In this issue
In this issue
- Trident WMDs remain immoral, wasteful and redundant
- CND challenges figures on cost of Trident replacement
- New report shows persistence of hunger in 21st century UK
- Howard League welcomes new appointment at Ministry of Justice
- Human rights ‘in peril’ in Turkey following attempted coup
- UN chief urges solidarity to combat effects of El Niño
- Indian government U-turn after outcry over forest rights
- Rowan Williams calls for action to end South Sudan conflict
- Methodist Investment Unit unveils new management team
Wednesday 20 July 2016
18 Jul 2016
Trident WMDs remain immoral, wasteful and redundant
It is almost certain that the Westminster Parliament will this evening approve the expenditure of what will apparently be £31 billion immediately, and some £205 billion in the long run, on a renewe
18 Jul 2016
CND challenges figures on cost of Trident replacement
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament has called for an honest debate on the cost of Trident as MPs take the decision on replacement of the nuclear weapons system.
19 Jul 2016
New report shows persistence of hunger in 21st century UK
The #stillhungry report published today by the West Cheshire Foodbank, demonstrates the persistence of hunger in 21st century Britain, where one in three people receiving emergency food is a child.
20 Jul 2016
Howard League welcomes new appointment at Ministry of Justice
The Howard League for Penal Reform has welcomed the appointment of Elizabeth Truss as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.
19 Jul 2016
Human rights ‘in peril’ in Turkey following attempted coup
Human rights in Turkey are in peril following the coup attempt which resulted in the deaths of at least 208 people and almost 8,000 arrests, says Amnesty International.
20 Jul 2016
UN chief urges solidarity to combat effects of El Niño
The lives and livelihoods of more than 60 million people around the world have been turned upside down by the extreme weather events linked to the El Niño phenomenon,the UN Secretary-General said yesterday, calling for a scaled-up, unprecedented response that goes beyond humanitarian action.
18 Jul 2016
Indian government U-turn after outcry over forest rights
A proposed new forests policy in India has been hastily withdrawn after an outcry that it made no mention of tribal peoples’ existing rights to live in their forests, and would have led to more tribes being evicted from their homes.
19 Jul 2016
Rowan Williams calls for action to end South Sudan conflict
The Chair of Christian Aid, the Rt Rev Dr Rowan Williams, has spoken out against the recent fighting in South Sudan, where armed clashes in the capital, Juba, claimed nearly 300 lives and forced thousands of people to abandon their homes.
19 Jul 2016
Methodist Investment Unit unveils new management team
The Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church has announced the management team that will assume responsibility when its current Chief Executive, Bill Seddon, steps down at the end of 2016.