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Madalena Leao

Blog, Briefings, Poverty and Inequality · 6 July, 2018

Updated Universal Credit Briefing

Universal Credit: increasing hunger by design Read the briefing in full.  Summary Last updated April 2019 As Churches we are concerned that the design of Universal Credit does not sufficiently take into account the lives, skills and resources of the least well off, and as a result will lead …

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Asylum and Migration, Blog · 20 June, 2018

Treating people decently? Immigration policy home and away.

The situation in the USA is truly shocking. The separation of children from their parents at the border and the possibility that some of them will never be reunited represents the height of cruelty within a system of border control. US Attorney General, Jeff Sessions’ use of the Bible to justify …

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Asylum and Migration, Blog · 19 April, 2018

‘If you lay down with dogs you get fleas’. My personal experience of the hostile environment.

Madalena Leao tells of how one small personal experience demonstrates the very real consequences of a hostile environment for those who look and sound like migrants. She also reflects on the miasma of suspicion and distrust it spreads throughout our society. This week Amber Rudd explained the …

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Blog · 27 March, 2018

Reflecting on the JPIT Internship

It is a little over six months since I started the JPIT internship, and terrifyingly we are already advertising for my successor (you can apply here). I thought I’d take this opportunity to reflect on my experience so far, and let you know a little bit about the scheme. The JPIT internship is a …

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Blog, Brexit, For Study, Politics and Elections, Reflection · 12 March, 2018

Conversation Welcome

Equipping churches to have healthy conversations about the sort of society we wish to live in as Christians Image created from words associated with Brexit collected from JPIT supporters A note on Conversation Welcome: by Revd Phil Jump “What? Not another one!” cried “Brenda from …

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Blog, Briefings, Reflection · 27 February, 2018

Sharing the gift of life? Consultation on Organ Donation.

The UK government is currently consulting on whether the system for organ donation in England should be changed to an opt-out system. The government is seeking responses to their consultation from people of all backgrounds and faiths. You can respond to the consultation here for which the deadline …

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Blog, Politics and Elections · 5 February, 2018

Celebrating the Representation of the People Act

This Tuesday, the 6th February 2018 marks one hundred years since the Representation of the People Act. Whilst the anniversary has led us to focus on women’s suffrage, it is important to remember that the Act did not grant the vote to all women. It granted the vote to all men over the age of …

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Blog, Poverty and Inequality · 19 January, 2018

Perpetuating a dangerous myth

Challenging the myths around ‘workless families’. For many years the myth of ‘workless families’ and a ‘culture of worklessness’ has been perpetuated by politicians who should know better. Recent debates over Universal Credit, and the scandal of Ben Bradley’s blog are just two examples of this. It …

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For Worship, Reflection · 1 December, 2017

Prepare Ye the Way

Advent is a time of dual anticipation. As we wait for the birth of Christ celebrated at Christmas, we also wait for the second coming of the son of God, for Jesus’ return. In the midst of preparing ourselves for Christmas, as we purchase gifts and fill our homes with festive decorations, it is …

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Blog · 1 November, 2017

Brave New World?

It is difficult to escape the feeling that we are living in changing times. Politically speaking, change is the order of the day at local, national and international levels. Elections have yielded some rather unexpected results. We have seen the successes of rank outsiders such as Donald Trump …

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