by Agency Reporter | Jul 15, 2023 | Briefing
THE CAMPAIGN for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) has condemned the outcome of the NATO summit in Vilnius. CND says the nuclear-armed alliance is continuing its global expansion while failing to take any initiative to bring the war in Ukraine to a peaceful conclusion....
by Staff Writer | Jul 15, 2023 | Briefing
OVER 30 organisations have joined the Alliance for Youth Justice (AYJ) in raising the alarm about deteriorating conditions in the children’s secure estate, and the desperate measures being resorted to by those in charge. An open letter sent to Damian Hinds, Minister...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 14, 2023 | Briefing
THE HIGH COURT has ruled that the UK Government’s agency worker regulations are unlawful, after a successful legal challenge by trade unions, coordinated by the Trades Union Congress (TUC). Eleven trade unions, represented by Thompsons Solicitors LLP, launched...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 14, 2023 | Briefing
TEN YEARS since the benefit cap was introduced across Britain, new research shows families affected by the policy have as little as £44 a week to live on after they have paid housing costs. The research, from Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), shows that in the ten...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 13, 2023 | Briefing
QUAKERS in Britain have joined 91 other organisations in writing to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, asking him to stand by his commitment to a £11.6 billion climate finance fund. “Climate finance is a vital component of the Paris Agreement”, the letter said,...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 13, 2023 | Briefing
LABOUR has committed to remove tax exemptions from private schools, including exemptions from VAT and relief on business rates. The Institute for Fiscal Studies estimates that this would raise tax revenues by about £1.6 billion. With a small movement of pupils into...
