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November 25, 2020

Spending Review: the key points

Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his Spending Review earlier today.
November 25, 2020

Every £1 spent on union-led training pays almost £13 into the economy

The TUC is calling the on government to urgently rethink its proposal to axe the Union Learning Fund and to reinstate it in the Spending Review.
November 25, 2020

A generation of young women are 'paying the price' for pandemic

A major new report and polling from the Young Women’s Trust has found that an estimated 1.5 million young women have lost income since the start of the pandemic and over two thirds claiming benefits did so for the first time.
November 24, 2020

Councils face shortage of Covid-safe accommodation for rough sleepers

Some councils face a choice between leaving people sleeping rough or bringing them into accommodation such as night shelters which risks spreading the virus and should only be used as a last resort.
November 24, 2020

Howard League exposes injustice of prison disciplinary system

The disciplinary system in prisons creates a pervasive sense of injustice, fuelling conflict and overcrowding, and should be overhauled, says the Howard League for Penal Reform.
November 23, 2020

EHRC submits report to the UN on children's rights in Great Britain

The EHRC says poverty is one of the main barriers to the full enjoyment of children’s rights and can have a negative impact on children’s health, well-being, education and development.
November 23, 2020

Education union calls for action on COVID-19 transmission in schools

Secondary and primary schools were the second and third most commonly reported location by people testing positive for coronavirus.
November 22, 2020

Biden Transition Team briefed on Northern Ireland's Brexit fears

Civil society groups are extremely concerned by the impact that Brexit is having on the protection of the rights and equality provisions in the Good Friday Agreement.
November 21, 2020

G20 Summit must ensure an end to the bombing of Yemen, says CAAT

The summit is being hosted by the Saudi Arabian regime which has led a brutal bombardment of Yemen since March 2015.
November 20, 2020

UK military spending increase 'a totally inappropriate response to the pandemic'

Military spending will not keep us safe from the most serious threats we face, say campaigners.

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