Britain’s squalid housing crisis

Nov 24, 2022 by

by Mary Harrington, UnHerd: The Tories have betrayed Beveridge’s dream of decent social housing. The Conservatives are doomed. But it won’t be Brexit that destroys the party in its current form. That’s ultimately a symptom of a far...

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A very hard winter for many: bishops respond to Autumn statement

Nov 18, 2022 by

from The Church of England website: The Bishop of St Albans, Alan Smith, convenor of the Bishops in the House of Lords, and the Bishop of Durham Paul Butler, who speaks on poverty issues in the Lords, have responded to the Chancellor of...

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Poverty Rates Reveal Inconvenient Truth About Progressive Policies

Oct 14, 2022 by

by Anne Hendershott, Crisis Magazine: In 2019—just two years after the implementation of President Donald Trump’s promising anti-poverty programs—the Census Bureau reported that the poverty rate for the United States declined to 10.5...

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Reality of Gospel Ministry on a Northern Estate in a ‘Cost of Living Crisis’

Sep 26, 2022 by

“It is a privilege to share life with and minister amongst those in need…Food banks, debt centres, and other forms of practical help are all good; but the church’s distinctive is Jesus.” By Andrew and Fiona Silley, for Anglican...

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COVID Lockdowns Cost ‘Millions of Years of Life Lost’: Leading Scientist

Sep 2, 2022 by

by Ben Johnson, Washington Stand: Mass lockdowns, the West’s preferred response to COVID-19, cost millions of years of lost lives and “harmed nearly every single poor person on the face of the Earth,” concluded a leading scientist. Public...

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New Christian Aid report brands response to hunger crisis in East Africa ‘hugely inadequate’ as hunger doubles

Aug 30, 2022 by

by Tola Mbakwe, Premier: Christian Aid has warned that the response to the early warning signs of a hunger crisis in East Africa has been “hugely inadequate”. In a new report titled Ripping off the Band Aid, the charity said...

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