Why we need a new vision for an economy where everyone can flourish A response to the budget update on 8th July 2020. The Chancellor’s budget update yesterday focused on building employment. The scale of the challenge ahead is huge, and an emergency …
Keep KitKat Fairtrade
Nestlé has announced that from October 2020 KitKats will no longer contain Fairtrade cocoa and sugar. Instead, Nestlé is moving to the promotion of its own Cocoa Plan and the Rainforest Alliance certification. As a result 27,000 sugar and cocoa farmers will lose the Fairtrade Premium …
Church leaders welcome government commitment to review hostile environment policies
Church leaders welcome government commitment to review hostile environment policies Responding to the announcement that the government has committed to implementing all the recommendations of the independent report into the Windrush scandal, senior leaders of the Baptist, Methodist and United …
Bad news for the poor? Why the abolition of DFID matters
JPIT’s Simeon Mitchell, who worked in the international development sector for 20 years, offers a personal perspective. It might sound a harmless, even sensible, change. Bringing together the UK’s Department for International Development with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to create a …
World Refugee Day 2020: Prayer
God of Hope, We worship you as the God of those in exile, to whom you hold out the hope of finding peace and security. We pray for those on a journey away from their homes.For sisters and brothers on the move who are fearful and hungry and tired,For those in camps, facing the dangers …
Journeys of Hope: Masood’s Story
Journeys of Hope: Masood’s story During #RefugeeWeek we’re listening to the stories and experiences of those who have journeyed across the world to seek safety. Masood’s story reminds us of the importance of creating an environment where we welcome the stranger. Where did you come …
Journeys of Hope: Nouran’s Story
During #RefugeeWeek we're listening to the stories and experiences of those who have journeyed across the world to seek safety. Nouran's story offers inspiration in finding hope for ourselves and for our communities amidst uncertainty and difficult circumstances. Where did you come from? …
Journeys of Hope
Refugee Week 2020 For many refugees and asylum seekers, the journey they have been on has been one of hope. Hope for change, hope for refuge, hope to be reunited with those they love. This Refugee Week, we want to highlight some of these stories. At a time when it can be …
Black Lives Matter Statements
Leaders from JPIT’s four denominations have releaed statements following the brutal murder of George Floyd. The Revd Lynn Green, the General Secretary of Baptists Together, said: "The inhumane and merciless brutality demonstrated towards George Floyd last week was an appalling act of …
Prayer for the Black Lives Matter movement
Loving God, As the sins of systemic racism and police brutality rear their heads once more,meet us in our anger, sorrow, and frustration.Guard us from indifference, ignorance and silence. As Black lives continue to be taken too soon, and because all were named and loved, we lift names …