Animal rights activists should be banned from sitting on an animal sentience committee to stop ‘vocal lunatics’ hijacking the bill, say Peers Amendment specifying the ban is planned for the Animal Welfare Sentience Bill It aims to avoid Government laws being sabotaged by animal rights groups Critics have warned the Bill is poorly designed and … Read more
Ride-hailing giant Uber announced a ‘groundbreaking’ agreement with one of Britiain’s biggest trade unions to boost the rights of the firm’s drivers. Under the collective bargaining agreement, the GMB union will represent Uber’s 70,000 drivers in the UK in a move which could pave the way for a ‘fairer working life’ for millions of workers. … Read more
We will get the vote! Victory for the Suffragettes, the first IVF birth, and the reinvention of the housewife… how the Mail chartered the progress of women’s rights over 125 years By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 01:26 BST, 6 May 2021 | Updated: 01:26 BST, 6 May 2021 Advertisement From launch day onwards, women have … Read more
Chinese ambassador trots out members of persecuted Muslim minority to say they aren’t mistreated at a bizarre press conference followed by a six-minute ‘Xinjiang is a Wonderful Land’ propaganda video China has denied human rights abuses in Xinjiang in propaganda presentation Ambassador to Australia Cheng Jingye described the allegations as ‘fake news’ Australia has condemned restrictions … Read more
Civil rights leader the Reverend Jesse Jackson has today weighed into the UK’s debate on race, by saying that Britain is the ‘mother of racism’. The influential American, 79, said Britain must face up to its role in slavery, as he flatly rejected the findings of the recent report into race and racism in the … Read more
H&M kowtows to China after getting a dressing down for voicing concerns over human rights By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:59 BST, 31 March 2021 | Updated: 21:59 BST, 31 March 2021 H&M has vowed to win back trust in China H&M has vowed to win back trust in China amid signs it … Read more
Deliveroo has said it will price shares for its highly anticipated stock market listing towards the bottom of its price range due to ‘volatile’ market conditions. It comes after a week in which a raft of leading fund managers said they will reject the listing – which could be the UK’s biggest for a decade … Read more
Chinese propaganda artist mocks Western criticism of human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims with illustration of ‘BBC News journalist’ in white hood, cotton-picking slaves and kneeling police officer Digital image shows western journalists in KKK hoods interviewing a scarecrow The scarecrow is propped up on a cross by a kneeling, hooded police officer Western governments and … Read more
Six of the Britain’s largest investment firms reject chance to buy Deliveroo shares amid concerns over worker rights as firm targets £8.8billion stock market valuation Legal & General Investment Management said it plans to skip the public offering Deliveroo said this week it is targeting a valuation of between £7.6bn and £8.8bn GIM, Aberdeen Standard, … Read more
Two of Britain’s biggest investors will refuse to buy shares in Deliveroo when it launches on the stock market next month because of concerns about how they treat staff. The UK’s third most popular takeaway delivery service, behind UberEats and Just Eats, hopes to be valued at up to £8.8billion when it lists its shares … Read more