by Staff Writer | May 2, 2022 | Briefing
IN A NEW REPORT, Delegitimising Counter-Terrorism, former Prime Minister David Cameron has defended Prevent, the UK’s controversial counter-terrorism strategy. In response, Ilyas Nagdee, Amnesty International UK’s Racial Justice Director, said: “David Cameron’s...
by Agency Reporter | May 1, 2022 | Briefing
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND will be invited to welcome an historic Declaration of Friendship with the Catholic Church in Scotland that offers “a decisive and irrevocable statement of our friendship with one another, based on our shared faith...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 30, 2022 | Briefing
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVES of 14 of the UK’s leading environmental organisations have written to Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, urging him to reject plans for a new coal mine in Cumbria. The call comes following recent...
by Staff Writer | Apr 30, 2022 | Briefing
THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE (PAC) says in a new report it is clear that implementing the 2018 Female Offender Strategy, “has been a relatively low priority for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and was so even prior to the Covi-19 pandemic.” The aims of the strategy are...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 29, 2022 | Briefing
A NEW IPPR REPORT, published to mark the launch of a new Commission on Health and Prosperity, warns that the UK’s deep health inequalities and ineffective policies mean people are living shorter lives, with more years spent in poor health, and face greater barriers to...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 29, 2022 | Briefing
THE UK GOVERNMENT’S ELECTIONS BILL received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022, making wide-ranging changes to how elections are run, the way people vote, campaigning, political spending and funding. Amongst the changes the legislation introduces are:a requirement...
