by Agency Reporter | Nov 17, 2023 | Briefing
THE Make Polluters Pay coalition and Anum Qaisar MP have hosted a parliamentary drop-in to raise the profile of international climate justice. Quakers in Britain joined representatives from Christian Aid, Oxfam, Greenpeace and Action Aid at the event on 15 November...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 17, 2023 | Briefing
THE Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) is legally challenging development works at RAF Lakenheath which it believes are preparation for the stationing of nuclear weapons by the US Air Force (USAF). CND claims the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and West Suffolk Council...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 16, 2023 | Briefing
CLIVE BETTS, Chair of the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee has written to Baroness Scott of Bybrook, Minister in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to raise concerns about the impact of the introduction of voter ID on some...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 16, 2023 | Briefing
THREE lithium mines in Zimbabwe, Namibia and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are linked with major corruption red flags, and some face allegations of human and environmental rights violations, according to a new report by Global Witness. At the Sandawana mine,...
by Staff Writer | Nov 15, 2023 | Briefing
NEW analysis published by the TUC shows that non-disabled workers earn around a sixth (14.6 per cent) more than disabled workers. The pay gap for disabled workers across the board is £1.90 an hour, or £66.50 per week. That makes for a pay difference of £3,460 a year...
by Staff Writer | Nov 15, 2023 | Briefing
AT Green Christian’s Annual Members’ Meeting held in London on Saturday 11 November, Co-Chair George Dow and other board members reported on the year and led a discussion on finding hope. Co-Chair Deborah Tomkins said: “This was an exceptional afternoon. After...
