Where the political parties stand at the 2017 election and beyond

by | Jun 7, 2017

Party manifestos are documents with varying amounts of detail. They are also, we recognise, only a snapshot of an often more substantial body of policy, and of the philosophy that shapes or underlines it. We have taken the time to review the key points in each party’s...

Open Letter to Prime Minister opposing ESA cut

by | Apr 4, 2017

This letter from a range of public figures reminds the PM that the government’s action is contrary to the Christian values she claims to espouse, and calls the cut, inherited from her predecessor in Number 10 Downing Street “cruel, unChristian and...

Consultation on replacing ESA

by | Nov 4, 2016

————-In its initial survey, Ekklesia asked respondents about what support they needed in order to be able to work (if work were possible at all) and how the assessment process should occur. The results of this survey have been published in two...

Replacing Employment and Support Allowance

by | Oct 1, 2016

* The full report can be read and downloaded (*.PDF) here: http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/sites/ekklesia.co.uk/files/ekklesia_esa_report2_oct_2016.pdf The follow-on survey, open until late November 2016, is also contained within the report.