by Agency Reporter | Jun 24, 2022 | Briefing
AROUND 35,000 MORE FAMILIES across the UK could have their benefits capped next April, leaving them with a growing gulf between their income and rising costs, new Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) analysis shows. In Scotland 4000 households are affected by the...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 24, 2022 | Briefing
NEW POLICING POWERS risk creating a hostile environment for peaceful protestors, the Joint Committee on Human Rights at Westminster warns in a report published following legislative scrutiny of the Public Order Bill. Designed to combat disruptive protests, the draft...
by Staff Writer | Jun 23, 2022 | Briefing
THE GROUP OF SEVEN (G7) will meet for the Leaders’ Summit from 26 to 28 June, to discuss how they can collaborate to tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges. In the lead-up to the Summit, Transparency International has released a position paper outlining...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 23, 2022 | Briefing
RESPONDING TO THE INTRODUCTION OF the UK government’s controversial Bill of Rights which was laid before the Commons for the first time on 22 June, Amnesty said it would strip the public of its “most powerful tool” to challenge official wrongdoing. Sacha...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 22, 2022 | Briefing
WHILE INFLATION IS PRIMARILY BEING DRIVEN by global factors, a new report argues that surging profits made by some companies could be a contributing factor to rapidly rising prices. Contrary to the arguments of the Prime Minister and the Governor of the Bank of...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 22, 2022 | Briefing
CHRISTIAN AID has warned that the “the time to act is now”, as it publishes a new report detailing the impact the war in Ukraine is having on global food and energy prices. With hunger having almost doubled since 2019, the international development agency’s report...
