by Agency Reporter | Nov 10, 2022 | Briefing
THE BILL OF RIGHTS is returning to Westminster in the coming weeks, having been shelved when Liz Truss was Prime Minister. The Bill – known as the Rights Removal Bill by its critics – threatens to impose barriers against ordinary people, making it difficult to...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 9, 2022 | Briefing
UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Volker Türk has issued an open letter to Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer at Twitter, urging him to “ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter” under Musk’s leadership. The letter follows reports of the...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 9, 2022 | Briefing
THE ANNUAL SCOTTISH HEALTH SURVEY has been published by the Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen) and the Scottish Government, providing a detailed picture of the health of the Scottish population. The latest survey was conducted in 2021 and covers topics...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 8, 2022 | Briefing
CLIMATE ANXIETY IS RISING in children in the UK, with 70 per cent worried about the world they will inherit, new research has revealed in the run-up to COP27. A survey of 3,000 children for Save the Children sent a powerful message to Rishi Sunak and other world...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 8, 2022 | Briefing
NEW ANALYSIS PUBLISHED BY THE TUC shows that non-disabled workers now earn a sixth (17.2 per cent) more than disabled workers. The analysis found that the pay gap for disabled workers currently stands at £2.05 an hour – or £3,731 per year for someone working a 35-hour...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 7, 2022 | Briefing
THE UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE {COP27}opened on 6 November with the key aim of ensuring full implementation of the Paris Agreement. Discussions at COP27 begin near the end of a year that has seen devastating floods and unprecedented heat waves, severe...
