Category - uk

Public backs independent candidates to challenge failing system

staff writers — Sat, 23 May 2009 01:58:00 +0100

A new opinon survey commissioned by the thinktank Ekklesia, and conducted by ComRes, suggests that 78% of the public believe that independent candidates should stand for election where MPs have behaved ‘unethically’.

End of UK combat operations in Iraq leaves huge task of repair

staff writers — Fri, 01 May 2009 08:38:57 +0100

Organisations working for a reversal of the tide of violence in the Middle East welcomed the end of the six-year British military mission in Iraq yesterday, and called for continued investment in development, peacebuilding and change.

New poll shows public support for bold anti-poverty initiative

staff writers — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:08:20 +0100

The majority of the British public want the UK’s political parties to set out how they will end poverty in the country, a new YouGov opinion survey for the freshly-launched Get Fair campaign reveals today.

Make poverty in the UK history, says new alliance

staff writers — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:30:02 +0100

A new alliance of religious and secular groups committed to cooperation to "make poverty history in the UK" is to be launched on Thursday 11 September 2008, with involvement from major churches and Christian agencies.

Lambeth Palace hosts wide ranging round table on climate change action

staff writers — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:11:46 +0100

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams and the Anglican Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, welcomed leaders from business, government and civil society to Lambeth Palace yesterday for a Climate Change round table.

British public urged to give 'desperately needed' aid to Burma

agency reporter — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:25:05 +0100

Teams from Disasters Emergency Committee member agencies, along with flights of emergency relief items, are now reaching those affected by Cyclone Nargis. DEC is calling for urgent donations to the DEC Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Appeal.

Networking democracy

Simon Barrow — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:37:53 +0000

OurKingdom, a project of the online magazine OpenDemocracy, is hosting what it believes to be a unique online deliberation on how the potential of the internet can be integrated into a national political process.

Christians and Muslims sign up to government-backed volunteer scheme

agency reporter — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:32:23 +0000

People of all faiths and of none will be involved in a new Government-backed global volunteering scheme for 18 to 25-year-olds announced on 2 March 2008 by UK International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander.

Campaigners say DNA database threatens civil rights in health care

staff writers — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:54:05 +0000

Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Tether has secured a House of Commons debate on the impact of the proposed National DNA Database, which takes place today. It has been welcomed by human rights, mental health and church groups.

A transatlantic view on Williams and Sharia

Martin E. Marty — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:41:57 +0000

Doyen US religion commentator Martin Marty gives an American perspective on the argument about civil and religious law sparked by Rowan Williams.