by Archive | Dec 19, 2014
REMEMBERING ISN’T JUST FOR DECEMBER, ITS FOR LIFE How we remember the past is crucial because it influences the decisions we make about the future. In the season that we recall and celebrate the coming of the one Christians call the Prince of Peace, and at the...
by Archive | Dec 19, 2014
Commenting on the importance of International Migrants Day, 18 December 2014, Simon Barrow, co-director of the religion and society thinktank Ekklesia, said: “We are pleased to use this annual occasion to note the fundamental importance of migration, the...
by Archive | Dec 18, 2014
A petition on the 38Degrees website is calling on the Scottish Government to cancel plans for the proposed large prison for women in Inverclyde. This plan, points out Women for Independence who are advocating on the issue, is against the recommendations of the...
by Archive | Dec 18, 2014
With growing numbers of working people struggling to survive, immigration is often blamed for suppressing wages. The police raid on a factory in Rochdale where immigrants were allegedly forced to work for £25 per week, reminds us that there are exploitative employers...
by Archive | Dec 18, 2014
‘Immigration’ is set to be one of the most-used words in the run-up to the General Election — at least if UKIP, large sections of the media and much of the current government has its way. ‘Immigration’ is set to be one of the most-used...