by Agency Reporter | Jul 13, 2024 | Briefing
QUAKERS iN BRITAIN have pledged to work with the new government and opposition parties to restore trust in our democracy. Along with work on climate justice, peace and migration, Quakers are focusing on the threats to UK democracy posed by the behaviour of some...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 12, 2024 | Briefing
NEW RESEARCH shows that 43 per cent of parents are worried that the cost of the summer holidays and/or preparing their children to go back to school after the summer holiday will put them in financial difficulty. Worryingly, 13 per cent of parents reported being very...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 12, 2024 | Briefing
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL is calling on the new UK Government to urgently rethink how protest and freedom of expression could be championed and protected across the country. The call coincides with Amnesty’s new report, Under-protected and over-restricted: The state of...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 11, 2024 | Briefing
THE HOWARD LEAGUE for Penal Reform has published a new briefing, offering the Labour government a range of policy options that could deliver a lasting solution to the prison capacity crisis. The 19-page document, Grasping the nettle, sets out the need for decisive...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 11, 2024 | Briefing
PUBLIC POLICY needs to address the root causes of rising levels of poverty, the General Synod heard on 8 July, in a debate where members voted to express concern over increasing levels of dependence on food banks. Synod members noted the “major...
