British Isles
Special needs units - disabled children
Plans to shake up special educational needs funding for people with disabilities could see special units close. Cuts from £10,000 to £6,000 a year would be ‘disastrous’ and would not address the wide disparity in funding…
Proposal for Holloway women's centre
The Prison Reform Trust has proposed the establishment of a women’s centre on the site of the existing visitors’ centre at HMP Holloway, which is due to close later this month. Last December the trust wrote…
Magna Carta anniversary
This week, on the anniversary of the Magna Carta (15 June), we can remember the words signed by King John that formed its first clause, ‘that for us and our heirs in perpetuity, the church shall…
Ibiza: answer to persevering prayer
Two years ago a family moved to Ibiza to pray for an ostracised group of Roma gypsies. The Ibiza Roma are considered substandard and not deserving respect. A big part of the family’s journey was challenging…
