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  • 20 Jan 2015
    Public discussion: Inequality and taxation in a globalised world

    The Department of Economics and Centre for Macroeconomics at the London School of Economics is holding a public conversation on Tuesday 20 January 2015 (6.30-8pm) at the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, on 'Inequality and Taxation in a Globalised World'.

  • 2 Jan 2015
    Real value of average full-time UK wage fell by £487 in 2014

    The real value of the average full-time wage fell by £487 in 2014, new Trades Union Congress analysis has revealed.

  • 8 Dec 2014
    Cut to the bone - the Autumn Statement's impact

    Before coming to Ekklesia, I worked for many years in social care. I loved the work (mainly in services for adults with learning disabilities), though it was not without challenges. The biggest of which, was the constant scrabble to make money stretch as far as it could. Though this was less evident in the times of plenty than it is in today’s Austerity Britain, I’ve never known a year when we weren’t asked to do a little bit more for the same amount of money. A trend which in the last few years has shifted towards being asked to do a whole lot more for a whole lot less.

  • 5 Dec 2014
    Economy of Life: An invitation to theological reflection and action
  • 3 Dec 2014
    Autumn statement: discernment in an economic hall of mirrors

    Despite some truly grim economic statistics, Chancellor George Osborne will attempt to deflect criticism for the failings of austerity economics in his Autumn Statement today, blaming the world economy and the last government.

  • 3 Dec 2014
    Zero-hours contracts are a disincentive to work

    Unemployed people in the UK have more monthly disposable income than part-time and zero-hour workers according to a new report out this week.

  • 31 Oct 2014
    Number of low-paid workers across Britain hits record high

    The proportion of employees in low-paid work across Britain increased from 21 to 22 per cent last year, a Resolution Foundation report has revealed.

  • 29 Aug 2014
    Sri Lanka must change, urge unions and intellectuals

    Many health professionals have gone on strike in Sri Lanka, though this has been suspended for a fortnight by court order. Other workers too are threatening industrial action if their pay is not raised to match the cost of living.

  • 24 Mar 2014
    Disabled people and mutual caring can revolutionise our economy

    In a landmark lecture at Swansea University this week, a leading Welsh historian and theologian will argue that our thinking about welfare and economics needs to be turned upside down through engagement with disabled people and carers.

  • 20 Mar 2014
    Not a recovery but a relapse, NEF research shows

    "With fresh figures showing a return to economic growth over last year, George Osborne has a spring in his step. Growth is back, jobs are being created; his plan is vindicated in time for today's budget. There’s work still to do, but he’s building a 'resilient economy' he believes.