Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Homes for Ukraine Scheme. More than 8 million Ukrainians have been forced to flee their home country due to the war so far, and over 165,000 have been safely resettled in the UK. This is largely due to thousands of households welcoming strangers into their …
What does Government Support for Asylum Seekers really provide?
We’ve got used to seeing the UK government’s approach to asylum seekers when they arrive in the UK in the news over the past couple of years. From the upsetting description of conditions in processing centres to plans to send “illegitimate” claimants to Rwanda upon entry, there hasn’t been much …
How can we be sure that the products we buy are not the result of modern slavery?
Trying to buy goods and services that can genuinely be classed as ethical is a much harder task than it should be. We all want to buy items from brands that pay their workers a fair wage, protect their human rights and take care of the environment. However, it can be hard to find this information. …
Introducing Alfie
I am one of the new JPIT interns, also spending part of my time in Westminster as a parliamentary assistant for Derek Thomas (MP for West Cornwall). Before joining JPIT, I worked with Christians Against Poverty, a charity striving to help people who are struggling with unmanageable debt. Before …