Government Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/government/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:23:03 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Trump’s Inauguration: What To Expect https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/trumps-inauguration-what-to-expect/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/trumps-inauguration-what-to-expect/#respond Sun, 19 Jan 2025 01:17:52 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=63868 With just a few hours until Donald Trump's inauguration, here is everything you should know. January 20th will see President-Elect Trump sworn into office as the 47th president of the United States.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/trumps-inauguration-what-to-expect/feed/ 0 Charities Urge Ministers To Close Bibby Stockholm After Suspected Suicide https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/charities-urge-bibby-stockholm-closure-after-suspected-suicide/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/charities-urge-bibby-stockholm-closure-after-suspected-suicide/#respond Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:29:33 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=52145 Ministers are being urged to close the Bibby Stockholm barge, following the death of an asylum seeker by a suspected suicide.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/charities-urge-bibby-stockholm-closure-after-suspected-suicide/feed/ 0 Carla Foster case: Why UK abortion laws require drastic reform https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/carla-foster-case-why-uk-abortion-laws-require-drastic-reform/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/carla-foster-case-why-uk-abortion-laws-require-drastic-reform/#respond Fri, 23 Jun 2023 19:43:32 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=41315 The recent case of Carla Foster, a British woman sentenced to 28 months in prison for a late-term abortion, demonstrates an urgent need for the reform of UK abortion laws.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/carla-foster-case-why-uk-abortion-laws-require-drastic-reform/feed/ 0 New five year plan to protect women and girls in conflict https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/women-and-girls-in-conflict/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/women-and-girls-in-conflict/#respond Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:01:30 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=38273 The fifth National Action Plan has been launched by the UK government, to protect women and girls in situations of conflict and other global threats, by directly addressing their needs.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/women-and-girls-in-conflict/feed/ 0 UK Government blocks proposed Scottish Gender Recognition Reform Bill https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/uk-government-blocks-proposed-scottish-gender-recognition-reform-bill/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/uk-government-blocks-proposed-scottish-gender-recognition-reform-bill/#respond Mon, 30 Jan 2023 12:58:34 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=37038 The UK Government has enacted section 35 order of the Scotland Act 1998 to block a new law proposed by Scottish Parliament that would introduce a self-identification system for people who want to change gender.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/uk-government-blocks-proposed-scottish-gender-recognition-reform-bill/feed/ 0 Iranians protest in response to the death of Mahsa Amini https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/iranians-protest-in-response-to-the-death-of-mahsa-amini/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/iranians-protest-in-response-to-the-death-of-mahsa-amini/#respond Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:03:41 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=31655 The women-led protests flared after Mahsa Amini died in the custody of the morality police for reportedly failing to wear a hijab.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/iranians-protest-in-response-to-the-death-of-mahsa-amini/feed/ 0 The Damaging Effects of Rising Costs on Period Poverty https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/lifestyle/the-damaging-effects-of-rising-costs-on-period-poverty/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/lifestyle/the-damaging-effects-of-rising-costs-on-period-poverty/#respond Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:25:38 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=31360 It is a fact now that we are living in a cost-of-living crisis. Countless families and young people are struggling to afford essentials, such as food and rent. From fuel costs to gas and electricity bills, and food everything is rising in price, which is unparalleled with a lack of paychecks increasing in conjunction, so it is no surprise that we are living in a financial dilemma.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/lifestyle/the-damaging-effects-of-rising-costs-on-period-poverty/feed/ 0 Joe Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/joe-biden-signs-the-inflation-reduction-act/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/joe-biden-signs-the-inflation-reduction-act/#respond Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:45:04 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=29317 US President Joe Biden has signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. The $700bn (£579bn) bill targets climate change and rising healthcare costs.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/joe-biden-signs-the-inflation-reduction-act/feed/ 0 Rishi Sunak promises economic support to tackle cost of living crisis https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/rishi-sunak-promises-economic-support-to-tackle-cost-of-living-crisis/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/rishi-sunak-promises-economic-support-to-tackle-cost-of-living-crisis/#respond Sat, 13 Aug 2022 08:39:55 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=29174 Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has promised billions of pounds of financial support to help families and businesses during the cost of living crisis, set only to worsen into a recession during the winter and well into 2023.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/rishi-sunak-promises-economic-support-to-tackle-cost-of-living-crisis/feed/ 0 Motorway delays as “go-slow” convoys protest fuel prices https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/motorway-delays-as-go-slow-convoys-protest-fuel-prices/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/motorway-delays-as-go-slow-convoys-protest-fuel-prices/#respond Fri, 22 Jul 2022 19:02:46 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=27707 With rocketing fuel prices being a key part of the current cost of living crisis, protestors in England took action. Three-lane motorways saw convoys of vehicles causing congestion across two lanes whilst the ‘fast’ outside lane was left free.

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