by Agency Reporter | May 26, 2024 | Briefing
THE President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference, the Rev Gill Newton and Deacon Kerry Scarlett, have released a statement urging people to use their vote in the forthcoming General Election, and highlighing poverty in the UK as a priority issue. The...
by Agency Reporter | May 24, 2024 | Briefing
A new document on disarmament and the ethical use of weapons has been released by the International Affairs department of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. Called to be Peacemakers is a document that presents a Catholic approach to arms control...
by Agency Reporter | May 24, 2024 | Briefing
NEW FIGURES released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on 22 May reveal that average UK private rents increased by 8.9 per cent in the 12 months to April 2024. StepChange Debt Charity says this will create more worry among private renters as the Renters...
by Agency Reporter | May 23, 2024 | Briefing
BRITAIN’S equality regulator has launched an investigation into the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions over concerns about the treatment of some disabled benefits claimants. The investigation has been launched by the Equality and Human Rights Commission...
by Agency Reporter | May 22, 2024 | Briefing
FLIGHTS for business purposes fell by 29 per cent in 2023, compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, with 3.9 million fewer trips made, the New Economics Foundation (NEF) has found. Analysis of the latest data from the Office for National Statistics shows that...
