by Agency Reporter | Oct 3, 2022 | Briefing
AN INADEQUATE LEVEL OF SOCIAL HOUSING across London is affecting children’s physical and mental health, and could permanently hinder their development, according to the latest Marmot Review from the UCL Institute of Health Equity (IHE). The IHE’s Evidence Review on...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 2, 2022 | Briefing
THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL, António Guterres, has announced his readiness to support a UN convention on tax that would overhaul century-old global tax rules. The backing from the UN’s highest ranking officer opens the door for negotiations among members states to begin,...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 1, 2022 | Briefing
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION (LGA), which represents more than 350 councils in England and Wales, has launched a new guide as part of its Be a Councillor campaign, to support disabled residents who may be interested in representing their local community at their...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 1, 2022 | Briefing
THE COMPANY THAT RUNS DRAX POWER STATION has agreed to pay out $3.2 million to settle air pollution claims against its wood pellet factories in the United States. Documents obtained by Unearthed (Greenpeace’s investigative journalism team) show that late last...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 30, 2022 | Briefing
QUAKERS ACROSS BRITAIN are supporting peaceful protestors who took nonviolent action to demand an end to new oil and gas projects in the UK and have been found guilty of breaking an injunction. Four Quakers were among 51 Just Stop Oil protestors who sat outside...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 30, 2022 | Briefing
THREE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST CENTRAL BANKS, including the Bank of England, stand accused of investing in the destruction of climate-critical forests in Brazil, according to a new investigation published by Global Witness on 28 September. In recent years, the US...
