by Agency Reporter | Jul 18, 2024 | Briefing
WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES (WCC) General Secretary. the Rev Prof Dr Jerry Pillay has welcomed positive developments in ongoing talks between the warring parties in Sudan. “The call for a ceasefire and the encouragement of dialogue among the conflict parties represent...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 18, 2024 | Briefing
THE NHS is struggling to meet rapidly rising demand and increasingly complex and acute care needs among children and young people, a survey by NHS Providers has found. The report, Forgotten generation: Shaping better services for children and young people, found that:...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 17, 2024 | Briefing
AN ANALYSIS of who voted for Labour in the General Election, and what they want, has found a coalition backing bold action on the economy. The new survey finds that voters who put Labour in government are more united than many think. For example: On the economy:...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 17, 2024 | Briefing
PEOPLE are in need of more complex care and support due to illness and disability, but local councils are struggling financially to meet these higher-level needs, says the latest annual survey from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS). The...
by Staff Writer | Jul 16, 2024 | Briefing
SECTION 1 of The Equality Act 2010 introduced a socio-economic duty on public bodies, requiring them to make decisions, “in a way that is designed to reduce the inequalities of outcome which result from socio-economic disadvantage.” After the 2010 election, the...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 16, 2024 | Briefing
THE international development agency Christian Aid will this afternoon be delivering letters written by Gaza children to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer MP. The letters ask him to intervene and help bring about a permanent ceasefire. Christian Aid’s...
