POSTED BY Campaigns IN Featured ON Apr 25, 2018

House of Commons numbers: changes alarming

The proportion of MPs in the pocket of the Prime Minister would be at record levels. Slashing the number of MPs could result in an ’unprecedented power-grab’ by the government, and would lead to ‘most overbearing executive in living history’ campaigners have warned. The Electoral Reform Society (ERS) has found that if the number of Members of the House of Commons (MPs) is reduced from the current 650 to 600 as confirmed by the Prime Minister reently, a record-high 23 per cent of MPs...

POSTED BY Sue Tapply IN Featured ON Mar 16, 2018

Domestic Abuse Bill: consultation open

Asking questions under four main themes – with the central aim prevention. The Home Secretary has unveiled proposals for a landmark Domestic Abuse Bill – and invited the public to contribute views on how such a Bill should look. In February 2017, the Prime Minister announced a new ‘programme of work’ leading towards a draft Domestic Abuse Bill to change how we think about and tackle domestic abuse. The government said it also committed an additional £20 million of funding...

POSTED BY Campaigns IN Featured ON Aug 7, 2017

Nuclear bomb ban: time to sign the treaty

History was made in 2017 when nuclear weapons were banned under international law. On 7 July 122 governments adopted a new treaty at the United Nations making the possession of these horrific weapons of mass destruction illegal, as were other related activities such as testing, using, developing, or assisting with nuclear weapons – which includes among other things financing or planning to use such weapons. The treaty also includes provisions for assisting victims of nuclear weapons use...