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Minimum pricing- a pointless policy
Quakers and Methodists have criticised a government plan to set a minimum price for alcoholic drinks. They argue that it will do little if anything to tackle alcohol abuse. -
In whose name?
‘There’s not as many people here as last time,’ said a policeman at the protest against Tony Blair, almost as if he were disappointed with the turnout. As Blair appeared before the Iraq Inquiry for a second time, around a hundred protesters gathered outside the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre… -
Trident- by the back door?
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed plans to order parts for the new Trident nuclear weapons system before a formal decision has been made to buy it. -
Stop league tables for five-year-olds
A Quaker mother has pioneered a campaign against the introduction of school league tables for five-year-olds. Frances Laing of Chester Meeting has attracted over a thousand signatures for a petition calling on the government to abandon the idea.
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Arms exports now all right for Stephen Green
The government’s new trade minister has confirmed that he is happy to promote arms exports – only hours after a national newspaper claimed that they were troubling his conscience. -
Quaker rescues recorded
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350th anniversary celebrated
Quakers around the world are marking the 350th anniversary of the first formal declaration of the Quaker Peace Testimony. Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) have launched a wide range of initiatives to stimulate awareness of the testimony and action throughout 2011. They are encouraging Friends to reflect on the historic declaration…
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Woodbridge arises
A new Meeting has been opened at Woodbridge in the east of England bringing Quakerism back to its roots in the area. The first Meeting began in 1678 and closed in 1937.
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Armed Forces Bill and human rights
Defence Secretary Liam Fox was urged to uphold the human rights of forces personnel as he presented his Armed Forces Bill to the Commons this week. -
Children robbed of their childhood
Retailers are robbing young people of their childhood by making them feel valued for what they own and not for what they are. That’s the claim of the Mothers’ Union (MU), whose campaign against the commercialisation of childhood is putting pressure on business to change advertising practices.
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