by Agency Reporter | Jun 2, 2022 | Briefing
THE UK GOVERNMENT’S AUDIT REFORM PROPOSALS do not go far enough to fix the scandal-ridden industry, not least because they fail to adequately cover fundamental issues like climate change and reform of underlying accounting principles. This is the warning from...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 1, 2022 | Briefing
QUAKERS HAVE AGREED they will make practical reparations for the trans-Atlantic slave trade, colonialism and economic exploitation. At their annual gathering last weekend, Quakers asked all their meetings and trustees to examine their resources and consider how to...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 1, 2022 | Briefing
TRIBAL PEOPLE living in the nagarhole tiger reserve, who authorities say relocated voluntarily from the reserve, were in reality forcibly evicted, a fact-finding investigation by Fridays For Future Karnataka and others has revealed. Evictions are carried out by...
by Agency Reporter | May 31, 2022 | Briefing
FIVE DECADES after the world’s first conference to make the environment a major issue, UN human rights experts call on States to redouble efforts to protect the imperilled planet for current and future generations amid unprecedented challenges. “Some communities...
by Agency Reporter | May 31, 2022 | Briefing
AGE UK IS APPEALING FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS to join the Charity and help make a difference to the lives of older people ahead of Volunteers’ Week. The week which runs from 1 to 7 June recognises the contribution of volunteers in communities across the country, and Age UK...
by Agency Reporter | May 30, 2022 | Briefing
NEW GOVERNMENT FIGURES reveal that 5,890 landlords in England started no-fault eviction court proceedings against tenants between January and March 2022 – up 41 per cent compared to the same period in 2020 before the pandemic. The number of renters facing eviction...
