by Sean Reilly | Jun 12, 2008
As the debate on church and welfare continue, the Prime Minister and other senior government figures today host a reception with the winners of the 2008 Faithworks Awards at No 10 Downing Street. The winners, who all won monetary grants earlier this year to help...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 8, 2008
A report looking at the role of the Church of England and other faith communities in welfare has been spun into an attack on government before it has even been published and properly digested, say the researchers involved in producing it. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 19, 2008
In the UK, the government and opposition are competing to show how they will make life harder for jobless people and immigrants. Elsewhere in the world, too, politicians continue to unveil measures which target the poor and marginalised, including cuts in benefits and...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 30, 2007
The Christian service agency Faithworks, which contracts with government and has some 20,000 community and church partners across the country, has given a critical response to a new report challenging the contribution religious groups make to public service provision....
by Sean Reilly | Nov 28, 2007
Proposed public service reforms by the UK government risk discrimination against employees and service users, together with negative effects on social cohesion, says a new report today – focussing on the role of faith-based providers. The British Humanist...
