by Agency Reporter | Nov 21, 2022 | Briefing
QUAKERS IN BRITAIN HAVE JOINED OTHERS from across the faith and belief spectrum in calling on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to stand by his pledge to govern with integrity. In a letter signed by 19 different faith and belief groups, signatories highlight how democracy...
by Staff Writer | Nov 21, 2022 | Briefing
FOLLOWING AN UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION of HMP Exeter, the Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor has written to the Secretary of State for Justice, Dominic Raab, invoking an Urgent Notification for the prison. In a statement released on 18 November Charlie Taylor...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 20, 2022 | Briefing
OVER A THIRD OF HOUSEHOLDS (10.6 million) will be unable to afford the cost of essentials like household bills or a trip to the dentist by April 2024, according to new analysis by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) in response to the Autumn Statement. The poorest 10...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 19, 2022 | Briefing
AHEAD OF THE ROLL OUT OF UPGRADED US NUCLEAR BOMBS to NATO bases in Europe this December, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) is gathering for a national demonstration at Lakenheath airbase in Suffolk today (Saturday, 19 November) to oppose the return of these...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 19, 2022 | Briefing
A NEW REPORT FROM THE RSPB, Birdcrime 2021, reveals 108 confirmed incidents of bird of prey persecution in the UK, 80 of which were in England. The total includes 50 buzzards, 16 red kites, seven peregrines and three goshawks. Rare hen harriers and white-tailed eagles...
by Staff Writer | Nov 18, 2022 | Briefing
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS HAVE been reacting to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, with a consensus emerging that the poorest people at home and abroad will be paying the price for a recession ‘made in 10 Downing Street’. On the climate and energy...
