'Almost 18,000 people, including many Quakers, have signed a petition against the bill, and BYM joined over seventy other civil society organisations in opposing it.'

Friends brief politicians on the right to boycott

'Almost 18,000 people, including many Quakers, have signed a petition against the bill, and BYM joined over seventy other civil society organisations in opposing it.'

by Rebecca Hardy 19th January 2024

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) briefed parliamentarians on a bill dealing with boycotts of foreign states before its third reading in the House of Commons last week.

Friends brief politicians on the right to boycott

'Almost 18,000 people, including many Quakers, have signed a petition against the bill, and BYM joined over seventy other civil society organisations in opposing it.'

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