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A place for insight, analysis and action.
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20 June 2024
General Election 2024: A guide to the manifestos
by Billy Vaughan
In the first of a series of blogs looking at the general election manifestos, Billy Vaughan explores what the parties are saying about democracy, human rights and migration.
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16 May 2024
Quakers and the upcoming general election
by Grace Da Costa
The UK is gearing up for a general election. Grace Da Costa shares how Quakers can get involved.
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15 March 2024
Climate and health: sharing concerns and solutions with MSPs
by Sarah Komashko
Sarah Komashko highlights a recent event in the Scottish Parliament that explored the links between improving individual health and planetary health.
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17 January 2024
Strengthening children’s rights: UNCRC bill secures Royal Assent in Scotland
by Sarah Komashko
Sarah Komashko explains the history and implications of the UNCRC bill, and why it matters to Quakers.
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19 December 2023
Friends of the truth: bringing quiet diplomacy to Westminster
by Billy Vaughan
Quiet diplomacy has been used by Quakers at the United Nations for decades. Billy Vaughan reflects on using this practice at Westminster.
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23 November 2023
What next for loss and damage at COP28?
by Rebecca WalkerWoo
The COP28 climate talks start on Thursday 30 November. Rebecca WalkerWoo looks at progress on the loss and damage fund since COP27 and why we need to keep the pressure up.
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10 March 2023
A ‘privileged body’? Quakers and the history of loyal addresses
by Lisa McQuillan
A Quaker delegation made a 'loyal address' to Charles III in March 2023. Lisa McQuillan explores the history of these addresses and examines the debate among Quakers about them.
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9 March 2023
Truth and integrity: exploring our Quaker concern
by Jessica Metheringham
Jessica Metheringham, a member of Yearly Meeting Agenda Committee, explains how YMAC came to discern truth and integrity as one of the topics to be discussed at yearly meeting.
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8 February 2023
Land reform in Scotland
by Andrew Tomlinson
Andrew Tomlinson looks at land use and ownership in Scotland and whether new proposals will lead to fair and sustainable land reform.
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1 February 2023
Truth and integrity in a time of climate crisis
by Olivia Hanks
Olivia Hanks explores the principles of truth and integrity in the context of action on climate change.
