by Staff Writer | Mar 5, 2021 | Briefing
SCOTTISH CAMPAIGNERS CALLING for a new ‘Zero Covid’ approach to the pandemic from governments are winning support from leading politicians. Dr Philippa Whitford, SNP MP for Central Ayrshire and a sponsor of a cross- party Zero Covid motion signed by 40 MPs...
by Staff Writer | Mar 4, 2021 | Briefing
MORE PEOPLE WILL be swept into poverty as a result of decisions made in the Chancellor’s budget yesterday (3 March 2021), says the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) in an incisive response to the UK Government’s plans. Helen Barnard of JRF said: “It is...
by Staff Writer | Mar 3, 2021 | Briefing
FOLLOWING THE EXPOSURE of alleged criminal activity and growing complaints about the behaviour of the press in the UK in 2011, the Leveson Inquiry made a series of recommendations for a new, more effective regulatory system. As a result, the Press Recognition Panel...
by Staff Writer | Mar 2, 2021 | Briefing
NEW ANALYSIS SHOWS that by May, over 1 million more people will be living on an income with which they cannot afford to meet everyday needs, even if the £20 Universal Credit uplift is extended. By May, one in three people (21.7 million) will have too little income to...
by Staff Writer | Mar 1, 2021 | Briefing
A GROUP OF HEADS OF STATE from around the world have launched a blueprint for a UN tax convention and a new intergovernmental tax body to radically tackle global tax abuse. The report from a high-level UN panel, published on 25 February 2021, provides a comprehensive...
