Quakers will gather in London this Saturday alongside thousands of people from other faith groups in a major national protest against the government cuts. The groups, who will…
A conscientious objector in the US has won his appeal for discharge from the navy despite anti-Quaker insults used by an officer investigating his claim.
Japanese Friends have met to discern God’s guidance on how they can best respond to the suffering caused by last week’s earthquake and tsunami. They have also thanked Quakers…
Quakers have expressed disappointment with a committee of MPs who have recommended keeping the minimum age of military recruitment at sixteen. The UK is the only country in Europe…
Friends in Cardiff have supported a compromise in a controversy over the use of their Meeting house.
Conflict over cuts to housing benefit is set to move to the courts. The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has launched legal action against the government.
Quakers were among those marking International Women’s Day on Tuesday.
There has been progress on the issue of ‘discharge as of right’ for young soldiers.
The prime minister has strongly defended his government’s role in the arms trade. His comments follow revelations that the UK authorities had authorised arms sales to a number of…
Quakers in the north-west of England are at the centre of a plan to launch the ‘Fair Trade Way’ as a long-distance footpath this week. The eighty-five mile route begins at…
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