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16 Apr 2011

Poverty: Nothing about us, without us, can be for us

Just as women’s rights would never have been won without women at the helm, poverty will never be truly addressed until those who experience it firsthand are at the heart of the process.
8 Apr 2011

Westminster Council to push ahead with ban on soup runs

The Christian charity Housing Justice have said that Westminster Council are pushing ahead with preparing a by-law to ban rough sleeping and soup runs.
29 Mar 2011

Faith in justice on the march

People of faith have been on the streets of London over the weekend, as an act of prophecy against the greatest attack on the vulnerable in society for the last 50 years, says David Haslam. Those from many different belief backgrounds, including Christians, joined the 'March for the Alternative' - for good spiritual and theological reasons.
26 Mar 2011

Thousands of Christians march against government's cuts

Thousands of Christians have joined with people of many religions and of none to demonstrate their opposition to the UK government's cuts agenda.
26 Mar 2011

March for the Alternatives: mixed messages

It was right to be here at the March for the Alternative (http://marchforthealternative.org.uk/) today, but this was not the moment when the tide turned. There were too many subtexts; too fragmented an agenda for that.
23 Mar 2011

Budget ignores the plight of the poorest, say Christians

The Budget does nothing to help poor and vulnerable people targeted by the government’s programme of cuts, says Church Action on Poverty.
7 Mar 2011

Christians on the march for alternatives to welfare cuts

Christians are being urged to join in a national protest against the Government’s cuts in public spending, and their impact on poor and vulnerable people.
10 Feb 2011

Reality check for the Big Society

This has not been a good week for the Big Society: As the impact of cuts are starting to bite on local communities, charity and council leaders are increasingly calling into question whether the Government’s ‘Big Society’ vision will survive.
31 Jan 2011

Church charity calls for action to close gap between rich and poor

Church Action on Poverty has called for a closing of the growing gap between rich and poor in the UK.
28 Jan 2011

Methodist Council discusses worsening UK poverty situation

The Methodist Council has discussed a damning new report on poverty, which claims that there are an estimated 13.5 million people living in poverty in the UK.

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