Scientists and peace campaigners have been paying tribute to the Quaker physicist Theo Tulley, who has died aged 92.
Quakers and Methodists have criticised a government plan to set a minimum price for alcoholic drinks. They argue that it will do little if anything to tackle alcohol abuse.
‘There’s not as many people here as last time,’ said a policeman at the protest against Tony Blair, almost as if he were disappointed with the turnout. As Blair appeared…
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed plans to order parts for the new Trident nuclear weapons system before a formal decision has been made to buy it.
The government’s new trade minister has confirmed that he is happy to promote arms exports – only hours after a national newspaper claimed that they were troubling his conscience.
Defence Secretary Liam Fox was urged to uphold the human rights of forces personnel as he presented his Armed Forces Bill to the Commons this week.
Retailers are robbing young people of their childhood by making them feel valued for what they own and not for what they are. That’s the claim of the Mothers’ Union (MU), whose…
I was thrown into a torrent of thought by a letter in the Friend (17 November) asking why there had been no voice from Friends in response to disturbing, and often horrific,…
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