British Isles
Friday, 23 October 2015 17:51
Restricting free speech could undermine British values
The Government’s counter-extremism strategy could seriously backfire and damage the values it is intending to uphold, a range of critics have warned. A senior police chief, a national newspaper and a legal commentator have all highlighted…
Friday, 23 October 2015 17:50
Poor-quality apprenticeships 'not worthy of the name'
The head of Ofsted reports that employers are offering poor-quality, low-level apprenticeships that are wasting public funds and abusing the trust placed in them by the Government and apprentices. Retail and care workers are particularly likely…
Friday, 23 October 2015 17:49
Slavery in the United Kingdom
Last Friday, the country’s first anti-slavery commissioner spoke out against the treatment of modern-day slavery victims by the UK authorities. Kevin Hyland said officers don’t know how to handle victims and there could be as many…
Friday, 23 October 2015 17:49
Wilberforce Academy
Every year Christian Concern runs an academy for young people called the Wilberforce Academy, named after the famous reformer William Wilberforce. It’s a four-day residential course to train and equip the invited students on what it…
Friday, 23 October 2015 17:48
Prayer for steelworkers
Revd Peter Vickers, a chaplain working at a Tata Steel site where 900 jobs are being axed, is asking Christians to pray for those facing uncertainty, saying, ‘You've got fear of what is going to happen;…
Friday, 16 October 2015 17:19
Christian given permission to appeal tribunal ruling against her
On 5 October a senior occupational therapist who was disciplined for giving a Christian book to a Muslim colleague was granted permission to appeal an Employment Tribunal ruling against her. The judge recognised the significance of…