by Sean Reilly | Nov 26, 2007
A new report has found that rather than taking housing from local residents, as critics often say, new immigrants tend to fill voids in the housing stock left behind or rejected by other households. The report is published today (Monday) by the Joseph Rowntree...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 26, 2007
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has found himself at the centre of an unexpected row, following cautious remarks to a Muslim magazine, after a Sunday newspaper construed it as an all-out attack on the US and the BBC gave neocon hard-liner John Bolton free...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 26, 2007
Pope Benedict gave his support and prayers to a major peace conference that will gather in Annapolis, Maryland, USA, tomorrow, seeking steps toward a sustainable solution to the conflict between Israel and Palestine. At the end of a Mass celebrated with the 23 new...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 26, 2007
National Tree Week is the Tree Council’s festival to mark the start of the tree planting season, and a nationwide celebration of trees and woods. National Tree Planting Year 1973 (with its slogan of “Plant a Tree in 73”) led to the founding of The...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 25, 2007
In commenting on the significance of the defeat of John Howard and the Coalition Liberal/National Party government less than twenty-four hours after the election, and assessing the victory of the Australian Labor Party and Kevin Rudd, one needs to bear in mind that...
