Following the recent vote on "The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill" in the House of Commons, I know that people with a wide range of lived experiences and perspectives are feeling anxious. In his blog on the bill, JPIT's Steve Tinning pointed to the need to 'continue to listen and engage …
Deliver Vital Funding
Please ask your M.P. to commit to deliver vital funding to communities hit hardest by climate change here and around the world. Debt relief and innovative financing mechanisms are essential for climate justice Countries that have done the least to contribute to the climate crisis are also the …
Support the Fossil Fuel Non-proliferation Treaty
As a young climate activist, I had the privilege to attend COP26 in 2021 in Glasgow. At 19 years old I was so excited to be in a hub of changemakers. However, the conference finished, and while the experience was formative for me, I left feeling disappointed and deflated. ‘Don’t let anyone …
Cut bills, back jobs, secure the future
Like many Christians, I have been trying to balance the challenges of daily life with attempts to respond faithfully to the climate crisis. This has often felt like a struggle. In particular, for me, accessibility challenges and lack of options makes using public transport tricky. The cost of living …
Concern over Police Raid
Representatives of the Methodist Church, the United Reformed Church and the Baptist Church have signed an open letter supported by 20 UK faith organisations, asking Keir Starmer to review the law in light of the recent police raid on a peaceful gathering at Westminster Quaker Meeting …
From Strangers to Angels
Alex Clare-Young reflects on welcoming the stranger. We want to be a part of creating a society that welcomes the stranger. Throughout the narrative of Christian scripture, the call to welcome the stranger is clear. In Leviticus, we are taught that native and stranger should be treated alike …
Faith leaders urge rethink on PM’s migration narrative
More than 20 senior faith leaders from across the UK’s Christian, Jewish, and Muslim communities have united to sign an open letter, urging the Prime Minister to rethink the Government’s recent rhetoric around migration. The letter, which was signed by leaders from the Baptist, Methodist, United …
Banning killer robots?
“Machines that have the power and discretion to take human lives without human control are politically unacceptable, morally repugnant and should be banned by international law. I reiterate my call for the conclusion of a legally binding instrument by 2026.” These were the words of UN …
Never Tire – Remembering Pope Francis
The Joint Public Issues Team is holding space with all who are grieving for Pope Francis, especially our siblings in the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Francis was a tireless advocate for social and eco justice, whose ministry included crying out for justice for the poorest and most marginalised and …
Eight million people are excluded from the electoral register. What can we do about it?
The Electoral Commission estimates that eight million people are missing from the electoral register. The people missing are disproportionately those who are young, private renters and from minority ethnic communities. This is because the registration system was designed in a way which makes it …