British Isles
Loan sharks and cost of living crisis
24 Mar 2022
Price increases are making it tougher for households to make ends meet, and unlicensed lenders offer loans to the desperate at astronomical interest rates. Last year the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) researched 3,363 people. One…
CAP: Government must act
24 Mar 2022
Christians Against Poverty (CAP) is a Christian debt help charity which is calling on the Government to 'act now' and increase support for those on low incomes with everything at its disposal. They saw calls to…
Church leaders call for renewable energy
24 Mar 2022
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, and 200+ church leaders sent an open letter to Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak. They said a stronger commitment to renewable energy would help address the climate emergency…
Scotland’s violence in classrooms
24 Mar 2022
Scotland’s school curriculum should be scrapped and replaced with a ‘traditional’ system, the Scottish Tories have said, amid warnings that classroom discipline has almost completely broken down. Teachers are now routinely being attacked, spat on, and…
P&O Ferries sackings 'illegal'
24 Mar 2022
800 P&O ferry staff were sacked over Zoom recently. The Government said it was told the night before but assumed a redundancy consultation was being announced. Three P&O ships were moored at Dover when the company…
Churches across the UK have marked the second anniversary of the first Covid-19 lockdown with walls of reflection and remembrance in cathedrals and churches as people brought photos, prayers and memories to honour those who have…