Monthly Archives: October 2018

A parliamentary debate, held last week, heard cross-party support for lifting the ban on asylum seekers taking paid employment. Caroline Noakes MP, the Immigration Minister, said the government was ‘listening very carefully’ to the arguments on the right to work, that they have ‘much merit’, and that she was ‘looking forward’ to further discussion. Read… Continue reading →

Joint Public Issues Team Blog 2 Minute Briefing: Will money fix Universal Credit? Posted: 30 Oct 2018 05:43 AM PDT Is the Budget enough to save Universal Credit? The budget delivered two tranches of extra money for Universal Credit (UC). … Continue reading →

The Methodist Church October 2018 Can’t read this? Click here Inter Faith Relations Welcome to your third issue of Methodist Inter Faith Relations. This newsletter will contain news and updates about inter faith dialogue taking place around the Methodist Church, in line with Our Calling. If … Continue reading →

A mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh in which 11 people died has been condemned by the United Reformed Church (URC), the Inter Faith Network for the UK (IFN), and the Faith Communities Forum. The victims – eight men and three women aged between 57 and 94 – were targeted at the Tree of Life… Continue reading →

Joint Public Issues Team Blog Universal Credit: Ignoring hunger by design Posted: 26 Oct 2018 08:37 AM PDT Following the report on Universal Credit from the Public Accounts Committee, Paul Morrison argues that Universal Credit is designed to ignore hunger. … Continue reading →

View in browser   |   Forward to a friend 25 October 2018 Hello everyone and welcome to The Week Ahead. Rosie Winn will be staffing the out-of-hours media emergency support line on 020 7467 5170. Don’t forget, the clocks go back this … Continue reading →

The Methodist Church October 2018 Can’t read this? Click here  E-News Indonesia Appeal All We Can and the Methodist Church in Britain are calling for generous support for this urgent appeal for the people of Indonesia, following the destruction caused by … Continue reading →

The United Reformed Church (URC) joined 14 food poverty charities and church leaders in urging the government to create a £2 billion budget investment to help fix Universal Credit. On 16 October a letter was hand delivered to Theresa May, the Prime Minister, and Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer, urging them to take action… Continue reading →

Social justice will be a key topic at the United Reformed Church’s Youth Assembly themed ‘One Body: we’re all in this together’ to be held between 18-20 January 2019. The event is open to children and young adults aged from Year 10/S3 to 25 years from across the URC and beyond. It is described as… Continue reading →

Joint Public Issues Team Blog Real Hope for the Climate Posted: 22 Oct 2018 02:01 AM PDT Not just damage control: why we can have real hope as we act for our climate The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently … Continue reading →