by Agency Reporter | Apr 8, 2024 | Briefing
AN analysis by the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) and The Women’s Budget Group (WBG) has found that the cost of the barriers to paid work encountered by women – such as caregiving responsibilities, gender bias in recruitment and attitudes towards aging –...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 8, 2024 | Briefing
TO mark the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, released a statement, in which he warned against dehumanising hatred, incitement and discrimination, and reminded States of the need...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 7, 2024 | Briefing
NEW analysis by Age UK has found around 4.7million people in the UK aged 65 and over, are unable to complete all eight of the most fundamental tasks required to use the internet successfully. These include being able to turn on devices and enter account logins, use...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 6, 2024 | Briefing
THE Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has written to the Prime Minister condemning his recent comment on pay for nursing staff. Appearing on Talk TV the prime minister, speaking about pay and resolving industrial action, said that “the good news is we’ve resolved it with...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 5, 2024 | Briefing
QUAKERS will re-enact a meeting for worship in Gracechurch Street, London, which led to the now-threatened right of juries to rule according to their convictions. On Sunday, 7 April, Quakers will meet in silence to defend the right, established during the trial of two...
