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March 8, 2014

What can 'Christians on The Left' hope to achieve?

A few weeks ago, Juliet Kilpin attended the community launch of Christians on the Left (www.christiansontheleft.org.uk) with a summit on faith, social action and social justice. In a packed food bank based in a London City Mission venue in Vauxhall, inspirational voices shared stories of action motivated by Christian faith. But the event and network raises other important questions about faith, politics, justice, class, witness and the use of the Bible, she suggests.
June 29, 2012

Put your money where your mouth is, say Christian Socialists

In response to the latest banking-gone-bad crises, the Christian Socialist Movement is promoting its 'Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is' initiative.
September 27, 2011

The Labour Party and the arms trade

This week, I spoke about the arms trade at a fringe meeting at the Labour Party annual conference. I urged the Labour Party to move away from the enthusiasm for the arms trade that it has shown in the past and take a stand against the influence of arms companies within government.
September 27, 2011

Labour shadow minister slams MoD's promotion of arms firms

Shadow Trade Minister Wilf Stevenson has said it is "completely bonkers" that the Ministry of Defence lobbies for the interests of private arms companies.
September 26, 2011

Ekklesia at the Labour conference

Ekklesia associate director Symon Hill is speaking at a lunchtime Labour Party conference fringe meeting in Liverpool today, sponsored by the Christian Socialist Movement.
July 20, 2011

Hacking scandal is about power, say Christian socialists

The Christian Socialist Movement has said that controversies over banking, phone hacking and MPs' expenses all show a failure to exercise power responsibly.
October 8, 2010

Shadow Education Secretary wants faith schools open to all

Labour leader Ed Miliband has appointed the Roman Catholic MP Andy Burnham, who believes that “faith schools should be open to all”, as Shadow Education Secretary.
September 27, 2010

Labour's new leader commends Christian Socialists

Labour's new leader, Ed Miliband, has praised the work of Christian Socialist Movement, one of the party's recognised affiliated bodies.
September 14, 2010

Christian Socialist Movement to celebrate fiftieth anniversary at Labour conference

The Christian Socialist Movement (CSM) is to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary with a series of events at the Labour Party Conference.
July 7, 2010

Faith schools should be open to all, says Labour leadership candidate Burnham

Labour leadership candidate Andy Burnham has said that faith schools “should be open to all”, not only those who share the school's religion.