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privilege

June 26, 2019

Equality Trust responds to new report on social mobility

The Equality Trust says the UK should concentrate on lifting living standards and educational standards for all young people, not just those who are poor but bright.
May 23, 2019

Quakers to consider privilege and power at Britain Yearly Meeting

More than one thousand Quakers head to London this week for a four-day meeting of witness and worship. With politics and society in a state of flux, this is a pivotal moment to consider privilege and power and how that impacts on the ability to make a difference.
March 9, 2019

Death, failure, oppression and hope in Lent

Mortality, weakness, poverty and oppression – the Ash Wednesday service throws light on what is wrong in the world and ourselves.
December 9, 2018

Eight schools send as many pupils to Oxbridge as 75% of all schools

Eight top schools and colleges sent as many pupils to Oxford or Cambridge over three years as three-quarters of all schools and colleges, according to new analysis of UCAS data published by the Sutton Trust
September 22, 2018

Faith and politics: speaking truth to our own power

Speaking truth to power is a blade with two edges.
November 8, 2017

A tragic death and the need for reflection

Ask almost anyone – yourself included – are you an independent thinker or do you follow the herd?
July 11, 2017

How the poor die – and how power must learn from their lives

In 1929, George Orwell was admitted to a public hospital in Paris.
March 17, 2016

Serious church failings in abuse case show need for change

A review of how the Church of England handled allegations of sexual abuse by senior clergy has revealed serious failings.
January 10, 2013

Huge income inequality is violence, says French Protestant leader

A senior French Protestant has called growing income inequality a form of violence and has asked for self-restraint among high earners in a time of austerity.
January 10, 2013

In praise of income limits: a call for self-regulation

The gap between very high incomes and low salaries has been widening for several years, says Laurent Schlumberger, president of the national council of the Reformed Church of France. Where governments and consumers are reluctant to act, there is still a moral imperative on high earners to refuse grossly unequal remuneration, he argues.