by Agency Reporter | Mar 10, 2023 | Briefing
THE INTERNATIONAL Fund for International Development (IFAD) is advocating for more investments in small-scale farming communities in the Pacific. With climate change intensifying and more frequent disruptions in food value chains, such investments are critical in...
by Staff Writer | Mar 10, 2023 | Briefing
LEADERS FROM the Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT), a partnership between the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church, and the United Reformed Church. have issued a joint statement opposing the ‘Illegal Migration bill’ “We are appalled...
by Staff Writer | Mar 9, 2023 | Briefing
OLDER HOUSEHOLDS account for one in four of all UK households now dependent on a prepayment meter (PPM) for their energy supply – around 600,000 in total. Of these, 85 per cent – around 530,000 older households – are also living in poverty and/or are in receipt of...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 9, 2023 | Briefing
THE TUC Trades Union Congress), the Equality Trust, the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) and the Runnymede Trust have warned that the Strikes Bill will be a huge step backwards for tackling racism at work in Britain. The Strikes Bill is set to go to...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 8, 2023 | Briefing
TRUST IN POLITICIANS is at a low ebb and the health of the UK democracy matters as much to voters as issues such as crime and immigration, according to a new report by the UCL Constitution Unit. Published on 7 March, the report found that most voters believe stronger...
by Bernadette Meaden | Mar 8, 2023 | Briefing
THE UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has released the following statement on the Illegal Migration Bill, announced by the Home Secretary in the UK Parliament on 7 March. The statement reads: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is profoundly concerned by the asylum bill introduced...
