by Sean Reilly | Feb 29, 2008
The British government is to face the Information Tribunal next week concerning its refusal to disclose documents relating to arms sales to Saudi Arabia. The first case is being brought by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT). This case came about after the government...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 29, 2008
A Royal security expert says that Prince Harry’s attempt to serve with British forces in Afghanistan has handed a propaganda coup to radical anti-Western groups who will portray him as going from shooting grouse to shooting Muslims. Alex Bomberg, a former aide...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 29, 2008
Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Tether has secured a House of Commons debate on the impact of the proposed National DNA Database, which takes place today. It has been welcomed by human rights, mental health and church groups. The campaigning organisation Black Mental Health...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 28, 2008
Lambeth Palace, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s headquarters, has rejected claims made in a speech earlier this week by Conservative leader David Cameron, that Dr Rowan Williams was seeking the incorporation of Sharia law in the UK. The row goes back to the...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 28, 2008
Two organisations with strong church support who have been working to call business and financial institutions to the bar of social responsibility have joined forces, and will redouble their efforts in promoting ethical investment. The Ecumenical Council for Corporate...