The sole Friend standing as a candidate for election in Scotland has highlighted the need to develop more jobs in the green economy.
‘Quaker.org.uk’, the website of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM), is being revamped. This will make it easier for users to find what they need quickly and easily, on whatever…
Some sixty people, including seven election candidates, recently attended a debate on inequality hosted by Quakers in Reading, Berkshire. All of the main political parties, apart…
The Quaker writer and broadcaster Alastair McIntosh has questioned the role of Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, in blessing a cross that was made out of used shell…
More than 280 people signed up for an election hustings held at Friends House on 31 March. Five politicians had three minutes each to explain why voters should choose their party.
The leading gay rights activist Peter Tatchell has expressed disappointment that Quakers allowed Friends House in London to be used for an event hosted by an organisation that he…
The Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) hosted the first meeting of a new informal group for NGO workers with an interest in issues relating to armed drones.
Eleven Central England Friends met recently in Birmingham to discuss ways to reduce their Meetings’ carbon footprints.
A short guide for Quakers in Scotland on Trident and the general election 2015 has been prepared by Britain Yearly Meeting. The new document is supplementary to the larger General…
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