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26 Jan 2013

New ESA regulations will cheat people of support

On Monday 28 January SI 2012 No. 3096, Social Security: The Employment and Support Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2012 come into force - unless you, and MPs, act.
25 Jan 2013

Better... but the government is still in a mess over marriage

The UK government's culture secretary, Maria Miller, gave a rather faltering performance on BBC Radio 4's flagship 'Today' programme this morning, answering questions -- or, rather, trying to avoid them -- about the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill.
25 Jan 2013

Plight of South Sudan to be highlighted on World Leprosy Day

Every two minutes someone is diagnosed with leprosy, says the body promoting World Leprosy Day 2013, which will be marked on Sunday 27 January.
25 Jan 2013

Religious groups welcome draft Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill

Religious groups have issued statements welcoming the UK government's Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill, which is officially published today.
24 Jan 2013

Welfare petitioners continue push for 100,000 backers

Welfare campaigners are continuing their push to reach 100,000 signatures on an e-government petition which calls for a cumulative impact assessment of welfare reform in the UK, and a 'new deal' for sick and disabled people based on their needs, abilities and ambitions.
22 Jan 2013

Street porridge sale for Child Poverty Action Group Scotland

Following the success of our last 'porridge stall' here in Edinburgh, we have chosen to support the local charity Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland (CPAG) with another one from 8am to 12pm at St John's Church, on the corner of Princes Street and Lothian Road, on Friday 25 January 2012.
22 Jan 2013

Italian treatment of migrant children from Greece is 'appalling'

Italy is summarily returning unaccompanied migrant children and adult asylum seekers to Greece, where they face terrible conditions, says a new report.
22 Jan 2013

Climate of fear inhibits some charities from criticising public policy

Gagging clauses in contracts and attacks by government ministers on those who speak out in support of the vulnerable are making some charities fearful.
22 Jan 2013

Cuts hitting poor show 'a sickness at the heart of our society', says Dean

Spending cuts hitting the poorest in areas like North East England are “a profound sickness at the heart of our society,” a senior church leader says.
21 Jan 2013

Review: Dazzling Darkness - Gender, sexuality, illness and God

Jill Segger reviews Rachel Mann's account of her journey through gender dysphoria, sexuality and chronic illness from "a false self and a false God" towards wholeness.

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23 Jan 2013
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17 Jan 2013

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