Archbishop of Canterbury critical of widening inequality
There is a problem of widening inequality which has left London feeling like a “different country” to the rest of the UK, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said. The Most
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Tag: Inequalities
RCN Scotland campaign to tackle health inequalities
As a new YouGov poll revealed that 62% of people in Scotland believe health inequalities are unfair, more needs to be done to improve the health of people living in
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Report: Health Inequalities Statistics Scotland
Scotland’s Chief Statistician has announced the publication of the latest Long-term Monitoring of Health Inequalities: Headline Indicators report. The gap in health outcomes between the most deprived and least deprived
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Women’s rights groups launch peititon for compulsory sex education
In the wake of the Rotherham scandal, high levels of sexual assaults in schools & the impact of online pornography, lessons on sex and relationships should be compulsory in primary
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Report: Social justice and Scottish independence
A report examined issues of social justice in the context of the debates around Scottish independence and today’s referendum. The report drew together arguments regarding: a post-independence Scottish currency; economic
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Campaigner calls for end of stop and search ‘racial profiling’
Stop and search powers should be scrapped entirely after 40 years of alienation, a campaigner has claimed, despite moves by the Home Secretary and police forces to increase transparency. Ken
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Consultation : Public Health England – Tackling health inequalities
Public Health England (PHE) is launching a national conversation about health inequalities to better understand the English public’s perception and experience.PHE Where you live, what you earn and how long
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Parliament votes overwhelmingly for same-sex marriage
A change in the law that will allow same-sex couples in Scotland to marry has been approved in a “historic” vote at Holyrood. The Scottish Parliament overwhelmingly voted in favour
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Adoption agency ruling ‘kicks a hole through Equality Act’
The National Secular Society has warned that a decision by the Scottish Charities Appeal Panel (SCAP) about a Catholic adoption agency that discriminates against gay couples “kicks a hole right
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