by Agency Reporter | Sep 4, 2024 | Briefing
IN JANUARY this year, the Women’s Budget Group (WBG) launched a six-month trial reducing its full-time working hours to 30 per week without loss of pay. This shorter working week has now become a permanent change, reflecting the WBG’s commitment to align its...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 4, 2024 | Briefing
THIS ZERO WASTE WEEK (2-6 September 2024), Benthyg Cymru is championing the ‘borrow, don’t buy’ movement. Benthyg (ben-thig) means “to borrow or lend” in Welsh. Along with the Welsh Government they are encouraging people across Wales to find their nearest...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 3, 2024 | Briefing
A NEW REPORT by the Prison Reform Trust calls on the Ministry of Justice to publish a national strategy for the care and management of older prisoners as a matter of urgency. In just 20 years, the number of people in prison aged 50 or over has nearly trebled, rising...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 3, 2024 | Briefing
DAVID LAMMY, the Foreign Secretary, made a statement to Parliament on 2 September on the results of a review of arms export licences to Israel. Lammy announced the suspension of 30 export licences for use by the Israeli military that could be used in Gaza. However,...
by Staff Writer | Sep 2, 2024 | Briefing
A NEW REPORT from the Resolution Foundation, The Living Standards Outlook 2024, analyses what could happen to incomes and poverty over the course of this Parliament. The report says that while the living standards outlook for middle-income households is weak, it is...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 2, 2024 | Briefing
INTRODUCING statutory paid Carer’s Leave would bring significant benefits for more than two million working carers and the UK economy, far outweighing the modest costs of its introduction, according to the charity Carers UK. A new report from the charity estimates it...
