Tax Justice.UK on Overseas Aid Cuts
Last weekend the world’s biggest economies backed a global minimum corporation tax. G20 finance ministers from countries like China, Brazil, the US, and the UK signed up to the deal. This builds on the agreement reached the G7 summit in Cornwall in June. It’s difficult to overstate just how important this is. Continue Reading
93% Cut to Foreign Aid Spells disaster for Syrian Children
New Secret Aid Cuts Threaten World’s Poorest – Send an Urgent Email to Your MP Photo credit: UNICEF/Syria/2020/Delil Souleiman A “grotesque betrayal” of British values – this is how Bob Geldof, who led 1985’s Live Aid, described shocking new UK aid cuts. Last Friday night, leaked reports revealed Continue Reading
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Announced – UK orders 40 million
The first truly effective coronavirus vaccine from the pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech was announced today which the makers believe could prevent more than 90% of people from getting Covid-19, frollowing preliminary analysis. The developers – Pfizer and BioNTech – have described the drug as a “great day for science Continue Reading
Ban on Further UK Fracking
Friends of the Earth have won a ban on any further fracking in the UK. Today the UK Government announced that a moratorium on fracking in England, which means that no new fracking can take place anywhere in the country. Friends of the Earth have campaigned for over 8 years Continue Reading
STATE IMPERFECT 2019
Recent figures have shown that Homelessness has risen by a third between 2016-2019; and has doubled in London. Around 4,751 people were estimated to be sleeping rough on any one night in England in 2017 = this Is of increase of 169% since 2010. 30% of children are classed as Continue Reading
Queen’s Speech 2019
Today at 11.15 am saw the Queen open the session of Parliament for the 65th time. State Opening of Parliament takes places today. The Queen’s Speech, which outlines the government’s priorities, will contain 22 bills, relating to Brexit, crime prevention and immigration among other subjects. The Speech prepared and written Continue Reading
