by Agency Reporter | Mar 26, 2023 | Briefing
PROPOSED new NHS pay rises not fully funded by the UK Government could end up leading to vital public health service cuts if they are not funded, councils and directors of public health are warning. Last week, the Department of Health and Social Care wrote to councils...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 25, 2023 | Briefing
BAILIFFS in England are breaking the rules on a massive scale and raking in huge fees, all while driving people into deeper hardship, according to new research from Citizens Advice. The charity is raising the alarm over bailiff behaviour, as its latest cost of living...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 25, 2023 | Briefing
HUNDREDS OF INDIGENOUS (Adivasi) people from Protected Areas across India joined forces in Nagarhole Tiger Reserve in southwest India for an unprecedented week-long protest march against the seizing of their lands to create so-called ‘Protected Areas’ for...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 24, 2023 | Briefing
NEW RESEARCH from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) shows widespread variation in how job centres apply work-search rules, and even wider variation in how often different age groups face sanctions. IPPR says these need to be fully investigated and...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 24, 2023 | Briefing
QUAKERS IN BRITAIN have called on the UK Labour Party to focus on prevention, rehabilitation, and restorative justice to repair the criminal justice system if elected. More neighbourhood policing, multi-agency approaches and investment in programmes for young people...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 23, 2023 | Briefing
THE UK GOVERNMENT is sending depleted uranium shells for use in the Challenger 2 tanks given to Ukraine, a move CND has condemned as an additional environmental and health disaster for those living through the conflict. Defence Minister Baroness Goldie admitted in...
