by Agency Reporter | May 10, 2024 | Briefing
A NEW Institute for Government paper says the next government must extend the English devolution map to at least 85 per cent of the population to tackle the economic underperformance of England’s cities and regions away from London. A new deal for England: How the...
by Jill Segger | May 9, 2024 | Commentary
“MY CHANGED LABOUR PARTY”. Keir Starmer has used that phrase many times in recent months. All parties must evolve – failure to do so means sclerosis and death. But the more boldly inclusive and consensual that process is, the better the health of the party and of our...
by Staff Writer | May 9, 2024 | Briefing
ACCEPTING the Scottish Parliament’s nomination as Scotland’s next First Minister, John Swinney MSP said: “Yesterday, I was asked what would be the single most important policy objective for my Government. I made clear it would be the eradication of child...
by Agency Reporter | May 9, 2024 | Briefing
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on 7 May he was concerned by the increasing number of journalists charged, convicted and jailed in Russia for their independent reporting, in what appears to be an intensification of a crackdown on dissenting...
by Agency Reporter | May 8, 2024 | Briefing
AN UPDATE on developments in Rafah on 7 May, has been given by Elizabeth Funnell, Middle East representative for the aid agency CAFOD. Ms Funnell ‘s updatde reads.“When I was speaking this morning (Tues 7 May) to CAFOD’s local partner in Gaza, they described the...
by Agency Reporter | May 8, 2024 | Briefing
NEW research from The University of Manchester has found that children are being swept up in murder and attempted murder cases, and being tried in adult courts, partly due to rap music culture being used as evidence against them. Rap lyrics and videos are regularly...
by Agency Reporter | May 7, 2024 | Briefing
THOUSANDS more unpaid carers in Scotland will be eligible for a new benefit, if regulations laid last week in the Scottish Parliament are approved. Carer Support Payment is the replacement for Carer’s Allowance in Scotland. It was first launched in November...
by Agency Reporter | May 7, 2024 | Briefing
AMNESTY International has condemned a threat made against a journalist at the Belfast Telegraph newspaper. The newspaper reports that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) made them aware of the threat on Friday 3 May, and that this is the sixth such incident...
by Agency Reporter | May 6, 2024 | Briefing
A US-BASED conservative media outlet with a history of promoting conspiracy theories, The Epoch Times, has been referred to the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) by Global Witness. A Global Witness investigation reveals that the news site has published adverts...
by Agency Reporter | May 5, 2024 | Briefing
ASYLUM Aid has launched legal action against the Home Office’s new Safety of Rwanda policy, published on 29 April 2024, on grounds that it is inconsistent with the Safety of Rwanda Act which was given Royal Assent on 25 April. Represented by law firm Leigh Day, the...
