Wednesday, 27, Sep 2006 12:00
The Public and Commercial Services union is urging MPs to throw out a government bill that would severely cut the terms available to civil servants who lose their jobs.
Research commissioned by the Society from leading location specialists CACI demonstrates how equalising constituencies can be done fairly and equitably.
The arrest of two people who accompanied a man with a terminal condition to Switzerland for an assisted death highlights the need to reform our domestic law, the British Humanist Association (BHA) has commented today.
As voting begins today (1 September 2010) for Labour leader, Tony Woodley, Unite's joint general secretary urges voters to move on from New Labour to reconnect with working people and take on the ConDems.
Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers' union, has condemned the subterfuge and secrecy the Coalition Government has employed to seek to press schools.
New research from the Institute for Criminal Policy Research at King's College, London, examines whether the police and the youth justice system treat young people from different ethnic groups in different ways.
With less than a week left before voting begins for the next Labour leader, the joint leaders of Unite have written to 400 000 members eligible to vote in the Labour leadership election urging them to support Ed Miliband.
Some of the UK's largest animal charities, law enforcement agencies and unions have today (Tuesday) jointly called on the leaders of the main political parties to work together.
The Electoral Reform Society has released its initial findings on the latest Australian Federal Election.
BHA Chief Executive Andrew Copson is among a number of experts interviewed for a new documentary on 'faith' schools which will be screened this Wednesday 18 August at 9pm on More4.
The Ministry of Justice is planning for job cuts on an unprecedented scale as the first indication of the savings demanded by the coalition government is revealed, the Public and Commercial Services union says.
Statistics released today by the Home Office (Tuesday, 27 July 2010) show that the UK's animal experiments have dropped by 1% - remaining at just over 3.6 million experiments.
Commenting on the Academies Bill being passed in the Commons last night, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers' union, said;
The Electoral Reform Society has criticised 40 Conservative MPs who have signed up to an Early Day Motion (EDM) proposing changing the date of the forthcoming referendum on the Alternative Vote.
The RSPCA is calling on the new Government to ensure more is done to reduce the use and suffering of animals in research and testing.
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The long summer recess is slightly shorter than usual - with MPs getting just five full weeks off from parliamentary duties.