by Agency Reporter | Sep 18, 2021 | Briefing
QUAKERS IN BRITAIN WILL JOIN PARTNER ORGANISATIONS in launching the new Make Polluters Pay campaign as part of the first ever international Loss and Damage Awareness Day, on Thursday 23 September. As part of the day, Quakers are supporting the launch of a new film,...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 17, 2021 | Briefing
BRITISH PACIFISTS HAVE CONDEMNED the new defence and security pact announced by the governments of the UK, US and Australia, saying it will make the world less safe. The Peace Pledge Union (PPU), the UK’s leading pacifist group, said that the only thing that...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 17, 2021 | Briefing
DURING A THREE DAY MISSION TO TURKEY, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, praised the country for its continued commitment to protecting refugees and asylum-seekers, and including them in public services like education, health and livelihoods. Turkey...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 16, 2021 | Briefing
THE SIX MILLION UNIVERSAL CREDIT CLAIMANTS set for a £1,000 annual income loss from this October are unlikely to make up the shortfall given the scale of extra pay or hours needed to offset the £20 a week cut, says the Resolution Foundation. The Foundation says that...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 16, 2021 | Briefing
DESPITE 52 PER CENT OF THE PUBLIC saying they do not regard themselves as belonging to any religion, new research among British adults has revealed that over two-thirds of us (69 per cent) still consider it important to understand other people’s beliefs in everyday...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 15, 2021 | Briefing
BRITISH QUAKERS have helped to coordinate a joint open letter to the government about the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill which has been signed by over 350 organisations. Quakers in Britain are on the steering committee for an alliance of groups campaigning...
