US elects Trump as 47th President – Friends of the Earth reaction
6 days ago · Responding to the news that Donald Trump has won the votes needed to be elected the United States’ 47th President, Jamie Peters, interim chief executive of Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland, said: “Many people in the US and around the world will be feeling dismayed and frightened by this outcome and what it will mean ...
Fire Brigades Union calls for action on firefighter attacks
6 days ago · Scotland’s firefighters must be protected from violence the Fire Brigades Union has said. The call comes after fire crews came under a bonfire night attack at locations in the Lothians and Glasgow. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said crews were attacked in Clydebank, Edinburgh and West Lothian with reports of vandalism and anti-social ...
TUC – Disability pay gap reaches staggering level of £4,300 a year
6 days ago · New TUC analysis shows disabled workers effectively stop earning from today as a result of pay disparity with non-disabled workers The disability pay gap is now 17.2% – meaning that non-disabled employees earn on average £2.35 an hour more than disabled workers Union body welcomes introduction of mandatory disability pay gap reporting – and says... Read more »
Donald Trump win returns 'world's most powerful climate denier' …
6 days ago · Donald Trump win returns ‘world’s most powerful climate denier’ to White House, leaders must step up for climate action – Greenpeace. 6 November 2024, London: Reacting to the news that Donald Trump has won the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Areeba Hamid, Joint Executive Director at Greenpeace UK, said: “The return of the world’s most powerful climate …
Labour's lobbying problem: if no rules were broken, it’s time to …
6 days ago · Time is rapidly running out for Labour to turn things around. A clear public commitment now to repealing and replacing our failed Lobbying Act will set down a marker for the public and make clear the intention to govern better. The previous Conservative government set a pretty low bar for Labour here – they were just not interested in ...
IoD: Firms will be frustrated at halt in rollout of digital trade ...
6 days ago · IoD: Firms will be frustrated at halt in rollout of digital trade platform. Responding to the news that HMRC is pausing the development of the Single Trade Window, Emma Rowland, Trade Policy Advisor at the Institute of Directors, said: “It is frustrating to see the Government’s decision to halt the development of the Single Trade Window due to financial constraints …
How to solve the government’s social care Catch-22
6 days ago · To raise the minimum wage of care workers to £12 an hour, More Than A Provider members would incur an average additional cost of £1.3 million a year, equating to £400,000 for every 1,000 care workers we employ. The backdrop to this is a precarious situation due to the years of underfunding in social care. To avoid the risk of pushing ...