by Agency Reporter | May 15, 2024 | Briefing
AN ISRAELI conscientious objector, due to speak at an event in London today to mark International Conscientious Objectors’ Day, has called for support and solidarity for conscientious objectors facing persecution around the world. In the many countries where...
by Agency Reporter | May 15, 2024 | Briefing
THE Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is in the process of moving people claiming older ‘legacy’ benefits to Universal Crdit (UC) through managed migration. Claimants are sent a ‘migration notice’ informing them that they have three months to claim UC, after...
by Agency Reporter | May 14, 2024 | Briefing
LONG-TERM sickness has become the top reason for women being out of the labour market, according to new TUC analysis. The analysis of official statistics shows that the number of women who are now economically inactive due to long-term sickness has increased by...
by Agency Reporter | May 14, 2024 | Briefing
IN a report published on 13 May, the Refugee Council and Safe Passage International identify serious failures and gaps in family reunion policy in the UK. Family reunion is one of the only safe routes to the UK for refugees, but it is failing those who need it,...
by Agency Reporter | May 13, 2024 | Briefing
A NEW REPORT published by the charity Christian Aid has revealed that avocados are under threat from the climate crisis sparking calls for faster emission cuts and more support for farmers. The superfood favourite is known for its impact on the environment due to its...
by Agency Reporter | May 13, 2024 | Briefing
ALMOST half (49 per cent) of the general public underestimate the scale of poverty in later life, according to new polling from financial hardship charity Independent Age. One in six older people currently live in poverty (around 2 million), yet when asked what...
by Agency Reporter | May 12, 2024 | Briefing
RESEARCH by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) has found that 41 per cent of all council homes sold under the right to buy scheme are now being let on the private market. NEF Freedom of Information requests found that the number of homes bought under right to buy and...
by Agency Reporter | May 11, 2024 | Briefing
A NEW report commissioned by campaign group More Than A Score reveals that the final year of primary school is dominated by preparation for SATs, with negative effects on teaching as well as pupil and teacher wellbeing. Year 6 SATs tests will begin in primary schools...
by Agency Reporter | May 11, 2024 | Briefing
A LETTER signed by 86 civil society organisations was sent to the prime minister on 9 May, calling for him to cease evading the scrutiny of the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Professor Michael Fakhri. In August 2022, over 21 months ago,...
by Agency Reporter | May 10, 2024 | Briefing
DURING Prime Minster’s Questions in the House of Commons on 8 May, in answer to a question from Stephen Flynn, SNP leader in the Commons, Rishi Sunak said that “the UK Government doesn’t, itself, directly provide or ship arms to Israel”. Amnesty International...
