by Staff Writer | Jul 26, 2024 | Briefing
RATES of self-harm and assaults are soaring in prisons, reveals the latest statistical bulletin published by the Ministry of Justice. Prisons recorded 73,804 incidents of self-harm in the 12 months to the end of March 2024, at a rate of one every seven minutes. In the...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 25, 2024 | Briefing
NEW RESEARCH from Citizens Advice finds almost one in two (45 per cent) private renters in England are currently experiencing damp, mould or excessive cold in their home, and half (48 per cent) of them have been living with these disrepair issues for over a year. This...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 25, 2024 | Briefing
THE public believe that the UK is more divided than 10 years ago, and that this is holding us back from tackling key issues such as poverty and climate change, a YouGov poll for Oxfam has found. Just over two weeks since the General Election, Britons are calling for...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 24, 2024 | Briefing
A PILOT socioeconomic survey carried out by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns that the ongoing conflict in Sudan is exacerbating the already severe humanitarian crisis in South Sudan for refugees and the communities hosting them. The findings of UNHCR´s first-ever...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 24, 2024 | Briefing
TODAY (24 July) delegates attending the Farnborough Airshow will be met with protesters from Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), Greater Rushmoor Action for Peace and East Berkshire Palestine Solidarity Campaign. The protest, ‘Say No to the Horrorshow’, is...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 23, 2024 | Briefing
NEW ANALYSIS by the University of Bristol shows that people in poverty pay more for car insurance because of factors they cannot control, such as where they can afford to live. The analysis shows that even when the impact of risk factors such as crime levels, traffic...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 23, 2024 | Briefing
A COALITION of over 40 organisations have written to the new Prime Minister asking him to address the lack of accountability, transparency and action on recommendations arising from deaths. INQUEST, alongside a wide range of organisations such as Grenfell United,...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 22, 2024 | Briefing
THE new government must immediately address the problem of low pay in adult social care by tackling illegal underpayment of wages, and urgently consulting the sector on a separate minimum wage and a national pay scale, say the Health Foundation and the Nuffield Trust ...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 22, 2024 | Briefing
A NEW study suggests that up to seven million workers in England may lack the Essential Employment Skills (EES) they need to do their jobs by the year 2035. These skills are: communication, collaboration, problem-solving, organising, planning and prioritising work,...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 21, 2024 | Briefing
CHRISTIAN AID says the UK government must act following the International Court of Justice (ICJ) landmark opinion that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is against international law. The ICJ statement says that Israeli settlement of Palestinian land...
