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  • 27 Jul 2011
    Benefit claimants and top-rate taxpayers

    A glance at the front pages of this morning's papers gives a brief snapshot of the grotesque reality of ConDem Britain. The Daily Mail and Daily Express lead with vicious and misleading attacks on disabled benefit claimants, while the Daily Telegraph reports on Boris Johnson's call for very wealthy people to pay less tax.

    Welcome to the UK under David Cameron, where the poorest are blamed for the nation's problems while the richest are portrayed as victims.

  • 11 Jul 2011
    Methodists call for action on tax avoidence

    Following a debate at their conference, the Methodist Church has issued a statement saying that tax avoidance "impoverishes the vulnerable and is morally unacceptable".

  • 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.