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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

John Downie

National conversation must grapple with stark realities behind social injustice in Scotland

Social justice. It’s a phrase that has been around since the Scottish Parliament was founded back in 1999. Numerous initiatives, reports and...  Read more

SCVO Briefing: Scotland Bill 2nd Reading

Introduction SCVO, as the umbrella body for charities and voluntary organisations in Scotland, takes a strong interest in policies and...  Read more

Manifestos don’t matter in #GE2015

John blogs on why most people don't read manifestos.  Read more

A competitive economy can be a fair one too

The reaction to the Scottish Government's new economic strategy (especially by the private sector) has been fascinating. From a third...  Read more

A new democracy for Scotland: Discussion paper by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Why do we want to rethink our democracy? On the face of it, Scottish democracy works. People exercise their right to vote in a number of...  Read more

SCVO response: Smith Commission

Key Principles and Themes The purpose of devolution is to bring power to where it is most appropriate and to help: reduce inequality...  Read more

For Scotland's economists inequality is the new sexy

John wonders why economic thinking in Scotland is so far behind the curve  Read more

Yes or no? I still don’t know

Like many of us I won’t decide to say yes or no to independence until I'm in the voting booth  Read more

If young people want nice things they need to vote

Let's be honest political parties and politicians only care about people who vote. It's all about getting elected. If you don't vote they...  Read more

People just don't think voting matters

The top question of the day is: why do so many working people in our most deprived communities think voting doesn’t make any difference...  Read more