by Agency Reporter | Oct 13, 2021 | Briefing
NEW ANALYSIS FROM CLIENTEARTH warns that including gas in the EU green labelling system is “unlawful”. In a letter to the European Commission, they call on EU authorities to categorically exclude gas activities from the EU Taxonomy. Announced in April 2021, the EU...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 13, 2021 | Briefing
ETHIOPIAN TREASURES STORED in British museum vaults could be legally restored to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, UK public law experts believe. The 11 objects with exceptional spiritual and religious value for the people of Ethiopia could be returned to their country...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 12, 2021 | Briefing
RISING NUMBERS OF FAMILIES ON LOW INCOMES face paying more council tax from April unless there is an extension to one-off government funding for local council tax support schemes in England, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned. Latest figures show more...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 12, 2021 | Briefing
CATHOLIC LEADERS IN G20 COUNTRIES are calling for fossil fuels be consigned to history, as key negotiations begin ahead of next month’s COP26 Climate Change Summit in Glasgow. A group of Cardinals, Archbishops and heads of religious congregations have released an...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 11, 2021 | Briefing
THE UK GOVERNMENT HAS PUT FORWARD A PROPOSAL to increase the qualifying age for free prescriptions in England from 60 to the State Pension age. This is currently 66 for both men and women, but is on track to rise further. Age UK is warning that some of the biggest...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 11, 2021 | Briefing
FIVE EDUCATION UNIONS have writtento the Secretary of State for Education, Nadhim Zahawi, asking him to urgently reconsider the reintroduction of additional safety measures in schools, given the rising rates of Covid infection and absence among school students in...
