Senior faith leaders have issued a joint response to the government’s recently published Child Poverty Strategy. In it, they “celebrate” the most significant policy change in the strategy, the removal of the two-child limit on benefits, which is set to directly lift 450,000 children out of poverty …
Is Tommy Robinson the person to put Christ back into Christmas?
What will Unite the Kingdom’s rally really put into Christmas? Every year, there are calls to ‘put Christ back into Christmas’. The gospel good news message of love, peace, goodwill and hope embodied in Christ’s coming is desperately needed in our society. However, this year that call is coming …
‘Good news of great joy… for all!’
Supporting churches to respond to the co-option of Christmas by the Far Right Local churches across the UK will already have well-developed plans for celebrating Christmas – both in our church buildings and with our wider communities. Each of us will have had a lifetime of sharing the message at …
Human Rights Day
On 10 December, people around the world mark Human Rights Day. Human rights protected by the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) include the rights to life, free elections, a fair trial, freedom of expression, freedom of thought, conscience and religion, freedom from torture and freedom from …
Response to the Budget
Paul Morrison, Public Issues Advisor for the Joint Public Issues Team, looks at how the Budget will impact poverty, inequality and other justice issues. A Budget that will reduce child poverty The Chancellor has announced that from April next year the two-child limit on benefits will be …
What are the government’s asylum reform proposals?
On 17 November 2025, the government announced major proposed changes to UK asylum policy. Drawing on similar policies implemented in Denmark, the stated aim is to "restore order and control to our borders" and deter people from seeking asylum in the UK. In response, leaders from the Baptist, …
Response to asylum reforms
Leaders of the Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches have issued the following statement in response to the government’s announcements this week on proposed changes to its asylum and returns policy: “Let us keep loving our neighbours. Public debate around migration has increasingly …
Photo Gallery: For Goodness Sake!
Standing Up For Human Rights
“Now is the time for a full-throated defence of the ECHR and HRA. No one has human rights, unless we all have human rights.” Nearly 300 organisations have joined together to express support for European Convention on Human Rights, in a letter coordinated by Liberty. Signatories included senior …
COP30, Belém, Brazil (10–21 November 2025)
COP30 is the 'Implementation COP', it is a summit at which we hope that world leaders will move from pledges to action. Key areas of discussion centre around six themes: 1. Mitigation – Reducing greenhouse gas emissions2. Adaptation – Building resilience to climate impacts3. Finance – Mobilising …