Book review: Illness, Disability and Caring

by | May 29, 2020

Bernadette Meaden’s book, Illness, Disability and Caring is the third in a study series How the B Bernadette Meaden’s book, Illness, Disability and Caring is the third in a study series How the Bible Can Help Us Understand, published by Darton Longman and...

Illness, disability, caring and COVID-19

by | May 26, 2020

When I wrote a book about illness, disability and caring I had never even heard of CO When I wrote a book about illness, disability and caring I had never even heard of COVID-19. However, the issues of justice, equality and interdependence I wrote about not only...

The two-child limit and Conservative contradictions

by | May 5, 2020

The two-child limit, which restricts child allowances in universal credit and tax credits to the first two children in a family, was introduced in April 2017. The two-child limit, which restricts child allowances in universal credit and tax credits to the first two...

The cleaner and the manager: a cautionary tale

by | Apr 30, 2020

For several weeks now, we have been standing on our doorsteps applauding and banging on saucepans in communal displays of solidarity for the ‘key workers’ who are – For several weeks now, we have been standing on our doorsteps applauding and banging on saucepans in...

Coronavirus is no reason for more austerity

by | Apr 14, 2020

Apparently, measures taken by the government in response to coronavirus mean the UK is now on course to have the largest budget deficit since World War Two. Apparently, measures taken by the government in response to coronavirus mean the UK is now on course to have...