COMPANIES RESPONSIBLE FOR COST OF NUCLEAR WASTE
Nuclear power station operators will bear the cost of managing nuclear waste and decommissioning, the government announced yesterday. Business secretary John Hutton has published draft guidance on how energy firms planning to build nuclear power stations will pay for decommissioning costs. The Energy Bill, currently going through Parliament will require Continue Reading
NEW BILL FOR AGENCY WORKERS AT SECOND STAGE
A private member’s bill which would improve temporary workers’ rights has moved to committee stage in the Commons. Labour MP Andrew Miller’s legislation, which proposes a strengthened regulatory regime safeguarding agency workers’ rights, was passed by 147 votes to 11 on its second reading. Although many backbenchers welcome the bill, Continue Reading
MOD: WELLINGTON DECLARATION
The United Kingdom signed the "Wellington Declaration" yesterday, which paves the way for a legally binding international instrument prohibiting the use of those cluster munitions which cause unacceptable harm to civilians. The UK is one of the original 46 states that signed the Oslo Declaration which began this process just Continue Reading
I.S.A.F. TRAINING AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY
British soldiers serving with the International Security Assistance Force are leading an initiative to train the fledgling Afghan National Army (ANA) at a training centre in the mountains above Kabul. 60 British officers and other personnel make up the United Kingdom Liaison Training Team (UKLTT) based at Camp Alamo in Continue Reading
AI NEWS: DAY OF SOLIDARITY FOR KENYA
Hundreds of Amnesty International supporters across the globe – including the UK – will join in solidarity with the people in Kenya in an international Day of Action on Wednesday 27 February.
