In this issue
In this issue
Wednesday 4 May 2016
Foxes Have Holes Book Tour – London
4 May 2016
Lords report reveals Brexit danger for working people says TUC
Commenting on a report published today by the House of Lords European Union Committee on the process of Brexit, the TUC says the report backs up other legal experts who say that working people could face years of uncertainty and chaos if Britain votes to leave the EU.
4 May 2016
Christian Aid urges Cameron to ‘clean up’ UK tax havens
Christian Aid campaigners from Witney gathered on 30 April 2016 in the Prime Minister’s constituency outside properties which are now owned in Jersey and the British Virgin Islands, to demand that David Cameron finally gets tough with the UK’s secretive tax havens.
4 May 2016
UN demands protection for hospitals in conflict zones
With increasing wartime assaults on and patterns of systematic destruction of health facilities in countries affected by conflict, the UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution to strengthen protection for health care workers, the sick and wounded, hospitals and clinics, in war zones.
3 May 2016
Churches can bring hope for US racial justice says WCC
After visiting the United States in a spirit of accompaniment, a World Council of Churches delegation is preparing a report on how churches can help achieve racial justice.
3 May 2016
Deaths, assaults and self-injury in prisons continue to rise
Prisons in England and Wales are becoming increasingly violent and dangerous, with deaths, assaults and incidents of self-injury continuing to rise, figures seen by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveal.