Press Release UN World Cotton Day 2024 7 October is UN World Cotton Day. Let’s Remember: Stop buying Made in China Cotton to stop the human rights abuses being perpetrated against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang amounting to the crime of genocide.
In this week's email, Alison reflects on one year since the October 7th attacks, and visits UK Harvest in Haywards Heath
We cannot leave UK's International Development budget at at 0.36% of UK's Gross National Index . A return of the budget to 0.7% of the UK GNI will halt patronage from China and stop free and open states sliding further into autocracy.
A full council meeting of High Peak Borough debated whether the council should lobby the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to review the proposed changes in Winter Fuel payments, which could see pensioners in High Peak at risk.
Commenting on the one year anniversary of the 7th October terrorist attacks by Hamas in Israel, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will today (4th October) call on the government to boost support for unpaid carers, on a visit to a charity that supports children and young adults with Down syndrome and those who care for them.
