by Agency Reporter | Mar 14, 2023 | Briefing
AHEAD OF the upcoming Spring Statement from the UK Government, a broad coalition of energy, fuel poverty and environmental organisations and academics are calling on the Chancellor to drastically scale up government investment in home insulation and heat pumps. In a...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 13, 2023 | Briefing
LAWYERS FOR CLIENTEARTH are to attend a hearing before the Court of Justice of the EU – the EU’s highest Court – in a case against Ireland and the EU Council to end overfishing in Europe. For years, EU Member State representatives gathered in EU Council meetings have...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 13, 2023 | Briefing
THE LATEST GDP FIGURES show growth to have been at zero in the three months to January, Paul Nowak, TUC General Secretary, said:”To fix the economy the government needs to get on with fixing pay. Pay cuts have forced families to cut their spending. And that...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 12, 2023 | Briefing
THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION has left many women and girls behind, while others have been exposed to new forms of violence. An event at on 9 March at the UN in New York showcased the way in which faith-based actors are working with governments and international...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 11, 2023 | Briefing
CHRISTIAN AID has responded to the UK Parliament’s International Development Committee report Debt relief in low-income countries, published on 10 March. Sophie Powell, Christian Aid’s chief of UK advocacy and policy, said: “We agree with MPs who are warning...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 11, 2023 | Briefing
QUAKERS have produced a report to help schools offer a balanced perspective after their research found widespread targeting of schoolchildren by the armed forces and arms companies. Since 2008, there has been a concerted push by the armed forces to engage with school...
