Responsible finance and economic justice

by | Nov 24, 2011

The full Christian Aid paper, offered by Ekklesia as a discussion resource from a valued partner organisation, is entitled ‘My Word is my Bond: Responsible finance and economic justice’, part of the Accounting for Change series. It can be viewed and...

The rich and the Western sovereign debt crisis

by | Nov 2, 2011

The structural problem of the rich The Occupy London group is asking for a real debate in politics and economics, rather than the closed-down debate in Westminster politics and also the City of London. They are right so to do, because no real responses are coming from...

Betraying disabled people and welfare

by | May 1, 2011

“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” Benjamin Franklin [1] ——- Introduction: a harmful revolution There is a ‘revolution’ going on in Britain, but not in the way Employment Minister Chris...

Engaging the poor in anti-poverty policy making

by | Apr 16, 2011

“Nothing about us, without us, is for us.” – Scotland’s Poverty Truth Commission. ———- In the light of the massive cuts in public services being implemented by central and local government, there is increasing concern in many...

Analysing the Arab ‘democratic revolutions’

by | Feb 25, 2011

Hope and Tragedy in the Middle East: Lessons from the Post-Communist ‘Coloured Revolutions’ —— Euphoria and triumphalism inside and outside of Egypt have understandably emerged in the wake of the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak on Friday 11 February...