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  • April 12, 2014
    David Cameron talks about faith, Easter, churches and poverty

    David Cameron has spoken this week of his Christian faith and has gone on to make claims at Easter about a 'Christian country'. His sincerity has been widely questioned on Twitter, but it's not for me to judge him. God can see into Cameron's heart but I can't. However, the Prime Minister and I have very different understandings of Christianity.

  • February 18, 2014
    Resist Atos - national day of demonstrations

    At the Conservative Party conference in 2011, David Cameron told a lie in his speech. This is not a claim I make lightly.

  • January 21, 2014
    If you think UKIP's members are extreme, read its official policies

    Nigel Farage has thrown out the latest UKIP member to provoke controversy through bigoted opinions. Farage says he wants to get rid of candidates with "extremist, barmy or nasty" views. But it is not individual candidates who are the problem. UKIP's official policies are extremely nasty, based as they are on an ultra-Thatcherite free-market extremism.

  • January 16, 2014
    Gates is wrong: We need more cuts to military spending

    My radio alarm clock woke me this morning with the news that the USA’s former defence secretary, Robert Gates, has criticised the cuts that are being made to military spending in the UK.

  • June 15, 2012
    Sex, money and church attacks on government

    This week, several UK churches have been objecting to government attempts to redefine things.

  • May 11, 2012
    Trusting in what is not real

    The Bible says more about money than about almost any other ethical issue. In a world where critics of capitalism are described as "unrealistic", Christians can point to a greater reality than the dominant values of our own time and culture. We can recognise that capitalism depends on faith in the idols of money and markets.

  • February 24, 2012
    Extreme destitution now routine among refugee children in UK

    A new report by the Children’s Society reveals alarming levels of destitution among refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant children and young people.

  • May 13, 2011
    Note of caution over fall in child poverty

    The Child Poverty Action Group have welcomed the news of a fall in child poverty - but warned that the government's policies are likely to push it back up again.

  • April 4, 2011
    Ministers accused of breaking law over Child Poverty Strategy

    The Child Poverty Action Group has written to UK ministers accusing them of acting unlawfully by failing to fully implement the Child Poverty Act.

  • August 25, 2010
    Poorest children losing out most due to coalition budget

    New analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies shows that the coalition's budget has hit the poorest families the hardest, especially those with children.