Issue 77: 2016 10 27: Week in Brief: UK

27 October 2016 Week in Brief: UK Britain and Europe BREXIT: As pressure builds up on the government to reveal its objectives in the Brexit negotiations, with Parliamentary debates promised before the Christmas recess, other parts of the UK take differing views. Wales (which backed leave) is, according to the first Minister, unwilling to accept… Continue reading Issue 77: 2016 10 27: Week in Brief: UK

Issue 70: 2016 09 08: Week in Brief: UK

08 September 2016 Week in Brief: UK General Politics CHILD ABUSE ENQUIRY: Dame Lowell Goddard, the New Zealand judge who recently resigned from the chairmanship of the abuse enquiry, has said that its extensive scale and size makes it unmanageable. She has suggested that her resignation presents an opportunity to remodel it with less focus… Continue reading Issue 70: 2016 09 08: Week in Brief: UK

Issue 66: 2016 08 11: Week in Brief: UK

11 August 2016 Week in Brief: UK Government News CHILD SEX ABUSE INQUIRY: The chairman of the inquiry into child sex abuse, Dame Lowell Goddard, resigned after being criticized for the amount of time she spent abroad during her first year in charge, but could get £90,000 in severance pay and continue to live in a… Continue reading Issue 66: 2016 08 11: Week in Brief: UK

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