Child poverty

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Churches tackle the real Covid-19 fallout – loneliness and isolation

The news and media are dominated by the economic fallout of the Coronavirus pandemic. Will the recovery it be V-shaped, U-shaped, or L-shaped? Will the recession last two years or 10? The economy grew 1.8% in May, after shrinking by…

Child sponsorship: giving children the power to choose their sponsor is nearer the kingdom of heaven

March 1, 2020
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"It's a new thing a missionary priest started last term. You send five bob to some nuns in Africa and they christen a baby and name her after you. I've…

Tax credit cuts: Bishops regret "short-term impact", but not the PM's sophistry

October 26, 2015
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Tax credits are not given to shirkers, but to strivers. They are paid to the lowest-earning families in society to help them feed their children. There is a 'working…

The best way to eradicate child poverty is to measure it justly

June 25, 2015
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Back in 2007, David Cameron had a laudable but quite unattainable vision to ‘make British poverty history’. He failed, of course, just as Gordon Brown failed before him, because…

Cameron's 'One Nation' vision for stronger families is back on track

June 23, 2015
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It was a big 'One Nation' speech yesterday from the Prime Minister. He set out his vision for education and plans for welfare reform while visiting the Ormiston Bolingbroke…

Why doesn't Welby demand abolition of the Common Agricultural Policy?

December 7, 2014
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"I have seen the hunger that stalks our country... it shocks me more than Africa," writes the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Mail on Sunday. In a lucid piece…

Survivors of child abuse need more than just understanding

October 3, 2014
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So, Justin Welby is back blogging again after half a year. It looks as though a meeting with a survivor of abuse has made a significant impact upon him. He…