In this issue
In this issue
- Budget 2016 – violence in a smart suit
- The Small Details
- The Archbishop’s error and owning up to prejudice
- Tax cuts for the rich, taxes and cuts for the poor
- Serious church failings in abuse case show need for change
- BMA decries lack of new NHS resources in Budget
- Church of Scotland welcomes investment in child mental health
- Budget ‘fails the next generation’, says Children’s Society chief
- MPs launch new Conscience Objection Bill
- Legal proceedings against UK government over arms to Saudi Arabia
- Water is a gift, and a right for all, says WCC moderator
- UNICEF offers critical steps to protect Syrian children
- Saudi Arabia tells UN Human Rights Council it ‘does not torture’
- More refugees’ lives at risk unless the EU acts says Christian Aid
Budget 2016 – violence in a smart suit
Gandhi said ‘Poverty is the worst form of violence.’ That being so, the Budget was a violent attack on people already battered and bruised.
The Small Details
Yesterday I wrote an email to an editor about a book I have written for 5-8 year olds and which will be published later this year.
The Archbishop’s error and owning up to prejudice
“Fears about mass immigration are completely reasonable, says Archbishop of Canterbury”, read a headline in the Sun newspaper, with the subheading “Justi
Tax cuts for the rich, taxes and cuts for the poor
A regular theme of George Osborne’s Chancellorship has been to reduce taxes for the rich while cutting the wages and services of everyone else, particularly those who are poorer.
Upcoming events
Launch of ‘Foxes have holes: Christian reflections on Britain’s housing need’
Thursday 17 March 2016
Serious church failings in abuse case show need for change
A review of how the Church of England handled allegations of sexual abuse by senior clergy has revealed serious failings.
BMA decries lack of new NHS resources in Budget
The BMA has expressed real concern about the future of the NHS in England as a result of today’s UK Budget announcement.
Church of Scotland welcomes investment in child mental health
CrossReach says it shares concerns raised by the World Health Organisation over the worrying rise in the number of children across the UK being prescribed antidepressants. The WHO’s latest report found prescriptions had increased by 54 per cent between 2005 and 2012.
Budget ‘fails the next generation’, says Children’s Society chief
One of Britain’s leading charities, the Children’s Society, says that Chancellor Osborne’s latest budget is letting down the upcoming generation.
MPs launch new Conscience Objection Bill
March 2nd 2016 marked 100 years since the first inclusive right of conscientious objection became law in the United Kingdom. To commemorate the centenary, the NGO Conscience: Taxes for Peace not War hosted a discussion evening featuring MPs from three different parties and Sir Richard Jolly, a former United Nations Assistant Secretary General.
Legal proceedings against UK government over arms to Saudi Arabia
Law firm Leigh Day, representing Campaign Against Arms Trade, has begun formal legal action in the High Court to challenge the government’s decision to export arms to Saudi Arabia. This follows increasing evidence that Saudi forces are violating international humanitarian law in Yemen.
Water is a gift, and a right for all, says WCC moderator
Africa is one of the biggest continents in the world, and also has wide disparities between the poor and rich in access to water, according to reports from the United Nations and other independent groups.
UNICEF offers critical steps to protect Syrian children
Unless the needs and rights of the more than eight million Syrian children are addressed, an entire generation will be lost, along with decades of development progress,UNICEF warns in a new report ) that calls on the international community to protect the youngest civilians amidst “a children’s crisis.”
Saudi Arabia tells UN Human Rights Council it ‘does not torture’
Saudi Arabia has claimed to the UN Human Rights Council that it “fights torture” and guarantees fair trials – despite the planned execution of three juveniles who were tortured into ‘confessions’.
More refugees’ lives at risk unless the EU acts says Christian Aid
Christian Aid has warned that unless the European Union takes greater action in response to the scale of the refugee crisis, more people will risk their lives in order to leave Greece, where some 40,000 people are currently stranded.
