by Sean Reilly | Jan 27, 2008
An independent enquiry into the United Kingdom’s asylum system has launched ‘Citizens Speak’, described by campaigners as the the biggest ever consultation with ordinary citizens on how asylum seekers should be treated. Since 2006 the Independent Asylum...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 25, 2008
Over 300 people crowded in to Exeter Cathedral last week to attend an innovative Climate Challenge Festival. ‘Hope Rising’ was organised by churches and Christian agencies to think about global warming in practical ways. During the event on 19 January 2008 a variety...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 24, 2008
Tory leader David Cameron has refused to condemn parents who pretend that they have Christian beliefs in order to win places in church schools. His comments came in an interview for the Times newspaper. Almost a quarter of parents in London would lie about their faith...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 24, 2008
Christian Aid has added its voice to the growing condemnation of Israel’s blockade of Gaza. The breach of the border between Gaza and Egypt demonstrates the desperation of a people held hostage to both a policy of collective punishment and an inadequate peace...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 23, 2008
Church agencies in Britain will be combining efforts during Poverty and Homelessness Action Week, from 26 January to 3 February, to highlight both the human face of inequality and the need to make it a public policy priority. The groups involved in a series of...
