by Staff Writer | Sep 12, 2022 | Briefing
DESPITE RESTRAINED RESOURCES, the churches of Europe are at the forefront in supporting refugees and have renewed this commitment with ecumenical partners at the recent 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches. The Brunnen Workshop at the assembly highlighted...
by Staff Writer | Sep 12, 2022 | Briefing
THE WORK AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE has published the UK government’s response to its report on the cost of living and the support measures available for people claiming benefits and the state pension. The report, published in July, called on the UK government to put on...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 12, 2022 | Briefing
THE INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT OF INDIA has raided the offices of Oxfam India, the Independent and Public-Spirited Media Foundation (IPSMF) and the Centre for Policy Research, as part of a probe investigating alleged contraventions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation)...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 11, 2022 | Briefing
THE BRITISH PREGNANCY ADVISORY SERVICE (BPAS) has commented on the appointment of Thérèse Coffey as UK Secretary of State for Health. On 7 September, Clare Murphy, Chief Executive of BPAS, said: “Every politician is entitled to hold their own opinion on abortion. But...
by Staff Writer | Sep 10, 2022 | Briefing
LIZ TRUSS IS BEING CHALLENGED by peace campaigners on her proposed increase in military spending, and her track record on arms sales to Saudi Arabia. The Peace Pledge Union (PPU), has urged the Prime Minister to say how she will find the money for her promise of...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 10, 2022 | Briefing
THE ENERGY PRICE FREEZE announced by the new Prime Minister still leaves low-income families facing a vast gap compared to last year, as rising costs outstrip government support, says the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). JRF estimates Liz Truss’s announcement –...
