by Agency Reporter | Oct 10, 2021 | Briefing
MOTIVATING UNIVERSITY CATERERS to help in fighting climate and nature breakdown, Friends of the Earth is launching a new accreditation scheme – Kale Yeah! Kitchens. The scheme is encouraging caterers to make their menus more sustainable by serving less and higher...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 9, 2021 | Briefing
BELARUS AND POLAND MUST WORK TOGETHER to keep more migrants from dying on their border as victims of a political dispute, UN Special Rapporteurs have said. “It is absolutely tragic that six people have already died; not one more person must be allowed to die as a...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 9, 2021 | Briefing
EARLY SUPPORT HUBS which allow young people to access mental health support without referrals should be made available across England and Wales, to help tackle a rise in mental health issues during the pandemic, says the Local Government Association (LGA). The centres...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 8, 2021 | Briefing
CHILD POVERTY CAMPAIGNERS ARE HIGHLIGHTING the financial support that low income families are still entitled to, as the £20 a week cut to Universal Credit comes into effect. In a short new report After the universal credit cut – what now?, published as part of...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 8, 2021 | Briefing
GREENPEACE HAS LOST A COURT CASE in which it challenged the UK government’s decision to grant a permit to BP to drill the Vorlich Field in the North Sea. Judges in Scotland’s highest court have ruled that the government’s decision to grant a permit was lawful, despite...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 7, 2021 | Briefing
QUAKERS IN BRITAIN are joining other civil society members in a move to ensure the appointment of a new Chair of the Charity Commission is not politicised. The joint open letter from the Good Law Project to Nadine Dorries MP – the new Secretary of State for Digital,...
