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UK poverty

January 31, 2017

Build a 'poor Church for the poor' says Church Action on Poverty

If churches are to be communities that put the poorest first, how must they change? What must they let go of? What sacrifices are they called to make? How are they to allow God to transform them into what Pope Francis has called a "poor Church for the poor"?
December 7, 2016

New report shows in-work poverty at record high

An annual state of the nation report, Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion, written for the independent Joseph Rowntree Foundation by the New Policy Institute, has found that 13.5 million people, 21 per cent of the 2016, UK’s population, are living in poverty.
November 6, 2015

Remembrance Day: Why should former soldiers have to rely on charity?

I recently blogged about how the Royal British Legion – who produce the red poppy – insist that Remembrance Day should honour only the British military dead.
June 22, 2015

Churches urged to 'take sides' against austerity

Christians and church leaders have been urged to do more to resist austerity as the group Christianity Uncut relaunches under a new name.
May 8, 2015

Don't keep calm. Don't carry on.

As I write, it is unclear whether the Conservatives will have an overall majority. If not, I suspect they will try to rule as a minority government, although they may try some sort of deal.
April 2, 2015

Grassroots activism and the Leaders' Debate

Leaders’ Debates are always going to be unbearable on some level.
February 17, 2015

The bishops' election letter is mild, not radical

The Church of England's bishops have issued a letter giving advice to Christians about issues to take into account when casting their votes in May.
February 4, 2015

Charities becoming 'servants of the government', report claims

A network of voluntary sector workers has produced a blistering critique of charity leaders who go along with privatisation and fail to speak out about austerity.
January 25, 2015

Trident poses the question for us: what is security?

What is security?

If your family is going hungry because your benefits have been cut, security might mean knowing that you have enough to eat. But Prime Minister David Cameron wants to make you secure by renewing the Trident nuclear weapons system at a cost of £100 billion.
January 23, 2015

Charities under pressure to keep quiet or lose government contracts

New research reveals "a climate of fear" that prevents charities and other voluntary groups from tackling the root causes of poverty.