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5 Jul 2012
Pressure mounts on Natural History Museum to sever links with arms trade

Pressure is growing on the Natural History Museum to cancel a reception to mark the opening of Farnborough International.

4 Jul 2012
UK MPs urge Brazil to save 'Earth’s most threatened tribe'

Dozens of British politicians are calling on Brazil to save Earth’s most threatened tribe by halting illegal logging and land invasions in their territory.

4 Jul 2012
Experts warn of 'political controversy' over relocating Trident

Trident faces public opposition whether or not it is forced out of Scotland, experts have told the House of Commons Defence Committee.

3 Jul 2012
There is no wealth but life
3 Jul 2012
UK is now a tax haven, says top Christian accountant

One of Britain's most well-known Christian accountants has described the UK as a tax haven for the rich in which the poor are now paying more in tax.

3 Jul 2012
Methodist conference told 'UK is a tax haven'

Richard Murphy a Quaker, commentator and founder of the Tax Justice Network gave the Beckly lecture at the annual Methodist Conference yesterday (2 July)

3 Jul 2012
Global pressure on Brazil over 'Earth's most threatened tribe'

Dozens of British politicians have joined an international campaign calling on Brazil to save “Earth’s most threatened tribe" by halting illegal logging.

2 Jul 2012
Landlords face tenants' protest over high rents and poor housing

Private tenants and members of ‘Housing for the 99%’ have protested outside the National Landlords Association to call for an end to unaffordable rents.

2 Jul 2012
G4S hit by rooftop protest over human rights

Human rights supporters today staged a nonviolent rooftop occupation at the headquarters of multinational security firm G4S near Crawley, West Sussex.

1 Jul 2012
Historic handshakes and the cycle of violence

We can only guess what was going through the minds of Martin McGuiness and Elizabeth Windsor as they shook hands in Belfast last week. Several commentators recognised the symbolism of a painful process of reconciliation. Lessons from Northern Ireland about the futility of violence need to be applied in other parts of the world, and in other areas of life.