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  • 9 Feb 2012
    British aid to India defended by Christian Aid

    Christian Aid has backed continuing UK aid to India as an important intervention aimed at helping people living in abject poverty.

  • 6 Oct 2011
    Government challenged on climate change and green action

    Aid agencies have taken a photo climate petition to No 10 Downing Street, in a campaign to get the UK government to act on its green pledges.

  • 5 Aug 2010
    A 'great success' ? Examining government claims

    The ruling UK coalition’s policies are proving highly controversial, says Savi Hensman, and many fear that great damage will be done, especially to the most vulnerable. The Prime Minister's silken words require careful political and theological attention.

  • 23 May 2009
    Public backs independent candidates to challenge failing system

    A new opinon survey commissioned by the thinktank Ekklesia, and conducted by ComRes, suggests that 78% of the public believe that independent candidates should stand for election where MPs have behaved ‘unethically’.

  • 23 May 2009
    New poll shows public thinks independent candidates can help reinvigorate democracy

    * 78% say independents should stand where MPs have behaved ‘unethically’
    * 63% believe British democracy would be strengthened if there were more independent MPs
    * 53% say they would ‘seriously consider’ voting for an independent candidate at the next general election

  • 16 Jul 2008
    End of life strategy seeks to break taboo on death

    Facing up to death and investing in the choices it involves is at the heart of a new multi-million pound government strategy in England to support people as they come to the end of their lives.

  • 10 Jun 2008
    Church and welfare debate continues as new report is published

    The Cambridge-based Von Hugel Institute's report on church, government and social welfare is creating a lively media and political talking point following its launch in London yesterday.

  • 9 Jun 2008
    A wonky church and welfare debate

    When it comes to religion and public life, there is frequently unhelpful confusion in the debate, says Simon Barrow. Initial responses to the Von Hugel report on church and welfare illustrate this.

  • 11 Mar 2008
    Which citizenship? Whose kingdom?

    In Christian and biblical terms, good citizenship is not about flag-waving, says Simon Barrow. It is about the good practices and ways of organising our public lives which enable people to belong to one another across nation state boundaries.

  • 3 Mar 2008
    Christians and Muslims sign up to government-backed volunteer scheme

    People of all faiths and of none will be involved in a new Government-backed global volunteering scheme for 18 to 25-year-olds announced on 2 March 2008 by UK International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander.