by Agency Reporter | Jun 13, 2023 | Briefing
GLOBAL SPENDING on nuclear weapons has increased for the third year in a row as the nine nuclear-armed states continued to modernise and expand their arsenals. According to a new report from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) which produces...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 13, 2023 | Briefing
A LEADING human rights barrister has said that changes to public order legislation due to be voted on in the House of Lords this week (Tuesday 13 June) could give police “a far wider, nearing total discretion” as to which protests are made subject to restrictions....
by Agency Reporter | Jun 12, 2023 | Briefing
AT A PRELIMINARY hearing of Module 2 of the Covid Inquiry on 6 June 2023, four national Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) argued for full disclosure of Government WhatsApps and other documents to allow the Inquiry to examine the disproportionate impact of...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 12, 2023 | Briefing
THE RELOCATION of parts of the civil service to Darlington is proving beneficial for government – but ministers should not see civil service relocation as a primary tool for reducing regional economic inequality, says a new paper from the Institute for Government...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 11, 2023 | Briefing
A GROUP OF economists, activists, politicians and millionaires from seven countries across Europe registered a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) on 8 June. The ECI calls on the European Union (EU) to adopt a permanent annual wealth tax on Europe’s largest fortunes,...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 10, 2023 | Briefing
REPORTERS without Borders (RSF) says it is deeply concerned by the UK High Court’s decision rejecting Julian Assange’s appeal against his extradition order. It adds that this brings the Wikileaks publisher dangerously close to being extradited to the United States,...
