by Agency Reporter | Feb 27, 2024 | Briefing
THE PANAMANIAN GOVERNMENT has not yet provided essential services for the Guna Indigenous people of Gardi Sugdub, who plan to relocate because of rising sea levels on their overcrowded island, says Human Rights Watch. Urgent government action is needed to address...
by Staff Writer | Feb 26, 2024 | Briefing
THE Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has expressed its regret at the closure of the Inter Faith Network following the government’s decision to withhold funding for the network. The MCB says the decision “appears to be particularly vindictive and reflective of a...
by Agency Reporter | Feb 25, 2024 | Briefing
AS UKRAINE enters a third year of war, the international development agency Christian Aid says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should suspend surcharge payments on Kyiv’s outstanding loans so money can be better directed to pay for urgent humanitarian needs...
by Agency Reporter | Feb 25, 2024 | Briefing
A CLEAR majority of churchgoers believe that tenant farmers on land owned by the Church of England should adopt organic or regenerative practices and rear their livestock using ‘free range’ systems, according to a new study. A survey of 605 regular churchgoers was...
by Staff Writer | Feb 24, 2024 | Briefing
ON Monday 19 February, the High Court ruled that it would not allow a legal case against the UK government over arms sales to Israel to proceed. The case, brought by Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) and Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq, challenged the...
by Staff Writer | Feb 24, 2024 | Briefing
THE Sutton Trust has warned politicians that inequalities in education are a ticking time bomb for social mobility and social cohesion, unless there is a renewed focus on tackling the attainment gap. The difference in education outcomes between low-income students and...
by Agency Reporter | Feb 23, 2024 | Briefing
A STATE of the nation report on the UK’s social security system concludes with a package of reforms to cut poverty, incentivise work and deliver quick wins to create a modern welfare system. The new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and...
by Staff Writer | Feb 22, 2024 | Briefing
INSPECTORS returning to Lowdham Grange prison to assess progress after a worrying earlier inspection found levels of violence had increased by 55 per cent, self-harm by 41 per cent and drug use had also risen further. Two men had also taken their own lives, taking the...
by Agency Reporter | Feb 21, 2024 | Briefing
LEGISLATIVE moves by the UK government to facilitate the prompt removal of asylum-seekers to Rwanda – including by drastically stripping back the courts’ ability to scrutinise removal decisions – run contrary to the basic principles of the rule of law and risk...
by Agency Reporter | Feb 21, 2024 | Briefing
THE overwhelming majority of zero-hours contract workers are “stuck” on zero hours contracts in the long-term, the TUC has warned. The union body says that hundreds of thousands of workers are being trapped in low-pay and insecurity, with bad employers “parking...
