by Agency Reporter | May 21, 2024 | Briefing
THE BRIGHT NOW CAMPAIGN of Operation Noah has won ‘Campaign of the Year’ at the Sheila McKechnie Foundation (SMK) National Campaigner Awards in London – the first time Operation Noah has won the award. In June 2023, the Church of England’s National Investing Bodies...
by Agency Reporter | May 20, 2024 | Briefing
HOMELESSNESS charity Crisis says that although the Westminster government has made some changes to the Criminal Justice Bill, it will continue to put people rough sleeping at risk of criminalisation. While the most outlandish elements of the proposals relating to...
by Agency Reporter | May 20, 2024 | Briefing
GAS SECTOR workers who could be affected by job losses in the transition to a net zero world can switch to other careers with the right kind of support from the government. However, a report from the Instsitute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) warns against...
by Staff Writer | May 19, 2024 | Briefing
POPE Francis has said cancelling the debts of countries unable to repay them is “a matter of justice”, in a document outlining the Pope’s vision for the Catholic Church’s Jubilee year in 2025. The theme for the year is ‘Pilgrims of...
by Agency Reporter | May 18, 2024 | Briefing
THE FIRST MINISTER of Wales has announced that over 20 million additional meals have been served since the rollout of universal free school meals to all primary pupils in Wales began in September 2022. All primary school children and more than 6,000 nursery-age pupils...
by Agency Reporter | May 18, 2024 | Briefing
NEW government data shows 2,682 households in England were removed from their homes by bailiffs as a result of Section 21 no-fault evictions between January and March. This is an increase of 19 per cent in a year and the highest number in six years. The Ministry of...
by Agency Reporter | May 17, 2024 | Briefing
SHOPPING online may be convenient and time-saving, but it comes with a price, says a new report from Greenpeace Sweden. According to the report, Amazon, Zalando, HelloFresh and other big players are connected to the destruction of old-growth forests in Sweden. The...
by Agency Reporter | May 17, 2024 | Briefing
THE majority of African countries spent more repaying external debts than on healthcare or education – and in some cases both – last year as the continent experienced its worst debt crisis in a generation, according to a new report by the international aid agency...
by Agency Reporter | May 16, 2024 | Briefing
ONLY around two thirds of councils are confident of being able to meet all their legal duties under the Care Act by next year (2025/26) – a decade after the Government introduced landmark legislation designed to improve access to vital care and support. This is...
by Agency Reporter | May 16, 2024 | Briefing
THE Government should routinely and systematically assess the impact of every new policy on people’s mental health, according a new report published during Mental Health Awareness Week. The report from independent charity Centre for Mental Health says that policy...
