News: Politics and economy
New Faith Advisors Announced - but no Buddhists
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Monday, 11 January 10 - 03:56 PM (GMT) By Chris Ward in Politics and economy |
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Appointment of new faith advisers by John Denham The Communities Secretary announced on the 6th Jan the appointment of thirteen faith advisors to a new faith adviser panel who will act as 'a 'sounding board' to advise on effective engagement with faith communities, and the impact of Communities a...
Buddhists voting on the 4th June?
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Thursday, 07 May 09 - 02:20 PM (GMT) By Chris Ward in Politics and economy |
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Attached to this news item is information about road shows publicising the forthcoming European Elections on the 4th June. Part of the responsibilities and rights of being a British citizen is that we all have the right to vote. This right has been gained as the result of a lot of struggle (and s...
Rights and Responsibilities
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Monday, 30 March 09 - 03:36 PM (GMT) By TG Staff in Politics and economy |
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The Government has initiated consultation on the subject of Rights and Responsibilities with the possibility of eventually establishing a written bill of rights. Below is a document (in blue) from the Ministry of Justice. The Network of Buddhist Organisations (NBO) wish to canvas any views from ...
Are Human Rights a good thing?
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Tuesday, 20 January 09 - 11:32 AM (GMT) By TG Staff in Politics and economy |
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To question the value of Human Rights can seem quite shocking - almost like declaring oneself an atheist a few hundred years ago. However, in a paper published on Monday by the Church of England, doubts are cast on the use of Human Rights. They are considered 'to advance the cause of secular lib...
Do young people know how to engage with society?
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Friday, 26 September 08 - 05:49 PM (GMT) By Chris Ward in Politics and economy |
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Youth Citizenship Commission Consultation (YCCC) The Governance of Britain Green Paper, published in July 2007, highlighted the need for Government to engage with young people and encourage them to play an active part in British society. The Youth Citizenship Commission was set up to examine ways...
Is religion like gender, race and age? - The equalities bill
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Friday, 12 September 08 - 10:26 AM (GMT) By TG Staff in Politics and economy |
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The Government is planning a unified Equalities Bill to create a single piece of legislation. It will bring together in a coherent whole the 150 separate pieces of legislation that currently apply and by so doing intends to reduce confusion. In addition to simplifying and elaborating existing leg...
Is your MP religious?
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Wednesday, 28 May 08 - 01:28 PM (GMT) By Chris Ward in Politics and economy |
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The dust has started to settle over the recent votes on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. To the surprise of some, all votes went in favour of the proposals in their entirety. This was in spite of considerable lobbying by a range of religious and pro-life groups, and a great deal of me...
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