by Agency Reporter | Aug 3, 2024 | Briefing
THREE key Amazonian Indigenous organisations have issued an unprecedented joint statement, accusing the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) of deliberately delaying a decision on whether to withdraw certification from a notorious logging company on uncontacted peoples’...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 2, 2024 | Briefing
THERE are too many ‘complicating factors’ for Assisted Dying/Assisted Suicide (AD/AS) to be implemented safely, finds a new poll of the British public. The poll’s findings show that behind the headline figures of support for AD/AS, the public...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 2, 2024 | Briefing
INTERNATIONAL development agency Christian Aid has announced the Very Rev Sally Foster-Fulton, who has been Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for the past year, is now returning to the organisation, in a new role. Foster-Fulton, who took a...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 1, 2024 | Briefing
RISING workplace sickness is costing UK businesses billions every year, according to a new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). The analysis reveals the annual hidden cost of employee sickness has risen by £30 billion since 2018. Most of this...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 1, 2024 | Briefing
FOLLOWING the news that the UK government has delayed making a decision on arms exports to Israel, War On Want, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, and Campaign Against Arms Trade released the following joint statement: The UK government’s delay in making a decision on...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 31, 2024 | Briefing
HOLIDAY childcare costs in Great Britain have risen by six per cent since last summer, with working parents now facing an average bill of £175 per child per week, according to Coram Family and Childcare’s 19th annual Holiday Childcare Survey. The report also reveals...
