The Accord Early Day Motion that we launched last month has attracted support from 40 MPs, from all three main parties as well as one MP from Plaid Cymru and an Independent. Accord supporters sent over 500 emails to their representatives, which explained the problems caused by the current system in constituencies across the...
Accord supporter Ashok Kumar MP has tabled an early day motion (number 530) in parliament to back our campaign and urge the government to change rules on faith schools. Early day motions are used by MPs to draw the attention of the public and other politicians to important issues. The more MPs that we...
Accord Chair Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain has welcomed the publication of a report by the Runnymede Trust into faith schools and community cohesion today. Right to Divide? is the culmination of two year’s research and consultations with over a thousand people about what faith schools must do in order to promote community cohesion. Speaking...
With over a week since the launch we are in a good position to survey the coverage that Accord has got so far. We have been very pleased with the quality and quantity of positive coverage across the print and broadcast media and on blogs – please find a selection of it below: Coverage...
It’s been just over a week since Accord launched to challenge discrimination in faith schools and we’re very pleased with the way our aims have attracted support and generated debate. We have put together a summary of all the media coverage generated by the launch, but there was rather a lot so if we...
