by Agency Reporter | Jul 10, 2024 | Briefing
THE widely held belief that increasing economic growth will solve global poverty is wrong and leading the world down a dangerous path, the UN’s independent expert on poverty has warned. “For decades we have been following the same, tired recipe: grow the economy...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 9, 2024 | Briefing
CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves’ mission to deliver economic growth risks being undermined by a lack of public investment and the commitment to the previous government’s fiscal rules, the New Economics Foundation (NEF) has warned. Following the chancellor’s first major...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 9, 2024 | Briefing
NEW RESEARCH by the Sutton Trust reveals a major shift in the educational profile of the House of Commons following the general election. Overall, of the 650 MPs, 63 per cent were educated at comprehensive schools, which is the highest proportion than ever recorded....
by Agency Reporter | Jul 8, 2024 | Briefing
THE new Government must turn the page on a grim chapter for human rights, says Amnesty International. The organisation is calling for a “rights renaissance”, saying there is much to be done to rehabilitate human rights in the UK and reset the UK’s reputation on the...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 8, 2024 | Briefing
PALESTINIANS’ right to due process guarantees have been violated for 57 years, UN experts said on 3 July, denouncing the lack of fair trial in the occupied West Bank since June 1967. On 7 June 1967, the Israeli military commander issued three proclamations concerning...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 7, 2024 | Briefing
AN ONLINE EVENT entitled ‘Save Children’s Lives: Climate-Responsible Banking’ on 3 July highlighted how investments in new fossil fuel expansion imperil the wellbeing of children, youth, and future generations, inspiring action to hold accountable those...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 6, 2024 | Briefing
AS the UK poverty crisis has escalated, the charitable food aid sector has been pushed past breaking point. The Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN), which represents hundreds of food aid providers outside of the Trussell Trust network, says the new Government now has...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 6, 2024 | Briefing
THE new Labour government has an opportunity to improve the lives of people up and down the country, but only if it is willing to invest in public services and paying workers properly, the New Economics Foundation (NEF) has said. In the wake of Labour’s general...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 5, 2024 | Briefing
AN open letter signed by more than 13,000 doctors was sent to the leaders of the three biggest political parties ahead of the General Election, warning of the risk to patients if concerns around the deployment of Medical Associate Professions (MAPs) in the NHS...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 5, 2024 | Briefing
WITH England and Wales just days away from running out of prisons cells, a new Institute for Government report lays bare the extent of the prisons crisis facing the next government and sets out how it can avert a major emergency – and increased risk to the public....
