by Agency Reporter | Nov 11, 2023 | Briefing
MILITARY veterans are among those rejecting the government’s criticism of demonstrations planned for today (11 November), stating that “there’s no more appropriate day to call for an armistice.” The protests calling for a ceasefire to end the bloodshed in Israel and...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 11, 2023 | Briefing
DISABLED activist Ellen Clifford has begun a legal challenge against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for failing to consult fairly or lawfully on plans that could cut income for some disabled people by £390 a month. Proposed changes to Work Capability...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 10, 2023 | Briefing
THE Church Leaders Group (Ireland) invited the leaders of Northern Ireland’s five main political parties to a series of separate individual meetings on 3 November, focusing on the restoration of good governance in Northern Ireland. The meetings took place in Assembly...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 10, 2023 | Briefing
ENVIRONMENTAL and consumer rights organisations have filed a legal complaint against food and drink giants Coca-Cola, Nestlé and Danone for the use of misleading ‘100 per cent recycled’ and ‘100 per cent recyclable’ claims on plastic water bottles sold across Europe....
by Agency Reporter | Nov 9, 2023 | Briefing
THE TUC has announced it will hold a special Congress to discuss the next stage of campaigning against the Conservatives’ anti-strike laws on Saturday 9 December 2023. It is rare for the TUC to seek to convene the whole trade union movement at a special Congress...
by Staff Writer | Nov 9, 2023 | Briefing
NEW figures released by the Trussell Trust reveal that 1.5 million emergency food parcels were provided to people between April and September 2023, by food banks in the charity’s UK-wide network. This is the greatest number of parcels that the network has ever...
