's Scotland columnist believes that the threats over sterling ma…
As Scotland Mulls Independence, A Stupid London Plays It Dirty
Forbes, By Eamonn Fingleton
18.02.14
For students of British politics, the big issue this year is the future of Scotland. The Scottish pe…
Third Sector: A Strategic Approach for Scotland
Scottish Government
13 February 2014
The Third Sector: A Strategic Conversation
Meeting to be held on Thursday 13 February 2014
ATTENDEES
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