Britain’s forgotten children and families

by | Jul 6, 2012

As well as commissioning and publishing research, Ekklesia partners and supports other organisations and agencies working and reporting in overlapping fields. In the areas of poverty and welfare, we have worked closely with the Spartacus disability coalition and...

Alternative perspectives on the Jubilee

by | May 30, 2012

INTRODUCTION: Despite the fact that the Queen is Supreme Governor of the Church of England, Christianity’s relationship with monarchy is complex and not always easy. This was highlighted in 2010, when the Anglican Bishop of Willesden, the Rt Rev Pete Broadbent, made...

Fair and Square: children in poverty and free school meals

by | Apr 19, 2012

THE REPORT Ekklesia is pleased to be among the NGOs endorsing the Children’s Society’s new research report, and the associated campaign on extending Free School Meals to all low income working families. The report, published on 19 April 2012, is called...

Human rights litigation against UK-based multinationals

by | Mar 23, 2012

Legal organisations and experts, human rights advocates (Amnesty International and others), development agencies such as CAFOD and Oxfam, environmental movements (Friends of the Earth) together with community organisations and many others – including the beliefs...