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  • 8 Apr 2013
    After Thatcher: the 'Don't Hate, Donate' initiative

    "Don't Hate, Donate: Be the society Thatcher said didn't exist". That is the message of a website (http://donthatedonate.com/) established in the wake of news of the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher today (8 April 2013), following a major stroke and long-term illness.

  • 8 Apr 2013
    Syrian refugees: heartrending stories of loss, grief, pain and need

    Last month, thousands of people in the UK stopped for a moment, lit candles, and thought of the children from Syria who have lost their homes. Many prayed, asking God to bring comfort and peace to the more than a million people who have left Syria and to the many thousands who are still in the country.

  • 8 Apr 2013
    Government minister Esther McVey’s untrue claims about Disability Living Allowance

    Disability Living Allowance is an “outdated benefit” for which “around 50 per cent of decisions are made on the basis of the claim form alone - without any additional corroborating medical evidence,” stated UK minister for disabled people Esther McVey on the BBC and elsewhere this morning (8 April 2013).

  • 8 Apr 2013
    Working families to lose thousands in tax credit cuts, says TUC

    As tax credit changes take effect, the TUC has updated its tax credit calculator to help parents find out how they will be affected by the government's recent changes.

  • 7 Apr 2013
    Churches call for Millennium Development Goals action

    Religious leaders from across the G8 countries have called on heads of government to follow the UK in fulfilling existing commitments to spend 0.7 per cent of national income on aid.

  • 7 Apr 2013
    Israel's use of 'excessive force' in West Bank condemned

    Israel’s military response to protests in the West Bank is failing to respect the human rights of Palestinians, Amnesty International says.

  • 6 Apr 2013
    Lavish handouts, rich bankers and Mick Philpott

    Hundreds of millionaire bankers will enjoy an extra £54,000 on average each year from 6 April 2013, thanks to a cut in the top UK tax rate (assuming they pay taxes here and opposition calculations are correct). A massive state bailout previously saved many banks, after their sector triggered an economic crisis in which numerous taxpayers suffered. By coincidence, Mick Philpott – whose crimes are being exploited by the Chancellor and Prime Minister to undermine the principle of social security – also apparently received £54,000 a year from public funds.

  • 6 Apr 2013
    Ministers ignore facts amidst attacks on poor and disabled people

    The government’s war of words against disabled and badly-off people continues unchecked. The latest slurs by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Prime Minister and the Minister for Disabled People suggest that UK politics has become a largely fact-free zone.

  • 6 Apr 2013
    Disability rights campaigners protest at Amazon depot

    Disability rights campaigner and WOW petition organiser Susan Archibald has joined with fellow protestors to demonstrate at Amazon’s depot in Halbeath, Fife.

  • 5 Apr 2013
    UK can lead G8 on global poverty, say religious leaders

    Religious leaders from G8 countries have called on heads of government to follow the UK in fulfilling existing commitments to spend 0.7% of national income on aid.