*       Last November's £25 billion cash injection deemed 'unlawful' by campaigners

*       Treasury's intervention in bankers' bonuses strengthens campaigners case

Three pressure groups today served the Treasury with their application to the High Court, challenging last November's decision to provide a further £25 billion of public money to the Royal Bank of Scotland.

According to the Treasury's guidance, when determining if and how public money is spent, an assessment of the likely impact the proposed spending will have on human rights and the environment has to be completed before the money can be provided. The World Development Movement, PLATFORM and People & Planet believe that no proper assessment was undertaken…read more

A U.S senate subcommittee hearing this week will expose how foreign politicians have used the services of American lawyers, bankers, lobbyists and other professionals, to bring millions of suspect dollars into the country.  

Tomorrow the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations…read more

Les Amis de la Terre se félicitent du retrait complet de BNP Paribas dans le projet controversé de centrale nucléaire de Belene, en Bulgarie, en pleine zone sismique. Après avoir financé les études préliminaires et le début des travaux de la…read more