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Government agrees to publish Trident review
Quakers have welcomed government plans to publish a review on alternatives to the Trident nuclear weapons system. The review, carried out by Liberal Democrat MPs, was promised in the coalition agreement but the Ministry of Defence had said they had ‘no plans to publish’ it following its submission to the...
Recognition for Bristol Quaker
A Bristol Quaker has been recognised in the New Year Honours list for her work in using therapy to promote social justice.
Q&B call for new laws on tax cheats
Quaker business people have called for new laws against corporate tax avoidance. The Quakers & Business Group (Q&B) wrote to George Osborne to ask for ‘changes to UK law and regulation which would encourage companies to pay their taxes in full’.
Sidcot students help fund food bank van
As more people become dependent on food banks, students at a Quaker private school have raised money to help to fund one of them. Sidcot School usually raises money to tackle poverty overseas, but rising poverty in Britain prompted students to help out local people.
Roseline Akhalu appeal
The home secretary has said she will push ahead with attempts to deport a Nigerian with life-threatening kidney disease. Human rights groups have reacted with dismay to Theresa May’s decision to appeal against a court ruling that Roseline Akhalu should be allowed to remain in the UK.
Catholic pacifists plan Ash Wednesday protest
Catholic pacifists have appealed to members of other Christian traditions to join them in an act of witness at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) next month.
Arson attack on new Pennsylvania Meeting house
A Quaker Meeting in Pennsylvania has sparked controversy after choosing to use non-union labour to build a new Meeting house. An arson attack on Chestnut Hill Meeting house on 20 December has been blamed on local trade unionists, although the accusation has been denied.
Shelter highlights rent crisis
The number of people struggling to pay their monthly rent or mortgage has risen by forty-four per cent in only a year, according to new research by the charity Shelter. The rise means that 7.8 million people are now in this position. Shelter warn that the number is likely to...
Almeley Wootton awarded grant
A Quaker Meeting in Herefordshire has received a £40,000 government grant for the upkeep of their Meeting house because of its historic importance. Almeley Wootton Meeting was given the money by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport on the recommendation of the National Churches Trust.
Dorset Quaker recognised
A Dorset Quaker has been recognised in the New Year Honours List for supporting people who are facing poverty in her local area. Margaret Barker was offered, and accepted, membership of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). She has worked for twenty years with the Dorchester Poverty Action...