17 Nov 2015
The massacres in France: a European blowback?
The horror of the slaughter in Paris and elswehere can be numbing not just of the senses, but of our sensibility, says regional expert and Ekklesia associate Dr Harry Hagopian. It may not be easy, but now is a good time to remind ourselves of the wider context, corollaries and ramifications of the terror attacks in Paris – not least from a European perspective.
17 Nov 2015
The WCA’s devastating effect on public health
A controversial ‘fitness for work’ test has almost certainly had a devastating impact on public health in England, new research suggests.
17 Nov 2015
A journey without return: we have been here before
Thursday 19 November 2015
19 Nov 2015
Christian Aid welcomes UK decision on coal
Christian Aid has welcomed Energy Secretary Amber Rudd’s announcement that the UK will stop using coal and also notes a new OECD agreement to tighten restrictions on exports of coal technology.
16 Nov 2015
New report shows nearly a third of people bullied at work
Research published by the TUC today (16 November) shows that nearly a third of people have been bullied at work.
18 Nov 2015
NGOs call for Stormont talks to be ‘family-centred’
NGOs have called on the Irish and British Governments to ensure that any legacy mechanisms that may be agreed at the negotiating table in this week’s Stormont talks are ‘human rights compliant’ and family-centred
19 Nov 2015
Tax credit cuts will hit poorest regions hardest, says TUC
New analysis published yesterday by the TUC reveals that the Chancellor’s tax credit cuts will hit the UK’s poorest regions and nations the hardest.
18 Nov 2015
Over 300 executions in Pakistan since December 2014
The government of Pakistan has executed at least 300 people in the past 11 months, it has emerged.
19 Nov 2015
Support for Ebola survivors ‘priority’, says UN envoy
Transmission of Ebola has been stopped in Liberia and Sierra Leone, while Guinea is now treating a baby believed to be its last case, the United Nations Special Envoy on Ebola, Dr David Nabarro, has reported.
17 Nov 2015
New labelling guidelines for Israeli settlement products welcomed
Christian Aid has welcomed new guidelines that will require the true provenance of goods and produce exported from Israeli settlements on the West Bank for sale in the EU to be clearly labelled. Until now, such exports have generally been labelled “Made in Israel.”