by Agency Reporter | May 20, 2022 | Briefing
A MAJOR REVIEW into the UK Government’s handling of the pandemic and its impact on the NHS, the health of the population and on doctors, has been undertaken by the British Medical Association (BMA). The first two reports conclude that the UK Government failed in its...
by Agency Reporter | May 20, 2022 | Briefing
AS A HEATWAVE HEADS TO THE UK, and Indian cities battle with record temperatures, a new report from Christian Aid highlights how the climate crisis is increasing the severity of drought in ten of the world’s major cities, and demands an international fund to pay...
by Agency Reporter | May 19, 2022 | Briefing
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM remains a long way from recovering from the effects of the pandemic, and continues to operate at unacceptable levels in some areas, according to a joint report by the four HM Chief Inspectors for England and Wales. The Criminal Justice...
by Agency Reporter | May 19, 2022 | Briefing
The Fire Brigades Union has committed to campaigning for the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to be renationalised. The commitment came in the form of a motion passed at the union’s annual conference, the first in-person conference since the pandemic. In the...
by Agency Reporter | May 18, 2022 | Briefing
OVER HALF OF PEOPLE IN BRITAIN (55 per cent) feel their health has been negatively affected by the rising cost of living, according to a YouGov poll commissioned by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP). Of those who reported their health getting worse, 84 per cent...
by Bernadette Meaden | May 18, 2022 | Briefing
A RETIRED ANGLICAN PRIEST IS BEING HELD ON REMAND at HMP Birmingham after he took part in a protest outside the Kingsbury Oil Depot. The Rev. Bill White took part in the Just Stop Oil protest despite a High Court Injunction banning protestors from the site. He is...
