The Chancellor must prioritise peoples’ health, homes and quality of life in next week’s Autumn Statement, Friends of the Earth said today.
Commenting on today’s launch in London and Bristol of the National ‘What Works Centre for Wellbeing’, Friends of the Earth Senior Economics Campaigner, David Powell, said: “Pursuing economic growth isn’t worth a hill of beans if it doesn’t actually improve …
UK pension funds and asset management companies could potentially have £37 billion invested in ‘land grabs’ worldwide, according to a new report published today (Thursday 12 June 2014) by Friends of the Earth.
Friends of the Earth is today (Thursday 17 April 2014) calling for the UK Government to put urgent diplomatic pressure on to Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, to establish the whereabouts and well-being of Mr Abu Bakar Siddique, following his abduction …
The Coalition for Access to Justice for the Environment (CAJE) [1] today welcomes the historic judgment of the European Court [2] on the UK’s non-compliance with EU law on costs in environmental legal proceedings, after a ten year battle by …
Reacting to the failure of peers to back further changes to the controversial Lobbying Bill today, Friends of the Earth’s senior energy campaigner, Liz Hutchins said: “We are bitterly disappointed that Ministers did not listen to the united voice of …
The House of Lords was urged today (Wednesday 22 January 2014) to stand up for democracy once again after MPs, backed by the Government, voted to overturn crucial changes to the Lobbying Bill at its Third Reading.
The Government has been defeated in the House of Lords this evening over its controversial lobbying bill, despite offering concessions following criticism from charities.
