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Latest news
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Quakers say Spring Statement puts militarism before people
27 March 2025
The UK Government has confirmed at the Spring Statement that there will be cuts to international aid and disability benefits at the same time as higher military spending.
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Quakers join faith leaders in urgent call to tackle child poverty
24 March 2025
Quakers have joined senior faith leaders in calling on the UK government to be bold and ambitious in its upcoming Child Poverty Strategy.
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Quakers call once again for an end to arms sales to Israel
19 March 2025
19 March 2025
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Quakers help climate solutions grow
19 March 2025
Quakers in Britain have signed up to a new global initiative, the Green Investment Declaration, to fund a greener future.
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West Bank Quaker school has USAID funding cut
12 March 2025
A Quaker school in Palestine has been left with gaping holes in its campus and finances after US Agency for International Development (USAID) funding was abruptly terminated.
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Court of Appeal upholds harsh climate protest sentences
12 March 2025
The Court of Appeal has upheld the harsh sentences handed down to climate protesters, setting a precedent for non-violent protest to receive tougher penalties.
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Quakers warn of creeping repression of protest and judicial restrictions
4 March 2025
Quakers in Britain have warned of an unacceptable drift towards repression of peaceful protest and increasing judicial restrictions.
