Pension campaigners for Allied Steel and Wire urge that surplus funds be utilized.
Pensioners from Cardiff Plant, who lost their pensions after arrests over two decades ago, are now pushing to use a surplus from the Pension Protection Fund for compensation. Workers from Allied Steel and Wire have managed to recover about 90% of their pensions, yet those funds are diminishing as they don’t keep pace with inflation. […]
Campaigners warn that Labour’s postponement of the conversion practices ban is ‘dangerous’
Delays on Conversion Practices Ban Faces Criticism Campaigners are expressing disappointment over the ongoing delays by the Labour government in implementing a UK-wide ban on so-called conversion practices, suggesting it conveys a troubling message about the safety of LGBTQ+ individuals. Saba Ali from the Coalition of Prohibition and Conversion Therapy stated that the government’s message […]
River campaigners to sue Ofwat over water bill rises | Water
Environmental groups are taking legal action against OFWAT, the water controller, accusing customers of making them pay illegally for decades of neglect by the fisheries. River Action filed a legal claim this month, claiming that if the bill rises for customers approved by regulators, it could be used to fix infrastructure failures that should be […]
Waspi campaigners threaten government with legal action over compensation | State pensions
Actors threatened the government with legal action unless they reconsidered their decision to exclude “WASPI” (women's women for state pension inequality). Last March, the Council and the Health Services Ombudsman recommended that women born in the 1950s should pay compensation. In December, the government announced there was no compensation for the group. Keir Starmer acknowledged […]
End of life care ‘not working’ for dying people or their families, say campaigners | Health
In the UK, even if most people are dead at home or hospice, they spend 11.7 billion pounds in the health of people in the last year of life. According to Marie Curie, the severe disparity is to “take tens of thousands of people died in the final chapter of their lives.” A charity report […]
Cap on-the-day British intercity rail fares, campaigners urge | Rail fares
The transport activist has surveyed the government to reduce the walk -up railway fare after almost half of the British travelers avoid traveling by train for expenses. The campaign (CBT) for better transport (CBT) stated that 44 % of the survey respondents said that the trains were too expensive and exceeded the percentage of driving. […]
Launch natural history GCSE in England now, campaigners urge Labour | Conservation
Leading environmentalists have called on the government to introduce Natural History GCSEs immediately, amid fears it could be delayed until 2030. The previous Conservative government supported the creation of GCSEs to teach pupils how to observe, identify and classify plants and animals. But campaigners claim the plans were shelved by Labor because the qualifications were […]
UK gambling with climate targets over carbon capture, say campaigners | Greenhouse gas emissions
Campaigners say the UK government will set its own climate targets on the basis of claims that the Drax power station will produce “negative emissions” as new rules could mean carbon savings would be passed on to the US. He is said to be betting on The owners of a North Yorkshire power station have […]
England’s new towns must be walkable and green, say campaigners | Planning policy
A former government adviser has said in a report that Labor should build 12 new towns in Britain that are car-free or built on flood plains. Detailed plans for 12 new cities, proposed by think tanks Britain Remake and Create Streets, will see 550,000 well-designed and well-located homes built. The report says new homes will […]
Boost UK political system or face ‘Trumpian’ disaster, campaigners urge | Constitutional reform
The next UK general election could be a “Trump-sized disaster” unless the Labor government takes steps to boost public trust in the political system, former ministers and campaigners have warned. Caps on political donations and expanding the powers of the House of Lords Appointments Committee to block inappropriate peer nominations are among 54 proposals set […]