by Staff Writer | Sep 9, 2022 | Briefing
TRADE UNIONS, CHARITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATIONS have been commenting on the measures announced by the government to support households and businesses with energy bills. TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said: “Freezing energy bills this autumn is essential...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 9, 2022 | Briefing
ACTION MUST BE TAKEN to reverse the decline in standards in public life if parliament and our democracy are not to be undermined, Ruth Cadbury told other MPs at a Westminster Hall debate on 7 September. Ahead of the debate into the Seven Principles of Public Life, led...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 8, 2022 | Briefing
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING (RCN) launched a nationwide public advertising campaign on 7 September, to coincide with the new Prime Minister’s first full day in office. The College, which opens a strike ballot of 300,000 nursing staff next week, placed adverts...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 8, 2022 | Briefing
A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST has been submitted to the British Museum for information about 11 sacred Tabots, which many argue should be returned to their home in Ethiopia. The FOI request was submitted by law firm Leigh Day on behalf of Returning Heritage, a...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 7, 2022 | Briefing
GLOBAL ECUMENICAL LEADERS at the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany have spoken about the needed response from churches regarding gender justice, disabled people, and the rights of the earth. The Rev Dr Karen Georgia Thompson,...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 7, 2022 | Briefing
NEW AGE UK ANALYSIS for the Care and Support Alliance (CSA) has found that 2.6 million people aged fifty and above are living with some form of unmet need for care in England. The CSA is calling for an urgent cash injection to address increasing pressures on the care...
