Airport runway objectors take protest to parliament’s roof

Protesters from the campaigning group Plane Stupid have today mounted a hight profile protest against the proposed Heathrow third runway by waving banners from the roof the the parliament building, in a major breach of security. One of their banners proclaimed...

Peace prize highlights Israel-Palestine justice issues

Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan has been named as the 2008 winner of the Niwano Peace Prize for efforts at building peace with justice in the Middle East, especially with regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – writes Peter Kenny. The prize is often...

Topshop faces ethical consumer rebellion

Big-name, mass supply high street store Topshop is facing increasing criticism from its core customers, with students and young people protesting over charges about sweatshop conditions in the company’s supply chain. Topshop uses the slogan “we love...

Tax and politics row over Barack Obama church speech

The US Internal Revenue Service has told the United Church of Christ’s national offices in Cleveland, Ohio, that it has opened an investigation into Senator Barack Obama’s address at the UCC’s 2007 General Synod as the church engaging in...