Quakers in Britain have set out their priorities in a submission to the government's Comprehensive Spending Review in the areas of climate change, criminal justice, defence, education, immigration and charities.
Charities are employing highly qualified staff but this may be at the cost of excluding people who face greater barriers to education and experience, new research suggests.
Research shows that near plateaus in public and government income were partially compensated for by strong performances in grants and investment income, leading to overall growth but at a slower rate than previous years.
More than 70 leaders and organisations from across Scottish society have called on the First Minister to speed up the introduction of a new income supplement to tackle child poverty.
The Trade Union Congress, community groups, human rights organisations and charities have made an unprecedented joint call on political parties to eradicate hate speech during the European election campaign.
A coalition of charities, civil society figures and campaign groups have warned that the government’s mandatory voter ID plans raises concern that excluding those without ID will ‘pull up the drawbridge’ for millions of people.